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India's exporters absorb Iran war costs as buyers resist price hikes
Higher freight costs weighing on business, while some orders can't be shipped at all
Source: Nikkei Asia
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AI export control measures aimed at China gain steam in U.S. House
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee is seeking to close what lawmakers see as loopholes allowing China to access powerful U.S. technology including Nvidia chips.
Source: The Japan Times
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ASEAN inflation: Vietnam and Philippines hit hardest by Iran war
March data show rising fuel costs; analyst warns of 'second wave' in food prices
Source: Nikkei Asia
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83-year-old woman arrested over husband’s death says he was making fun of her
Police in Nagoya have arrested an 83-year-old woman on suspicion of killing her 82-year-old husband. According to police, Noriko Akaike is suspected of assaulting her husband Shinichi by…
Source: Japan Today
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U.S. Navy Secretary Phelan fired by Pentagon, source says
U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan has been fired, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, in another wartime shakeup at the Pentagon coming just weeks after…
Source: Japan Today
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Man City top of Premier League as Haaland's winner relegates Burnley
Manchester City completed its ominous, late-season rise to the top of the Premier League by beating Burnley 1-0 thanks to Erling Haaland's early goal on Wednesday, ending Arsenal’s…
Source: Japan Today
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U.S. health officials stop publication of study on COVID vaccine effectiveness
U.S. health officials have stopped the publication of a study on whether the COVID-19 vaccine was keeping adults from becoming sick enough to have to go to the…
Source: Japan Today
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Druzhba pipeline restarts Russian oil flows to Europe, unblocking EU loan for Kyiv
Russian oil flowed through the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline on Wednesday after a halt lasting months, officials said, allowing Hungary to lift its veto on a…
Source: Japan Today
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What to know about the Ten Commandments going up in U.S. public school classrooms
Court rulings are bolstering mandates to display the Ten Commandments in public schools in the U.S. as supporters push to expand the role of religion in classrooms, including…
Source: Japan Today
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Lufthansa cuts 20,000 flights as war squeezes fuel prices and supplies
The German company that owns Lufthansa Airlines and other European carriers said Tuesday that it would cut 20,000 short-haul flights through October as the Iran war drives up…
Source: Japan Today
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