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Gunman who killed at least 12 people in Montenegro shooting rampage dies by suicide

Gunman who killed at least 12 people in Montenegro shoo...

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) -- A gunman who fatally shot at least 12 people, incl...

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Tennis: Nishikori moves into Hong Kong Open quarterfinals

Tennis: Nishikori moves into Hong Kong Open quarterfinals

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Kei Nishikori advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong...

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Baseball: Japan manager Ibata sees MLB-centered WBC team in 2026

Baseball: Japan manager Ibata sees MLB-centered WBC tea...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Manager Hirokazu Ibata is expecting Japan's Major League Baseba...

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It's called the 'Winter Arc,' and for some, it's replacing New Year's resolutions

It's called the 'Winter Arc,' and for some, it's replac...

NEW YORK (AP) -- A new year is the time to set new goals. Yet studies have shown...

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US Army veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans attack was inspired by Islamic State

US Army veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans attack was...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of...

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Japan's NTT Docomo reports system glitch after cyberattack

Japan's NTT Docomo reports system glitch after cyberattack

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- NTT Docomo Inc. said Thursday it suffered a cyberattack that ca...

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5-year-old boy drowns in sea in Ehime Prefecture

5-year-old boy drowns in sea in Ehime Prefecture

A 5-year-old boy drowned after he went missing from his relatives’ home on Iwaki...

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Japan marks 1 year since fatal collision at Tokyo's Haneda airport

Japan marks 1 year since fatal collision at Tokyo's Han...

Japan on Thursday marked one year since a fatal collision at Tokyo's Haneda airp...

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An aspiring nurse, football star, single mother and father of 2 killed in New Orleans attack

An aspiring nurse, football star, single mother and fat...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- An 18-year-old girl dreaming of becoming a nurse, a single m...

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S. Korea air crash investigators extract black box data as grieving families mourn victims

S. Korea air crash investigators extract black box data...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Grieving relatives of the victims of the South Korea ...

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Record number of Japan teachers on mental illness leave in FY 2023

Record number of Japan teachers on mental illness leave...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of teachers who took leave due to mental illness at ...

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Driver runs down 2 New Zealand police officers, killing 1

Driver runs down 2 New Zealand police officers, killing 1

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A driver ran down two New Zealand police officer...

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Asian shares mostly decline amid investor worries, Tokyo stays closed for New Year

Asian shares mostly decline amid investor worries, Toky...

TOKYO (AP) -- Asian shares mostly slipped Thursday, as the region's main stock m...

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Athletics: Aoyama Gakuin Univ. takes Tokyo-Hakone ekiden 1st-day lead

Athletics: Aoyama Gakuin Univ. takes Tokyo-Hakone ekide...

HAKONE (Kyodo) -- Defending champion Aoyama Gakuin University had a 1-minute and...

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Japan's Emperor Naruhito wishes for peaceful year in New Year's address

Japan's Emperor Naruhito wishes for peaceful year in Ne...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Emperor Naruhito offered greetings Thursday in his New Year's a...

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Impeached South Korean president issues defiant message as he faces possible detention

Impeached South Korean president issues defiant message...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in a ...