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Mali accuses military officers of working with jihadis to carry out attacks against government

Mali accuses military officers of working with jihadis ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- Some military officers in Mali worked with jihadis and sepa...

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US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months, fulfilling Trump's threat

US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 m...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germa...

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Israel strikes in southern Lebanon kill 10 people as a Hezbollah drone wounds 2 Israeli soldiers

Israel strikes in southern Lebanon kill 10 people as a ...

TYRE, Lebanon (AP) -- Israel carried out several airstrikes Friday on southern L...

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What to know about May Day demonstrations as workers face rising energy costs due to Iran war

What to know about May Day demonstrations as workers fa...

PARIS (AP) -- Activists worldwide held May Day rallies and street protests on Fr...

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J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79

J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human...

(AP) -- J. Craig Venter, who mapped the first draft of the human genome and help...

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Mexico City is sinking so quickly, it can be seen from space

Mexico City is sinking so quickly, it can be seen from ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico City is sinking by nearly 10 inches (about 25 centime...

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Baseball: Murakami hits MLB-leading 13th homer as White Sox rout Padres

Baseball: Murakami hits MLB-leading 13th homer as White...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (Kyodo) -- Munetaka Murakami hit a Major League Baseball-...

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Half of teenage girls in survey use AI for advice

Half of teenage girls in survey use AI for advice

More than half of teenage girls in Japan who use generative artificial intellige...

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Tokyo store makes you pass quiz to buy Pokémon cards as part of anti-scalper policy

Tokyo store makes you pass quiz to buy Pokémon cards as...

In a perfect world, the launch of a new Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion woul...

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Japan PM Takaichi kicks off trip to Vietnam, Australia for summit talks

Japan PM Takaichi kicks off trip to Vietnam, Australia ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday began a five-day trip t...

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Half of teenage girls in Japan use AI for advice: gov't survey

Half of teenage girls in Japan use AI for advice: gov't...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than half of teenage girls in Japan who use generative art...

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Minamata marks 70th anniversary of recognition of mercury-poisoning disease

Minamata marks 70th anniversary of recognition of mercu...

A southwestern city on Friday marked the 70th anniversary of the official recogn...

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Japan to buy back up to 150,000 tons of released stockpiled rice as inventories climb

Japan to buy back up to 150,000 tons of released stockp...

TOKYO -- Japan's agriculture ministry plans to buy back up to 150,000 metric ton...

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Japanese travelers to China drastically decrease

Japanese travelers to China drastically decrease

The number of Japanese travelers to China has drastically decreased after Prime ...

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Japan ranked 62nd in press freedom, just above U.S.; as Norway tops list

Japan ranked 62nd in press freedom, just above U.S.; as...

Reporters Without Borders placed Japan 62nd among 180 countries and regions in t...

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Japan ranked 62nd in press freedom, just above US, as Norway tops list

Japan ranked 62nd in press freedom, just above US, as N...

PARIS (Kyodo) -- Reporters Without Borders placed Japan 62nd among 180 countries...