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Bulls Defeat Sunwolves With 14 Men In Super Rugby Thriller

Northern Bulls of South Africa fared better with 14 men than 15 when defeating Sunwolves of Japan 34-21 on Friday in a...

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Japan Court Rules Government Liable For Fukushima Disaster

A Japanese court on Friday ruled for the first time that the government bears responsibility for the 2011 Fukushima...

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S&P Cuts Troubled Toshiba’s Credit Rating

Standard & Poor's cut its credit rating on Toshiba again Friday, warning that the troubled company's finances were...

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US ‘strategic Patience’ With North Korea Has Ended

The United States' "strategic patience" with nuclear-armed North Korea is over, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said...

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Japan’s World Cup Blueprint ‘lost’, Says Joseph

Japan coach Jamie Joseph has expressed dismay that notes on the team's swashbuckling 2015 World Cup run were not...

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Trump, Xi Eye Mar-A-Lago Summit

The United States and China are finalizing plans for a summit between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at...

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Nuclear-Hit Fukushima Gets Nod For 2020 Baseball

Nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima won formal approval to host baseball during the Tokyo Olympics on Friday -- and may have...

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Japan Launches Latest North Korea Spy Satellite

Japan launched a new spy satellite on Friday, the country's space agency said, as the region grows increasingly uneasy...

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State Dept, Int’l Community Worried By US Budget Cuts

With his department reeling over President Donald Trump's proposed budget cuts and the international community worried,...

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Trump Envoy Defends Foreign Aid Budget Cut

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has defended swingeing budget cuts to his own department proposed by President...

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Tillerson Calls For ‘new Approach’ To North Korea, No Details

U. S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday the escalating threat from North Korea's nuclear program showed...

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Trump Budget: Rex Tillerson Defends Foreign Aid Budget Squeeze

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has defended swingeing budget cuts to his own department proposed by President...

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‘Got Any Better Ideas?’ China Asks On North Korea

China insisted on Thursday that its proposal for de-escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula was the "only feasible...

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Two Decades of Efforts To Disarm NKorea ‘have Failed’

Two decades of diplomacy aimed at curbing North Korea's nuclear ambitions have failed and a new approach is needed, the...

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Dallas Rally For Win In CONCACAF Champions League

Kellyn Acosta scored off a second half free kick as FC Dallas rallied for a 2-1 win over Mexican side Pachuca in the...

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US Envoy In Japan To Reassure On North Korea Threat

The United States' top diplomat was in Tokyo on Thursday to reassure allies that Washington stands with them in the...

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Asian Stocks Mark Time, Waiting For Clearer View On U.S. Rates

Asian stocks consolidated recent gains on Wednesday before a U. S. central bank policy meeting that could signal how...

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US Military Are Preparing To ‘incapacitate’ Kim Jong-Un

A growing US presence off the Korean Peninsula is reportedly part of a plan aimed at 'incapacitating' Kim Jong Un's...

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Top US Envoy Begins Asia Tour Amid North Korea Crisis

Washington's top diplomat was to fly into Tokyo on Wednesday to begin a first tour of Asian capitals under the shadow...