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Deadly nose-bleed fever shocks Iraq as cases surge
NASIRIYAH, Iraq (AFP-Jiji) — Spraying a cow with pesticides, health workers target blood-sucking tic...
June 22, 2022 - WIDER WORLD
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Turtles freed in Tunisia with tracking monitor
SFAX, Tunisia (AFP-Jiji) — Three rescued loggerhead turtles were released into the Mediterranean off...
June 22, 2022 - WIDER WORLD
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Japan-sponsored bridge opens in South Sudan, raising hopes for peace and development
After years of starts and stops in a volatile land, construction of the first permanent bridge over ...
June 11, 2022 - WIDER WORLD
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The double life of Eva B, Pakistan’s veiled rapper
KARACHI (AFP-Jiji) — Pakistan’s breakthrough rapper Eva B has racked up millions of views online, bu...
June 2, 2022 - WIDER WORLD
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Central Africa MPs vote to end capital punishment
Lawmakers in the Central African Republic on Friday voted to abolish the death sentence, the speaker...
May 28, 2022 - WIDER WORLD
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‘Death shadow’ dinosaur unearthed in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES (AFP-Jiji) — Argentine paleontologists have announced the discovery of an apex-predator...
May 18, 2022 - WIDER WORLD
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Pakistan’s minority Christians toil in dirty jobs
LAHORE (AFP-Jiji) — Nearly naked and covered with a black, foul-smelling muck, Shafiq Masih struggle...
April 25, 2022 - WIDER WORLD
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Ceremony marks end of 1997 Peru hostage crisis
RIO DE JANEIRO (Jiji Press) — A ceremony was held in the Peruvian capital of Lima on Friday to mark ...
April 25, 2022 - WIDER WORLD
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Expo 2020 Dubai closes; Japan Pavilion awarded gold
DUBAI — Expo 2020 Dubai closed Thursday in the United Arab Emirates, having attracted about 23 milli...
April 1, 2022 - WIDER WORLD
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Rwandan minister: Roots for gender equality are planted in politics
Gender equality has long been a global issue. One country that has been promoting women’s participat...
March 30, 2022 - WIDER WORLD
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NGO starts emergency food aid to drought-stricken Afghanistan
Peshawar-kai, a Japanese nongovernmental organization that provides medical and agricultural assista...
January 30, 2022 - WIDER WORLD
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Arab nations move against Uighurs for sake of China ties
CAIRO — Members of the Uighur ethnic minority who fled to the Middle East to escape Chinese governme...
January 20, 2022 - WIDER WORLD
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Israeli FM Lapid: Military threat against Iran’s nuclear ambitions must be option
JERUSALEM — Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid recently indicated that for the sake of national sec...
January 3, 2022 - WIDER WORLD
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Afghan antiques dealer steps up to open pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai
DUBAI — The collapse of the Afghan government in August appeared to spell the end for the Afghanista...
January 3, 2022 - WIDER WORLD
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Overseas Japanese-language newspapers in crisis
SAO PAULO — The Nikkey Shimbun published its final issue this month, bringing an end to the last Jap...
December 29, 2021 - WIDER WORLD
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Coronavirus forces a scaled-down Japan Day at Expo 2020 Dubai
Saturday was Japan Day at Expo 2020 Dubai, a presentation of Japanese traditions and culture, but th...
December 12, 2021 - WIDER WORLD
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Five years after Colombia’s deal with FARC rebels, stable peace remains elusive
BOGOTA — A deal to end a half century of armed conflict in Colombia between the government and the c...
December 7, 2021 - WIDER WORLD
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Japan’s Self-Defense Forces personnel dispatched to Djibouti
The government has dispatched several Self-Defense Forces an other personnel to Djibouti to help Jap...
November 27, 2021 - WIDER WORLD
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Five killed in crackdown on Sudan anti-coup protests
KHARTOUM (AFP-Jiji) — Sudanese security forces killed at least five demonstrators Saturday in a crac...
November 15, 2021 - WIDER WORLD
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Drone attack targets Iraq PM, who escapes unhurt — Iraq military
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — A drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Iraq’s Prime Minister Mu...
November 7, 2021 - WIDER WORLD
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With help from Qatar, Japan successfully evacuates many Afghan local staff
The government has made some progress in helping Afghans who wish to flee to Japan, after forging co...
November 7, 2021 - WIDER WORLD
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EU says talks on 2015 Iran nuclear deal to resume Nov. 29
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union announced on Wednesday that talks between world powers and Iran t...
November 4, 2021 - WIDER WORLD
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Ethiopia orders emergency as Tigray forces threaten capital
NAIROBI (AP) — Ethiopia’s government declared a national state of emergency Tuesday as rival Tigray ...
November 3, 2021 - WIDER WORLD
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IS attack on Kabul hospital leaves 7 dead, 16 wounded
KABUL (AP) — Islamic State militants set off an explosion at the entrance to a military hospital in ...
November 3, 2021 - WIDER WORLD
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Barbaric terrorist attack in Kabul exploited poorly run evacuation
The despicable crime exploited the chaos caused by the collapse of the Afghan government. First and ...
August 28, 2021 - WIDER WORLD
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Biden administration still has responsibilities toward Afghanistan
As the Taliban took control of Kabul on Sunday, U.S. TV stations repeatedly broadcast footage of U.S...
August 17, 2021 - WIDER WORLD
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