Canadian wildfire smoke gives Minnesota city the worst air in the US
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canadian-wildfire-smoke-gives-minnesota-city-the-worst-air-in-the-us
June 15, 2023, 4:01 AM
St Paul had the worst air quality in the United States on Wednesday as smoke from massive Canadian wildfires drifted across Minnesota a week after similar smoke blanketed…
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U.S. music publishers hit Twitter with copyright suit
https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-music-publishers-hit-twitter-with-copyright-suit1
June 15, 2023, 1:28 AM
Major music publishers on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit accusing Twitter of failing to stop "rampant" copyright infringement on the platform.
The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) and…
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Australia blocks construction of new Russian embassy near parliament
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-blocks-new-russian-embassy-near-parliament
June 15, 2023, 3:35 AM
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday the government would block the construction of a new Russian embassy near the country's parliament, citing threats to national security.
Russia…
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Focus turns to U.S. Open challenge amid global golf uncertainty
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/focus-turns-to-us-open-challenge-amid-global-golf-uncertainty
June 15, 2023, 3:05 AM
The world's top golfers face an all-new U.S. Open challenge when the 123rd edition tees off on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club with questions over global golf's…
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Harvard morgue manager charged with selling stolen body parts
https://japantoday.com/category/world/harvard-morgue-manager-charged-with-selling-stolen-body-parts
June 14, 2023, 9:54 PM
The morgue manager at America's prestigious Harvard Medical School allegedly took dead body parts from his workplace without permission and then sold them, U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday.
Cedric…
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Trump's GOP rivals grapple with their response as his legal woes dominate presidential contest
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump%27s-gop-rivals-grapple-with-their-response-as-his-legal-woes-dominate-the-presidential-contest
June 15, 2023, 3:23 AM
Just last week, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said he hoped federal prosecutors would not bring charges against former President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, a day after…
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FIFA agrees on deal to broadcast Women's World Cup in 34 European countries
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fifa-agrees-deal-to-broadcast-women%27s-world-cup-in-34-european-countries
June 14, 2023, 9:50 PM
FIFA on Wednesday announced it had struck a deal with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to televise the 2023 Women's World Cup, avoiding a controversial blackout in the…
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American Olympic ski jumper Patrick Gasienica dies in motorcycle accident at 24
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/american-olympic-ski-jumper-patrick-gasienica-dies-in-motorcycle-accident-at-24
June 14, 2023, 9:51 PM
Olympic ski jumper Patrick Gasienica, who competed for the United States last year in the Beijing Games, has died. He was 24.
Gasienica died after being involved in…
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Poles protest restrictive abortion law after pregnant woman dies
https://japantoday.com/category/world/poles-protest-restrictive-abortion-law-after-pregnant-woman-dies
June 14, 2023, 9:53 PM
Several thousand people took to streets in Poland Wednesday to protest a near-total ban on abortion that they blame for a new case of a death of a…
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Israeli parliament vote deals setback to Netanyahu and judicial overhaul plan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-parliament-vote-deals-setback-to-netanyahu-and-judicial-overhaul-plan
June 14, 2023, 9:53 PM
Israel’s parliament on Wednesday appointed an opposition lawmaker to the powerful committee that picks the country’s judges, defying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a vote that exposed divisions…
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At least 79 dead, hundreds missing in Greece shipwreck
https://japantoday.com/category/world/dozens-of-migrants-dead-100-rescued-as-boat-sinks-off-greece1
June 14, 2023, 9:52 PM
At least 79 migrants died after their boat sank off the Peloponnese, Greece's coast guard said Wednesday, as concern mounted that the death toll could rise much higher.…
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Environment activists smear paint on glass covering Monet work in Stockholm
https://japantoday.com/category/world/environment-activists-smear-paint-on-monet-work-in-stockholm
June 14, 2023, 9:54 PM
Environment activists on Wednesday smeared red paint and glued their hands to the protective glass on a Monet painting at Stockholm's National Museum, police and the museum said.…
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Sudan’s war displaces over 2 million, as fighting rages in Darfur region
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-sudan%E2%80%99s-war-displaces-over-2-million-as-fighting-rages-in-darfur-region
June 14, 2023, 9:53 PM
The conflict in Sudan has displaced more than 2 million people, the United Nations said on Wednesday, as a U.N. official warned that escalating attacks in Darfur city…
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'Silvio, Silvio' - Berlusconi divides Italy even at his funeral
https://japantoday.com/category/world/silvio-silvio-berlusconi-divides-italy-even-at-his-funeral1
June 14, 2023, 9:53 PM
Italy bade farewell to four-times prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday at a funeral befitting the business tycoon's colorful life, with mourners bellowing football chants and politicians arguing…
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Bill Gates reportedly in China to meet President Xi on Friday
https://japantoday.com/category/world/exclusive-bill-gates-in-china-to-meet-president-xi-on-friday-sources1
June 14, 2023, 9:54 PM
Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said.…
