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ScienceOldest Mosquito Fossil Comes with a Bloodsucking Surprise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are killed annually by malaria and ...
December 14, 2023
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (12/15-12/21)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
December 14, 2023
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ScienceGamma-ray Burst in Galaxy Disturbed Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — About two billion years ago in a galaxy far beyond our Milky Way, a big star ...
December 14, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentHayashi Seen as Last-Resort Pick for Top Cabinet Post; Kishida Had Few Options Amid Factions’ Funds Scandal
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided to appoint Yoshimasa Hayashi to a key post in his Cabinet. ...
December 14, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Political Funds Scandal: Personnel Reshuffle Not Sufficient to Dispel Distrust over Allegations
Simply keeping members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction at arm’s length will not...
December 14, 2023
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ReutersJGB Yields Fall with U.S. Peers on Fed Pivot; Poor Auction Limits Decline
TOKYO, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond (JGB) yields fell on Thursday tracking U.S. yield...
December 14, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Law to Rescue Unification Church Victims: Thoroughly Monitor the Religious Group’s Assets
It is significant that the ruling and opposition parties have come to a compromise to prioritize rel...
December 14, 2023
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Associated PressDismayed by Moscow’s War, Russian Volunteers Are Joining Ukrainian Ranks to Fight Putin’s Troops
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Russia's invasion of Ukraine ignited into war, back in Moscow, a young Rus...
December 14, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Panel OKs Tax Reform Package
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The tax panel of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday morning approv...
December 14, 2023
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Washington PostA DNA project’s mission: Connect Holocaust survivors with family they lost
Judi Roth grew up in Elmira, N.Y., never having known her father's parents. Her father, Michael Novi...
December 14, 2023
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ObituariesHisanori Isomura, Former NHK News Show Anchor, Dies at 94
TOKYO, Dec. 14 (Jiji Press) — Hisanori Isomura, a distinguished Japanese journalist who broke new gr...
December 14, 2023
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Washington PostImages of Stripped and Humiliated Palestinians Draw Condemnation
The images of the Palestinian men, stripped to their underwear, forced to kneel, some bound, some bl...
December 14, 2023
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Associated PressBulgaria Dismantles a Soviet Army Monument That Has Dominated the Sofia Skyline Since 1954
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria on Wednesday began dismantling a monument to the army of the Soviet ...
December 14, 2023
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ReutersDow Ends at Record High as Fed Signals Lower Borrowing Costs in 2024
NEW YORK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Dow Jones industrial average hit its first record closing high sinc...
December 14, 2023
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Associated PressEight Years of Conservative Rule in Poland Ends as Donald Tusk Becomes Prime Minister
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's new prime minister, Donald Tusk, and his Cabinet members took office ...
December 14, 2023