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BASKETBALL / NBA
Nov 3, 2022

Kyrie Irving admits posting about film had "negative impact" on Jewish community

The $1 million donated by Irving and Brooklyn will be funneled towards 'causes and organizations that work to eradicate hate and intolerance in our communities.'
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CULTURE / Film
Nov 3, 2022

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ barrels into awards season

At a screening filled with Oscar voters, Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and the directors marveled at the way their quirky film has struck a chord.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2022

Ex-Japan PM Aso and South Korea's Yoon pledge to work toward improved bilateral ties

Ruling party heavyweight Taro Aso held talks with South Korean leader Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul amid a festering row over wartime labor compensation.
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Rugby
Nov 2, 2022

Ireland's Johnny Sexton focused on Rugby World Cup win, not rankings

The 37-year-old captain is focused on success in France next year, even if opponents might try and talk up his team's presence at the top of the table.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 2, 2022

Blood test that spots concussions in 15 minutes makes emergency room debut

After more than a decade of research, the Abbott Laboratories test is being used for the first time in a real-world setting to evaluate patients at Tampa General Hospital in Florida.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 1, 2022

Hajime Moriyasu announces Japan squad for World Cup

Head coach Hajime Moriyasu has placed his faith in an established core of players but omitted several of Japan's current European standouts and World cup veterans.
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BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2022

China’s property crash sends billionaire founders heading to exits

The nation's worsening credit crisis has led to defaults, failure to deliver homes on time and an unrelenting market selloff.
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MORE SPORTS
Nov 1, 2022

Muay Thai's Olympic quest slowed by safety concerns

The sport secured Olympic recognition in 2021, but whether the Games will ever host a Muay Thai event depends on efforts to make the fights safer and more inclusive.
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BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 31, 2022

Weak yen prompts people to shift savings into dollars and foreign bonds

Banks are seeing a surge in the number of customers funneling their money into foreign currency deposits.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 31, 2022

Masao Uchibori wins third term as Fukushima governor

Uchibori succeeded in gaining widespread support by highlighting his responses to natural disasters that hit the prefecture in recent years.
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WORLD
Oct 31, 2022

The world's biggest source of clean energy is evaporating fast

Dams are the world's largest source of clean energy, yet extreme weather is making them less effective in the battle against climate change.
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 30, 2022

Russian ambassador to Japan to leave office: report

Russian Ambassador Mikhail Galuzin often advocated a hard-line stance toward the long-standing Tokyo-Moscow dispute over four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 30, 2022

Nets' Kyrie Irving says 'anti-Semitic' label 'not justified'

Nets owner Joe Tsai said in a Twitter post on Friday he was 'disappointed' that Irving drew attention to a 2018 film with a number of anti-Semitic tropes.
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LIFE / Travel
Oct 29, 2022

In pushing adventure travel, rural towns see paths forward

Where tourists who flock by bus clog up sidewalks and restaurant reservation slots, those who travel further afield bring some positive baggage with them.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 28, 2022

COVID disrupted measles vaccinations in Africa and now cases are surging

After what health experts call the biggest backslide in a generation, 26 large or disruptive measles outbreaks have sprung up worldwide.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2022

Rishi Sunak is a new and old-fashioned Tory

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the first Hindu to lead the country, is a fascinating combination of the new and the old in the world of the ruling Conservative Party.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 28, 2022

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, South's military says

The projectiles fell into the Sea of Japan outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone, the Japanese government said.
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WORLD
Oct 27, 2022

One missile shook Ukraine’s grain trade. Another might kill it.

If Russia doesn't renew a grain deal that allowed Ukraine back into global markets, it could send prices soaring again and savage Ukrainian farms.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2022

Vladimir Putin’s crazy intimidation game

The Russian president's nuclear threats are intended to intimidate, not to incinerate Ukraine.

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