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Nearly 40% of people feel lonely in Japan amid pandemic

Younger people tend to feel more isolated, according to an online survey conducted in February, with 42.7% of people in their 20s saying they feel ...
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Inside Russia’s 96-hour cliffhanger to sidestep bond default

A lull in processing a key coupon payment heaped global attention on a part of banking rarely in the spotlight: The staid back-office mechanisms that ...
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MRNA vaccines blocked worst outcomes as variants spread, U.S. says

In recent months, when the omicron variant was dominant, three doses of an mRNA shot provided 94% protection against the worst outcomes, the CDC study ...
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Severe COVID-19 patients in Japan fall below 1,000 as nation logs 44,711 new cases

Tokyo logged 7,444 new cases, down from 9,164 the week before, along with 13 deaths.
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GM buys SoftBank’s $2.1 billion stake in Cruise self-driving unit

The move ends the SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s involvement in the self-driving startup, giving the Detroit automaker 80% ownership.
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A ‘killing stone’ broke in Japan. Is a demon on the loose?

The rock appears in a famous legend starring a nine-tailed fox spirit. The question now is whether the fracture was a good or bad omen.
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Kishida to attend G7 summit in Brussels as world powers discuss Ukraine crisis

G7 leaders are expected to discuss additional sanctions and other measures against Russia and Belarus, while exchanging views on how to stabilize the energy market.
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Kishida heads to India for talks with Modi focusing on Ukraine

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will be eyeing a stronger response from his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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Desperate effort to rescue 100s feared trapped in bombed Ukraine theater

At least 130 people had been rescued after the Russian strike on the building where civilians were sheltering in the city of Mariupol, but hundreds ...
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Biden warned Xi of ‘consequences’ for backing Russia in Ukraine war

Xi told Biden that the invasion "is not something we want to see,” according to the Chinese summaries of the first conversation between the two ...