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Asia-PacificSouth Korea’s Top Court Rules Against Japanese Firms; Requisitioned-Worker Plaintiffs Must be Compensated
SEOUL — South Korea’s top court on Thursday dismissed appeals by Nippon Steel Corp. and Mitsubishi H...
December 21, 2023
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Washington PostU.S. Faces ‘Unprecedented’ Border Surge as Immigration Deal Stalls in D.C.
LUKEVILLE, Ariz. - Smugglers have sawed through the U.S. border wall here so many times lately that ...
December 21, 2023
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Washington Post12 States Where the Fate of Abortion Rights Could Be on 2024 Ballots
Voters in about a dozen states in 2024 could decide the fate of abortion rights with constitutional ...
December 21, 2023
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General NewsDisruption on X with Posts not Displaying Recovered (UPDATE 1)
The social networking service X (formerly Twitter) experienced a problem with posts not showing up s...
December 21, 2023
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Washington PostVenezuela Hands over ‘Fat Leonard,’ Mastermind in U.S. Navy Scandal
Leonard Glenn Francis, the fugitive defense contractor who admitted to a $35 million bribery scheme ...
December 21, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Govt to Establish AI Safety Institute in January
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at an expert panel meeting on artificial intelligence Thursday tha...
December 21, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Police to Restrict Online Posts on Making Guns
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese police plan to restrict the act of inciting unlawful possession of guns,...
December 21, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentTokyo Prosecutors Seek to Question People Tied to Abe Faction; Attention is on Hirokazu Matsuno, Other Secretaries General (UPDATE 1)
The special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has made requests fo...
December 21, 2023
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ReutersSamsung to Set up Chip Packaging Research Facility in Japan
TOKYO/SEOUL, Dec 21 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will invest around 40 bi...
December 21, 2023
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Washington PostSupreme Court Seems Destined to Play Pivotal Role in 2024 Elections
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court will be pressed to answer multiple questions crucial to next year's p...
December 21, 2023
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EnvironmentShear Bliss for New Zealand’s Pampered Sheep
WANAKA, New Zealand (AFP-Jiji) — Classical music, soft mattresses and the gentlest touch of a wool c...
December 21, 2023
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ReutersBangladesh Opposition Calls for Poll Boycott as PM Hasina Kicks Off Campaign
DHAKA, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's main opposition party urged voters on Wednesday to boycott wh...
December 21, 2023
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ReutersIn China’s Eyes We’re All Separatists, Taiwan Presidential Frontrunner Says
TAIPEI, Dec 20 (Reuters) - In China's eyes all three Taiwan presidential candidates are separatists,...
December 21, 2023
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ReutersHouse Speaker Johnson among US Politicians with Ancestral Ties to Slavery
WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - It was one of the first moments in the Washington spotlight for junio...
December 21, 2023
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General NewsKyoto Temples Hold Dusting Event to Prep for New Year
People remove dust from the tatami mats at Kyoto’s Nishi Hongwanji temple on Wednesday by hitting th...
December 21, 2023