Japan's busiest rail station tests robot bins
Russians vote as Ukraine war drags on for fifth year
Anthropic says AI systems moving towards building themselves
Backpackers fret over Australian visa crackdown
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Asian stocks boosted by falling oil, yen weakens after BoJ rate hike
Asian stocks mostly rose on Friday in line with a rally on Wall Street as a tumble in oil prices eased inflation concerns, while the yen dropped against the dollar even after the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to a three-decade high.
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Most Asian stocks track Wall St rally, yen drops after BoJ rate hike
Asian stocks mostly rose on Friday in line with a rally on Wall Street as a drop in oil prices eased inflation concerns, while the yen dropped against the dollar even after the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to a three-decade high.
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Trump says to meet Putin next Friday in Alaska
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