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Heavy rain floods southern Japan; over a dozen presumed dead
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Heavy rain floods southern Japan; over a dozen presumed dead

TOKYO (AP) — Heavy rain in southern Japan triggered flooding and mudslides on Saturday, leaving more than a dozen people…
The Latest: Recoveries in Pakistan hit 50 percent, cases still up
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The Latest: Recoveries in Pakistan hit 50 percent, cases still up

ISLAMABAD — The number of people who have recovered from the coronavirus in Pakistan has surpassed 100,000, about 50 percent…
Will the Arab youth save Europe and America demographically?
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Will the Arab youth save Europe and America demographically?

I recently read a book titled “What to Expect When No One’s Expecting” by the American writer Jonathan V. Last.…
Japan opens baseball season after 3-month pandemic delay
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Japan opens baseball season after 3-month pandemic delay

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese baseball managed to do what American baseball has not — play ball. After a three-month delay…
Tokyo Olympics will be safe, governor says
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Tokyo Olympics will be safe, governor says

Next year’s Olympics will be safe despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has said, pledging a “120-percent effort”…
It’s 2021 or never for Tokyo, confirms senior Olympic official
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It’s 2021 or never for Tokyo, confirms senior Olympic official

High-ranking Olympic official Pierre-Olivier Beckers on Saturday made plain that the delayed Tokyo Olympics “will be held in 2021 or…
Trump says he will delay G7 summit and invite other countries
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Trump says he will delay G7 summit and invite other countries

US President Donald Trump said Saturday he will delay the G7 summit scheduled to take place in June and invite…
Merkel a ‘no’ for Trump’s in-person G7 summit
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Merkel a ‘no’ for Trump’s in-person G7 summit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not attend an in-person summit of G7 leaders that US President Donald Trump has suggested…
Japanese face ‘new normal’ after coronavirus emergency lifted
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Japanese face ‘new normal’ after coronavirus emergency lifted

TOKYO (Reuters) — A day after Japan ended its state of emergency, Tokyo residents took to the streets with a…
Japan lifts Tokyo’s state of emergency, eyes fresh stimulus
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Japan lifts Tokyo’s state of emergency, eyes fresh stimulus

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency for Tokyo and four remaining areas on…
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