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Ito Mayor Maki Takubo has reversed her decision to resign amid allegations she falsified her academic credentials, and will ...

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Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, erupted for a second straight day, sending a column of ...

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Freddie Freeman homered for the second straight game and drove in three runs, Clayton Kershaw gave up five hits in six ...

East Japan Railway Co. said Friday it has received government approval to raise fares by an average 7.1 percent from March, ...

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