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'Virtually unbeatable' India wins praise after third T20 World Cup crown
Opener Sanju Samson continued his prolific run with a third successive 80-plus score, earning him the player-of-the-tournament award.
Source: The Japan Times
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'Country' Joe McDonald, '60s rock star, proud protest counterculture icon, dies at 84
“Country” Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag” was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that became an anthem for protesters and…
Source: Japan Today
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British lessons about American decline
Trump and his followers’ time would be better spent examining how Britain struggled with the loss of global preeminence.
Source: The Japan Times
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World shares tumble as Iran war pushes crude prices over $110 a barrel
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunged 5% and other Asian markets also tumbled Monday after oil prices soared to nearly $120 a barrel, casting a shadow over economies…
Source: Japan Today
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Pressure builds for Australia to offer Iran women's soccer team asylum
Australia must protect the visiting Iranian women's soccer team, the son of the nation's late shah urged Monday, warning their refusal to sing the national anthem before a…
Source: Japan Today
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Woman jumps into sea holding 10-month-old son; he dies, she lives
Police in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, have arrested a 42-year-old woman on suspicion of murder after she jumped into the sea on Sunday, carrying her 10-month-old son. The baby…
Source: Japan Today
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VPNs up, porn websites down as Australia brings in new online age-restrictions
Virtual private networks (VPNs) were among Australia's most downloaded smartphone applications, usage data showed, while one of the world's largest pornography distributors said it was blocking users
Source: Japan Today
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As Fukushima memories fade, Japan embraces a nuclear-powered future
Takuma Hashimoto was three years old when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck on March 11, 2011, triggering nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant just an hour's…
Source: Japan Today
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Is this Tokyo government office still one of the best places in the city for a curry rice lunch?
Shinjuku Ward Office has a restaurant that’s open to anyone, but have they kept up their quality and value since our last visit? With Tokyo being as big as it is, it isn’t really practical to have all
Source: SoraNews24
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Iran names Khamenei's hardline son Mojtaba as new supreme leader
Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as Supreme Leader, signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge in Tehran a week into its…
Source: Japan Today
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