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Around 40 countries adopt declaration for Ukraine recovery
PARIS (Jiji Press) — A two-day international conference on reconstruction measures for war-torn Ukra...
July 6, 2022
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Can ‘Sustainable tourism’ help rebalance the tourism industry?
The tourism industry is slowly starting to find its feet again, even as it continues to contend with...
July 2, 2022
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Japanese food much loved in U.K.
On 29 June, following a rigorous science-based review, the U.K. lifted all remaining restrictions on...
July 1, 2022
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Russia will respond if NATO sets up infrastructure in Finland, Sweden
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would respond in kind if N...
June 30, 2022
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NATO pivots to highlight Chinese ‘challenges’ for 1st time
NATO has for the first time singled out China as one of its strategic priorities for the next decade...
June 30, 2022
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NATO backs military aid for ‘heroic’ Ukraine, Russia steps up attacks
NATO on Wednesday branded Russia the biggest "direct threat" to Western security after its invasion ...
June 30, 2022
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U.S. official: G7 to exert more pressure on Russia
WASHINGTON — Group of Seven leaders will announce measures at their upcoming summit to exert more pr...
June 23, 2022
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Atomic bomb survivor calls nuclear weapons ‘absolute evil’ at Vienna conference
VIENNA — An 82-year-old Japanese survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki said Monday th...
June 21, 2022
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Delegates assemble in Vienna for 1st meeting of nuclear weapons ban treaty
VIENNA — Austria’s capital will host the first meeting of the states parties to the Treaty on the Pr...
June 21, 2022
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Japan elected nonpermanent UNSC member, vows to strengthen intl order
NEW YORK — Japan has been elected as a nonpermanent member of the U.N. Security Council for a two-y...
June 10, 2022
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Japan Elected UNSC Nonpermanent Member for 12th Time
New York (Jiji Press)—Japan was elected a nonpermanent member of the U.N. Security Council on Thursd...
June 10, 2022
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U.N.: 2.9 million Ukrainian refugees move on from border states
The United Nations said Friday that, of the more than 6.6 million Ukrainian refugees who have fled ...
May 28, 2022
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China and Russia veto new UN sanctions on North Korea
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China and Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States on Th...
May 27, 2022
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Blinken: Japan to join NATO summit in June
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — Japan will attend a NATO summit meeting to be held in Madrid in late June,...
April 28, 2022
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G-7 vows to block attempts to evade Russia sanctions
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — The Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank leaders Wednesday vo...
April 21, 2022
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