Over 2,000 residents evacuated as wildfire breaks out in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Death toll rises to 2 after magnitude 7.7 quake hits off Indonesia's Flores Island
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Japan cannot simply erase its historical crime of forced labor
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Japan's rush to revise 'three security documents' amounts to irrefutable evidence of triple violations
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US complains it's 'losing control of the pack' – that's probably inevitable
On August 13 local time, the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy released a report that labeled more than 40 countries and regions around the world as part of a so-called Chinese "shadow transshipment network," singling out these trading partners for allegedly helping the Chinese
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UN agencies: 650,000 refugees in South Sudan could lose food aid within weeks due to funding squeeze
More than 650,000 refugees and asylum seekers in South Sudan risk losing food aid access within weeks due to a severe funding shortfall, potentially forcing some to return to war-torn Sudan in search of help, the UN warned on Friday.
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Japanese defense minister visits notorious Yasukuni Shrine on WWII surrender anniversary
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday, the anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II, public broadcaster NHK reported.
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Namibia calls for complete lifting of US embargo on Cuba
Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for the complete and unconditional lifting of the US economic embargo against Cuba, saying unilateral coercive measures are incompatible with the principles of the United Nations and inflict suffering on ordinary people.
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Heatwave hits Paris
Heatwave hits Paris
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Yemen's Houthis launch new strikes on gov't-held Mocha port, 4 civilians reported killed
Yemen's Houthi group said Friday it had fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at "Saudi-backed" Yemeni forces and military equipment in the government-held Red Sea port city of Mocha, reportedly killing four civilians.
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Sea turtles return to sea amid Singapore's conservation efforts
Sea turtles return to sea amid Singapore's conservation efforts
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Trump says he will soon declare Hormuz Strait a US territory
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory.
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ECRL rail megaproject expected to begin commercial operations in 2027, says official
The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a mega rail project in Malaysia being built by the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), is expected to begin commercial operations by January 2027, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said on Friday.
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US August consumer sentiment weakens amid unexpected dip in retail sales
U.S. consumer sentiment weakened materially in August from July as consumers worried about rising living costs due to the conflict in the Middle East, a survey showed Friday.
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Sudan drone attacks intensify as fighting spreads across multiple fronts
Drone attacks continued across Sudan on Thursday for a second consecutive day, targeting Khartoum and several other cities as fighting intensified in Kordofan and Blue Nile regions.
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S. African president urges SADC to address root causes of migration
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday called on Southern African countries to address the root causes of migration while working toward greater freedom of movement in the region under the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Vision 2050.
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People cool off amid heatwave in the Netherlands
People cool off amid heatwave in the Netherlands
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Japanese PM makes offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a monetary offering to Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday, a symbol of Japanese militarism and wartime aggression.Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi also prayed at the shrine the same day.
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