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A hotel employee in Japan was reportedly shocked to find the rooms used by two Chinese women left in a state of disarray ...

A six-room developer apartment in Ra’anana was transformed for a young family, with fewer rooms, more light, smart carpentry, ...

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MAEBASHI, Japan - In a shuttered school north of Tokyo, office workers assemble cardboard houses in minutes, part of a travel ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday scrapped the tariffs that he threatened to impose on eight European nations to press for ...

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