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The United States has announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump continues to slash ...

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The 2000s was an amazing era for animation, as evidenced by this list that spans the best movies of computer animation, ...

TOKYO—In 1995, O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder charges, Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” topped the charts, and the first Toy Story movie hit the theaters. It was also the last time the Bank of ...

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Tokyo, Dec. 6 (Jiji Press)--Major Japanese travel company Nippon Travel Agency Co. has introduced a one-day tour offering participants a chance to view luxurious Kabuki costumes in partnership with ...

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