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Kanagawa police officers referred to prosecutors over falsified traffic tickets
The seven officers, who served on the same squad, allegedly falsified traffic violation tickets and related investigation reports.
Source: The Japan Times
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18 killed in road collision in northeastern Egypt
A truck and a pickup truck collided on a highway in Egypt on Thursday afternoon, killing 18 people and injuring three others, officials said. The collision occurred on…
Source: Japan Today
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Suns owner Mat Ishbia blasts teams for 'ridiculous' tanking 'done by losers'
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Saturday during the All-Star Weekend that teams' blatant approach to tanking is worse than he's seen in recent memory.
Source: The Japan Times
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Ex-South Korean president remains defiant following life sentence for rebellion
Ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday remained defiant in his first reaction to a life sentence for rebellion handed down by a Seoul court the…
Source: Japan Today
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Alien files incoming: Trump orders government release of UFO records
Trump said he would order Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and other agencies to release the information, calling the matter "extremely interesting and important."
Source: The Japan Times
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Wage talks begin in earnest at Japanese electronics makers
Unions at Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric and other large companies requested a pay scale increase of ¥18,000 per month, bigger than last year’s record-high demand.
Source: The Japan Times
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Asian shares mixed, U.S. futures edge higher as AI fears drag Wall Street lower
Shares were mixed Friday in Asia as worries over risks linked to massive investments in artificial intelligence and a potential U.S.-Iran conflict weighed on major benchmarks. U.S. futures edged highe
Source: Japan Today
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Italy against allowing Russia and Belarus to use flags and anthems at Paralympics
An IPC spokesman said later the organization was in talks with the Italian government over the participation of the Russian and Belarusian Paralympians.
Source: The Japan Times
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Alien files incoming: Trump orders government release of UFO records
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would direct federal agencies to begin releasing government files related to aliens and unidentified flying objects, pointing to what he described…
Source: Japan Today
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Alberta plans referendum to wrest control over immigration from Canadian government
Alberta will hold a referendum this fall to ask residents if its government should limit the number of new international students, temporary foreign workers and asylum seekers arriving…
Source: Japan Today
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