FAO-China workshop on agricultural heritage systems opens in South Africa
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First trial on Nord Stream sabotage opens in Germany
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Japanese farm minister resigns over controversies: media
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New bridge linking China, DPRK to facilitate trade, people-to-people exchanges: spokesperson
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Russian strikes leave 600,000 without power in Ukraine
At least 600,000 people in Ukraine were left without power on Wednesday after a Russian missile and drone attack on energy and critical infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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Indonesia intensifies monitoring of haze-related respiratory infections
Indonesia is intensifying monitoring of acute respiratory infections linked to forest and land fires, after recording 277,075 cumulative cases across seven affected provinces as of Oct. 12, health authorities said Wednesday.
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Pakistani PM reaffirms full support for Saudi Arabia's right to self-defense
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that Pakistan fully supports Saudi Arabia's legitimate right to self-defense during a meeting in Islamabad with Nauman Mahmood, the first secretary-general of the Makkah Alliance for Defense, the Prime Minister's Office said.
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak passes 9,000 cases
The worst Ebola outbreak ever in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed the 9,000-case mark, with the number of deaths exceeding 4,000 since early October, health authorities said Tuesday.
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Singapore air pollution hits 'very high' level: environment agency
Air pollution in western Singapore hit the country's "very high" band on Wednesday, the environment agency said, as haze from Indonesia forest fires causes a regional crisis.
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Trump says 'massive' oil, gas, mineral exploration to begin in Greenland
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil, gas and mineral exploration was preparing to begin in Greenland, and hailed the Arctic island's position for US and European security.
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Japan to summon Russian ambassador over correspondent detention: media
Japan has made representations to Russia over the detention of a Japanese correspondent on suspicion of espionage and will summon the Russian ambassador to Japan on Wednesday afternoon, Kyodo News reported.
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Explainer: How are Houthi attacks disrupting civil aviation?
A series of Houthi attacks has disrupted commercial aviation in Saudi Arabia, forcing airlines to cancel flights, suspend services and reassess the risks of operating in the kingdom's airspace.
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In pics: floating market on Inle Lake in Myanmar
In pics: floating market on Inle Lake in Myanmar
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OpenAI engineer arrested over alleged hidden recording device at company office
An OpenAI engineer has been arrested after allegedly installing a hidden audio recording device inside the company's office in San Francisco, the United States, according to statements released by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and OpenAI.
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Trump says 'massive' oil, gas and mineral exploration to begin in Greenland
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that "massive" oil, gas and mineral exploration is "getting ready" to begin in Greenland.
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Shanghai among first WIPO 'City of Innovation' award winners
Shanghai, along with Charleroi in Belgium and Liverpool in the United Kingdom, has been named among the inaugural winners of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) “City of Innovation” awards program.
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S. Korea's ICT exports hit record high in September amid AI boom
South Korea's exports of information and communications technology (ICT) products hit a record high, driven by an unprecedented global boom in artificial intelligence (AI), government data showed Wednesday.The ICT product shipments skyrocketed 195.8 percent from a year earlier to 75.15 billion U.S.
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A talk show and reflections: How should Japan confront its history?
A recent video of former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in a talk show has sparked heated debate. It once again lays bare how fast Japanese society is drifting to the right, and also raises a question that will not go away
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