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General NewsKanazawa Shop Makes Confectioneries In the Shape of Plum Flowers for New Years
Japanese wagashi confectionery in the shape of the Kaga feudal lord Maeda clan’s family crest plum f...
December 20, 2023
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Hits 1-month High as BOJ Gives No Hint on Policy Shift
TOKYO, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei index hit a one-month high on Wednesday as caution on the B...
December 20, 2023
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Washington PostEgypt under Growing Pressure as Displaced Gazans Crowd the Border
CAIRO - Since the beginning of the war in Gaza, Egypt has held firm that it will not accept Palestin...
December 20, 2023
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Washington PostAn Apple Watch Ban is Looming. Here’s What it Means for You.
Three months ago, Apple hailed its latest smartwatches, the Watch Ultra 2 and the Watch Series 9, as...
December 20, 2023
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Washington PostACLU Sues Abbott over Law Giving State Police Immigration Arrest Powers
A group of Texas civil and immigrant rights organizations, El Paso County and the American Civil Lib...
December 20, 2023
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ReutersUkraine Considers Proposal by Army to Mobilise Another 500,000 for War
KYIV/LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday the military...
December 20, 2023
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (December 20)
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December 20, 2023
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ReutersChina to Put Dampener on Market Party
Dec 20 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. A 'Santa rally' is in full swing across...
December 20, 2023
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Japan In FocusSendai Museum Displays Nostalgic Photographs of the City
SENDAI — A special exhibition of photographs capturing the faces of people and landscapes in the cit...
December 20, 2023
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ReutersIsrael Keeps Pounding Gaza, Houthis Vow More Red Sea Attacks
CAIRO/GAZA, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Israeli forces pounded the shattered Gaza Strip on Tuesday while Yeme...
December 20, 2023
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ReutersFAA Has No ‘Specific Timetable’ to Approve Boeing 737 MAX 7
ARLINGTON, Virginia Dec 19 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration has no "specific timetabl...
December 20, 2023
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ReutersTrump Barred from Colorado Ballot for Role in Attack on US Capitol
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump cannot appear on the ballot in Colorado...
December 20, 2023
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Associated PressNew York will Set Up a Commission to Consider Reparations for Slavery
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state will create a commission tasked with considering reparations to a...
December 20, 2023
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Associated PressA Palestinian Baby Girl, Born 17 Days Ago during Gaza War, is Killed with Brother in Israeli Strike
RAFAH, Gaza (AP) — She was born amid war, in a hospital with no electricity in a southern Gaza city ...
December 20, 2023
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Associated PressIllegal Crossings Surge in Remote Areas as Congress, White House Weigh Major Asylum Limits
LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — Hundreds of dates are written on concrete-filled steel columns erected along...
December 20, 2023