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Tokyo shares fall by break as N. Korea worries linger

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks dropped Monday morning as lingering worries about the war of words between the United States and North Korea offset better-than-expected Japanese economic growth. The market headed south as investors returned from a three-day holiday weekend in Japan, after geopolitical tensions dented overseas markets on Friday. Central Intelligence Agency director Mike Pompeo tried to lower the temperature at the weekend, offering assurances there was “nothing imminent” in the escalating stand-off […]