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Tiny Japanese baby is ready to go home after 5 months
TOKYO (AP) — A tiny Japanese baby who weighed just 258 grams (9 ounces) when he was born five months ago is going home from the hospital. Ryusuke Sekino was shown on Japanese TV on…
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Alibaba head’s remarks spark debate over China working hours
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese e-commerce tycoon Jack Ma has long been an example of how the power of big dreams, strong leadership and sheer elbow grease can create massive fortunes in China’s go-go economy. Yet,…
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War games shed light on real-world strategies
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) David Banks, American University School of International Service (THE CONVERSATION) Want to try your hand at negotiating during a…
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Aussie doctors bestowed Thai royal honors for cave rescue
BANGKOK (AP) — Two Australian doctors were given royal honors in Thailand on Friday for helping rescue a boys soccer team from a flooded cave and said they are looking forward to a reunion with…
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Ex-president: Peace possible when all Afghans sit together
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s former president says he’s saddened by the cancellation of wide-encompassing talks with the Taliban, stressing that peace won’t be possible in his homeland, ravaged by more than 17 years of…
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Car smashes into pedestrians in Tokyo, killing 2 on bicycle
TOKYO (AP) — A car driven by an 87-year-old man smashed into pedestrians at a Tokyo intersection on Friday, killing a woman and a girl on a bicycle and overturning a garbage truck, Japanese police…
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Global stocks modestly higher in quiet holiday trading
TOKYO (AP) — Global stock indexes were mostly moderately higher in quiet holiday trading on Good Friday as some markets were closed. Trading was closed in France, Germany and the U.K. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225…
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China sentences military veterans for protesting
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese courts announced multiple-year prison sentences Friday for more than three dozen military veterans who protested over the lack of benefits, saying the former soldiers had disrupted social order in a bid…
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China downplays political impact of global development push
BEIJING (AP) — China downplayed the political implications of its global Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, saying Friday that it aimed to boost multilateralism amid protectionist trends in the U.S. and elsewhere. Foreign Minister Wang…
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India’s population skews young, which may sway its elections
NEW DELHI (AP) — Young Indians could play a crucial role in the ongoing general election in the world’s largest democracy. With nearly two-thirds of India’s population below 35, and more than 15 million first-time…
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Qatari official: Afghan talks postponed indefinitely
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A first round of Afghan-to-Afghan peace talks that would have seen Taliban and government officials sit together for the first time were postponed indefinitely Thursday after a falling out over who…
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Asian stocks rise in quiet holiday trading
TOKYO (AP) — Asian stock indexes rose moderately in quiet holiday trading on Good Friday as some markets were closed. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.5% in early trading to 22,191.98. South Korea’s Kospi…
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Toyota, SoftBank fund, Denso invest $1 billion in Uber
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top automaker Toyota, auto parts maker Denso and internet company SoftBank’s investment fund are investing $1 billion in car-sharing Uber’s technology unit. The Japanese companies said Friday that Toyota Motor Corp.…
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President Trump to visit Japan in late May, meet new emperor
TOKYO (AP) — President Donald Trump and his wife Melania will make a state visit to Japan at the end of May to meet the newly enthroned emperor. Crown Prince Naruhito will succeed his abdicating…
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Ai Weiwei remembers disappearance of 43 Mexican students
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s interest in studying human rights around the world led to his meeting with relatives of the 43 college students who disappeared in southern Mexico in 2014. That…
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