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Cats likely identify one another using fatty acids in urine, research shows
The team's findings were published in the online edition of U.S. scientific journal Current Biology on Wednesday.
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Trump put thousands of soldiers on Washington’s streets. They seldom stop crime.
The National Guard troops mostly responded to minor incidents in neighborhoods that are wealthier, whiter and less dangerous than the rest o
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Minimum wage rises in at least 17 prefectures to exceed central recommendations
Easing competition among prefectures is attributed to the central government effectively postponing its goal of raising the average minimum
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Hong Kong’s low-tax lure is getting a reality check
The existential question now is whether Hong Kong's finance industry can diversify internationally fast enough, especially in terms of fundi
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U.S. debt exceeds $40 trillion for first time amid warnings of fiscal crisis
The U.S. Treasury's latest statement showed total public debt outstanding at $40.047 trillion on Tuesday, with it having more than doubled i
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Nick Kyrgios suspended after testing positive for cocaine
Kyrgios said he made no excuses but painted a picture of a player struggling with the twilight of his career, citing the mental toll of rece
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Pop stars Yoshinori Masakado and Noel Kawashima go vertical in ‘Chat Boy’
Members of Ae! Group and Travis Japan star in a nearly two-hour drama designed for the vertical screen.
Health
Moderna, Merck breakthrough could usher in wave of cancer vaccines
The treatment involves pairing Merck's immunotherapy drug with a customized mRNA vaccine that instructs the immune system to attack specific
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Iran risks losing key economic lifeline with UAE halting trade
The UAE said "escalations that undermine regional and international peace and security" had prompted its decision.
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LIV CEO says circuit facing ‘very compressed timeline’ to secure funding deal
With the Saudi Public Investment Fund withdrawing its support after the end of the current season, LIV faces an uncertain future that could
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Trump says he’ll meet Kim this year, reveals North Korea has 57 nuclear weapons
North Korean leader's powerful sister downplays cut to joint military exercises with South, but leaves door open to dialogue with U.S.
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Ex-Meta staffer says daughter, 14, was prey on Instagram
Meta has denied wrongdoing, saying it has continuously improved tools to protect kids and calling the states' proposed penalties "outlandish
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Mossad chief, Syrian foreign minister discussed Turkish deployments before strikes, sources say
The August 14 call is one of the highest-level contacts yet between Israel and the Damascus administration led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
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AI didn’t ruin these films. It made them possible.
AI-generated films inspire plenty of skepticism. But what happens when the technology gives more artists a chance to create?
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Comiket draws 260,000 fans, participants from record 76 countries
More than a quarter million attendees, including around 9,000 cosplayers, attended the convention held at Tokyo Bight Sight.
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Udon billionaire bets that thick noodles will win over Americans
The challenge is scaling up the business and finding a way to win over consumers unfamiliar with a staple of no-frills Japanese cuisine.
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Japanese cross-party lawmaker group to visit China next week
It will be the first time for a Japanese lawmaker group to meet with a Chinese Communist Party official since November.
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Foreign visitors to Japan increased 0.1% in July
The uptick comes despite visitors from mainland China dropping 56.1% due to the Chinese government's advisory against travel to Japan.
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China finishes first phase of construction at South China Sea reef, images show
The project, on Antelope Reef in the Paracels archipelago, involves building a man-made island analysts say will form part of China's larges
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‘American Doctor’ shows brutality of conflict in Gaza
Director Poh Si Teng makes no attempt to explain the rights or wrongs of the conflict, focusing instead on the work in Gaza of three America
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Chinese AI video is coming for more than Hollywood
Outside of Alphabet's Google, nearly all of the leading video-generation models are Chinese.
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Former Takenaka manager arrested for breach of trust over Osaka Expo project
Tatsumi Kawai, 61, is suspected of conspiring with a subcontractor to have it repeatedly overcharge in 2025, resulting in ¥13.69 million in
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Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
The invasive and voracious crustacean has ravaged shellfish production in the Adriatic.
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Sabbath clashes over Jerusalem cafe expose Israel’s social fault lines
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has relied politically on ultra-Orthodox Jews for nearly two decades, and has helped the ultra-Ort
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