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Three 18-year-old men were killed and a fourth man the same age injured after the light car they were traveling in crashed through a guardrail… Read
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The Bank of Japan kept its ultra-low interest rates unchanged Friday but analysts say the tumbling yen is putting pressure on officials to act. With… Read
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Two workers fell to their deaths while cleaning at a power plant in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, on Thursday. Shortly after 4 p.m., a call… Read
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Germany is waging a charm offensive inside the Republican Party. Japan is lining up its own Trump whisperer. Mexican government officials are talking to Camp… Read
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