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Turkey won't back Swedish NATO bid unless it stops anti-Turkish protests
https://japantoday.com/category/world/turkey-won%27t-back-swedish-nato-bid-unless-it-stops-anti-turkish-protests-erdogan2
June 14, 2023, 9:53 PM
Sweden should not expect a green light from Ankara on its NATO membership bid at the Western alliance's summit next month unless it prevents anti-Turkey protests in Stockholm,…
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Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane could be soccer's biggest transfer stories this summer
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kylian-mbappe-harry-kane-could-be-soccer%27s-biggest-transfer-stories-this-summer
June 14, 2023, 9:51 PM
Kylian Mbappe's decision not to take up the option of a 12-month extension on his Paris Saint-Germain contract could spark a bidding war for the French superstar this…
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Blinken heads to China this weekend to salvage sinking ties and keep communications open
https://japantoday.com/category/world/blinken-heads-to-china-this-weekend-on-mission-to-salvage-sinking-ties-and-keep-communications-open
June 14, 2023, 9:52 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China this weekend as part of the Biden administration’s push to repair deteriorating ties between Washington and Beijing and…
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Four of five ex-soldiers deny sex abuse in high-profile case
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-ex-soldiers-deny-sex-abuse-in-high-profile-case
June 15, 2023, 3:27 AM
Four of the five Japanese ex-Ground Self-Defense Force members accused of sexually abusing a colleague in a widely followed case denied the allegations on Wednesday despite a previous…
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Kyrgios says he spent time in psychiatric hospital
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kyrgios-says-he-spent-time-in-psychiatric-hospital
June 14, 2023, 9:51 PM
Nick Kyrgios was admitted to a London psychiatric hospital because he contemplated suicide during Wimbledon in 2019, Australian media reported Wednesday citing a new episode of the Netflix…
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Gatland 'would have avoided Wales return' if he had known extent of problems
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/gatland-%27would-have-avoided-wales-return%27-if-he-had-known-extent-of-problems
June 14, 2023, 9:51 PM
Warren Gatland says he would not have returned for a second spell as Wales coach had he known the full extent of the problems plaguing Welsh rugby.
The…
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Google must break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/eu-regulators-order-google-to-break-up-digital-ad-business-over-competition-concerns
June 14, 2023, 9:49 PM
European Union antitrust regulators took aim at Google's lucrative digital advertising business in an unprecedented decision, saying Wednesday that the tech giant must sell off some of its…
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Police arrest suspect in spray attack in Osaka department store restroom
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/police-investigating-spray-attack-in-japanese-department-store-restroom-suspect-at-large
June 15, 2023, 3:27 AM
Police in Osaka said Thursday they have arrested a woman on suspicion of spraying an unknown liquid on several women inside a department store, causing pain to their…
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Wimbledon prize money up more than 11%
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wimbledon-prize-money-up-more-than-11-winners-of-singles-to-get-3m-each
June 14, 2023, 9:51 PM
The total prize money at Wimbledon this year will rise by more than 11%, with the winners of the singles each getting 2.35 million pounds ($3 million).
The…
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Democrats and Republicans share core values but still distrust each other
https://japantoday.com/category/world/democrats-and-republicans-share-core-values-but-still-distrust-each-other
June 14, 2023, 9:53 PM
Americans on the right and the left have a lot more in common than they might think — including their strong distrust of each other.
A survey published…
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2025 Osaka Expo tickets to cost ¥7,500 per adult
https://japantoday.com/category/national/2025-osaka-expo-tickets-to-cost-7-500-yen-per-adult
June 14, 2023, 10:00 PM
Adult tickets for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka are set to cost 7,500 yen per adult, its organizing association said Wednesday, representing a 25 percent rise from…
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Honda to launch new small business jet with 11 seats around 2028
https://japantoday.com/category/business/honda-to-launch-new-small-business-jet-with-11-seats-around-2028
June 14, 2023, 9:48 PM
Honda Aircraft Co, a U.S.-based aircraft unit of Honda Motor Co, said Wednesday it will launch a new small-sized business jet that can carry up to 11 people,…
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Russia steps up aerial strikes on Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Russia-steps-up-aerial-strikes-on-Ukraine
June 15, 2023, 3:23 AM
Russian forces fired cruise missiles at the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa and shelled the eastern Donetsk region Wednesday, killing at least six people and damaging dozens of…
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Messi, Argentina set to pull a big crowd in Beijing exhibition game against Australia
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/messi-argentina-set-to-pull-a-big-crowd-in-beijing-exhibition-game-against-australia
June 14, 2023, 9:50 PM
Lionel Messi and his World Cup-winning Argentina teammates are expected to draw almost 70,000 fans to Beijing Worker’s Stadium for an exhibition against Australia.
With tickets starting at…
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Asian stocks mixed after U.S. inflation cools
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-stocks-mixed-after-us-inflation-cools
June 14, 2023, 7:35 AM
Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after a cooler reading on U.S. inflation buoyed hopes the Federal Reserve will postpone a possible interest rate hike.
Shanghai, Tokyo and…
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