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Gustav Klimt’s Work Sets New European Art Auction Record
LONDON (AFP-Jiji) — The last portrait painted by Gustav Klimt was sold in London on Tuesday for £74 ...
June 29, 2023
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U.S., Allies Consult But Tread Carefully as Russia Crisis Unfolds
The United States and its allies held close consultations but publicly stayed on the sidelines Satu...
June 25, 2023
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Prigozhin ‘Humiliated Putin’ with Mutiny: Ukraine Presidency
Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has humiliated Russian President Vladimir Putin with his ab...
June 25, 2023
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No Pause in Sight as ECB Eyes 8th Consecutive Interest Rate Hike
FRANKFURT (AFP-Jiji) — The European Central Bank will almost certainly deliver another interest rate...
June 13, 2023
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‘Children of the Bush,’ Lost 40 Days in Colombian Amazon, Found Alive
BOGOTA (AFP-Jiji) — Exhausted but happy, four Indigenous children who had been missing for more than...
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Nishimura Demands China Release Detained Japanese
DETROIT (Jiji Press) — Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura sought the early rel...
May 28, 2023
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Sinn Fein Wins Majority in N. Ireland Local Elections
BELFAST (AFP-Jiji) — Pro-Ireland party Sinn Fein won the largest number of local council seats in No...
May 21, 2023
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Over 36,000 People Displaced by Floods in Northeastern Italy
GHIBULLO, Italy (AFP-Jiji) — More than 36,000 people have now been forced from their homes by deadly...
May 21, 2023
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Nintendo Sells 10 mil. Copies of ‘Zelda’ in 3 Days
The latest edition of smash-hit video game franchise “Zelda” sold more than 10 million copies in it...
May 18, 2023
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Kabuki Kids: the Children of Japan’s Traditional Theatre
Like most 10-year-olds in Japan, Maholo Terajima enjoys baseball and video games, but recently his ...
May 3, 2023
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Japan Airlines Back in Black for 1st Time in 3 Years
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — Japan Airlines logged Tuesday an annual net profit for the first time in three ye...
May 3, 2023
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Musk Plans Per-Article Payment on Twitter
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Elon Musk on Saturday announced a plan for his Twitter platform to allow med...
May 1, 2023
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Yamashita Leads First All-Woman Referee Team in J.League
Trailblazing Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita made more history on Saturday as part of the first a...
May 1, 2023
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Nikki Haley, Others Struggle to Gain 2024 Ground on Trump
Nine months before the first 2024 US presidential primary, Donald Trump’s onetime UN envoy Nikki Hal...
April 29, 2023
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Kishida Leaves on Tour of Africa, Singapore
Tokyo, April 29 (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida left Tokyo’s Haneda airport Satur...
April 29, 2023
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