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Crime & CourtsMother, Young Daughter Killed by Reversing Car in Tokyo; 50-Year-Old Driver Arrested
A mother and her 6-year-old daughter were killed while walking on a sidewalk after being hit by a ca...
December 28, 2023
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Travel SpotsLet’s Go Retro / Local Amusement Park Brings Joy to Generations Since the Taisho Era
The first Ferris wheel at Arakawa Amusement Park went into service about 70 years ago and has been a...
December 28, 2023
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General NewsDeparture Rush Starts at Narita Airport with Passenger Numbers Nearing Pre-pandemic Levels
NARITA, Chiba — The first year-end holiday season since the downgrading of COVID-19 has seen departu...
December 28, 2023
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ReutersTurkey’s Erdogan Says Israeli PM Netanyahu No Different from Hitler
ANKARA, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Min...
December 28, 2023
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ReutersNorth Korea’s Kim Orders Military to Accelerate War Preparations
SEOUL, Dec 28 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered its military, the munitions in...
December 28, 2023
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Wider WorldHallucinations, Thirst and Desperation: How Migrants Endured 36 Days at Sea
FASS BOYE, Senegal (AP) — The voyage from the struggling Senegalese fishing town of Fass Boye to Spa...
December 28, 2023
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ObituariesFormer EU Commission President Jacques Delors Dies at 98
PARIS, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Former European Commission President Jacques Delors, a founding father of ...
December 28, 2023
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Eases amid Yen Strength after Sharp Gains
TOKYO, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday as investors sold stocks aft...
December 28, 2023
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ObituariesComedian Tom Smothers, One-Half of the Smothers Brothers, Dies at 86
Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious an...
December 28, 2023
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ReutersRussia Warns Japan over Providing Patriot Air Defense Systems to Ukraine
MOSCOW, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A move by Japan to provide Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine will ha...
December 28, 2023
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ReutersIsrael Pounds Central Gaza, Thousands of Palestinians Try to Escape
CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Israeli forces pounded central Gaza by land, sea and air on...
December 28, 2023
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Associated PressUS Announces New Weapons package for Ukraine, as Funds Dwindle and Congress Is Stalled on Aid Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday announced what officials say could be the final package of m...
December 28, 2023
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (December 28)
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December 28, 2023
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SoccerJapan Forward Kaoru Mitoma Is a Major Doubt for Next Month’s Asian Cup Due to Ankle Injury
BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Japan forward Kaoru Mitoma is a major doubt for next month's Asian Cup afte...
December 28, 2023
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TennisNaomi Osaka Hits Practice Court to Prepare for Her Tennis Return at the Brisbane International
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Former No. 1 and new mom Naomi Osaka hit the practice court Wednesday ahe...
December 28, 2023