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Stock market today: Asian shares mostly dip despite S&P 500 adding to its record on Wall Street

TOKYO -- Asian shares traded mostly lower Thursday after a quiet day on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 added…

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Kim Sae-ron’s death underscores the huge pressure on South Korean celebrities

SEOUL, South Korea -- In the about 1,000 days between her drunken-driving crash in May 2022 and her death, South…

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Beauty market shifts to target the young at heart in a rapidly aging Japan

TOKYO -- Yoshiko Abe is about to turn 89, but that hasn't stopped her from going to the gym every…

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As Ukraine war reaches 3-year mark, Russia seems to have time on its side

When Russian troops rolled into Ukraine three years ago, they brought their parade uniforms with them on the push to…

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U.S. and Canada want to put the new Cold War on ice and play a 4 Nations hockey final for the ages

BOSTON -- The U.S. and Canadian hockey teams tried to skate back the geopolitical tension that has infiltrated the 4…

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South Korea’s Yoon is in court for a hearing in his criminal trial

SEOUL, South Korea -- SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in court Thursday for…

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Trump’s foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here’s what’s at stake

HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Florence Makumene held a plastic container of HIV medication and wondered if it would be her last…

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Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema, dies

Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died at age 84BAMAKO,…

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Canadian government pledges billions for high-speed rail network linking Quebec City and Toronto

MONTREAL -- The Canadian government said Wednesday it is moving ahead with a multibillion-dollar plan to build a high-speed rail…

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Unions call on Trump to boost US shipbuilding against increasing Chinese dominance

WASHINGTON -- The heads of four major labor unions on Wednesday called on President Donald Trump to boost American shipbuilding…

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