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Tokyo benchmark Nikkei 225 jumps after PM Takaichi's ruling party wins a super majority in election

BANGKOK (AP) — Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 share index jumped 4.7% on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election....

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Tokyo benchmark Nikkei 225 jumps after PM Takaichi's ruling party wins a super majority in election

BANGKOK (AP) — Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 share index jumped 4.5% on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election....

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Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumps 4.5% after Prime Minister Takaichi's ruling party wins a stronger majority in election.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumps 4.5% after Prime Minister Takaichi's ruling party wins a stronger majority in election. The Associated Press

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Hong Kong ex-media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in national security case

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong ex-media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in national security case. The Associated Press

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Hong Kong ex-media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in national security case

HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted...

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Children cast their votes in Portugal’s presidential election, but for fictional characters

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Children accompanying their parents to a polling station in Portugal’s presidential election Sunday got to try their hand at casting a vote, though the candidates weren’t...

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Hong Kong ex-media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in national security case

HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases under a China-imposed...

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Venezuela frees several opposition members after lengthy politically motivated detentions

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government on Sunday released from prison several prominent opposition members, including one of the closest allies of Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina...

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'Melania' falls steeply and 'Send Help' holds steady at No. 1 on a quiet weekend in theaters

NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood largely ceded attention to football over a slow box-office weekend, with the survival thriller “Send Help” repeating as No. 1 in ticket sales and the Melania Trump documentary...

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Iran sentences Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over 7 more years in prison after she began hunger strike

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran sentences Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over 7 more years in prison after she began hunger strike. The Associated Press

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