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JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel on Tuesday said it had suspended more than two dozen hu...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks are likely to maintain their upward momentum to te...
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BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Emerging from years of isolation, North Korea may pursue acti...
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KYOTO -- Kyoto University will start a new scholarship to help women who join th...
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