Earthquake of magnitude 7.8 strikes off southern Philippines, tsunami warnings issued
Tsunami warnings were issued after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck off Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The quake struck at…
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Sakurajima volcano erupts, covers Kagoshima in ‘grey rain’
Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima prefecture erupted early on Sunday, spewing ash for over an hour and sending smoke up to 1,300 metres, with the ash mixing with rain to create…
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S. Korean president orders probe into local election ballot shortages
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called on Sunday for a thorough investigation into a ballot shortage that disrupted recent local elections, saying prosecutors and police would be involved. “As…
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Trump: US will work with Iran to destroy its uranium if deal reached
US President Donald Trump said the United States will work with Iran to retrieve and destroy its highly enriched uranium if a deal is reached to end the three-month-old war,…
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Etihad Airways orders widebody planes, sees return to pre-war capacity in June
Etihad Airways is ordering more widebody planes as the Middle East carrier expects to be flying about 8% more than a year ago by June 15, CEO Antonoaldo Neves said…
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South Korea nominates Han as country’s first female prime minister in two decades
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has chosen Han Seongsook, the country’s minister for small and midsize businesses and startups, to be prime minister, the presidential office said on Sunday.…
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Pentagon raises threat of Israeli spying to ‘critical’: US media
The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat level for Israel to its highest level, US media reported on Saturday. The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) said Israel’s “ability to conduct…
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US eyes Iranian assets for Gulf allies’ reconstruction, source says
The U.S. government will attempt to redirect Iranian assets to Gulf states for rebuilding and repairs of damage caused by Iran, a source familiar with the matter said, as Tehran…
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World Cup fever muted in Iran under shadow of war, hardship
In a Tehran neighbourhood dotted with shops selling football jerseys and sporting goods, 10-year-old Helma was already feeling World Cup fever. “I’m supporting Iran because it’s always the champion!” she…
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In New York, waiting in line becomes a social scene
In front of L’industrie Pizzeria, as at many other New York restaurants and shops, customers line up behind barriers — in this case, all to grab a prized pizza slice.…
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CoolThink@JC tech curriculum officially launches in Cambodian primary schools
A highly successful computational thinking curriculum originally pioneered in Hong Kong has officially launched in Cambodia, aiming to equip thirty thousand young students with essential digital problem-solving skills over the…
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North Korea’s Kim stresses stronger naval nuclear deterrent
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the naval destroyer Kang Kon to oversee a navigation test, state media said Saturday, stressing the need to enhance the navy’s capability to…
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Musk’s SpaceX IPO jolts life back into European retail investing
European retail investors are among those jockeying for a piece of the hotly anticipated SpaceXSPCX.O initial public offering, but some observers warn the deal could prove a bumpy ride for…
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US authorizes sale of $2 bn in anti-drone weapons to Kuwait
The United States announced Friday its approval of a $1.98 billion arms sale to Kuwait, one of the Gulf countries hit by Iranian strikes during the Middle East war. In…
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‘I thought I would perish’: Everest survivor recounts ordeal
A Nepali mountaineer who survived nearly a week on Mount Everest said he “chewed ice” to stay alive, as he recovered in a hospital after a miraculous rescue that stunned…
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US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’
The US CDC on Friday urged strong public health interventions against the current Ebola outbreak, citing their models that show it could otherwise rival the scale of the 2014 West…
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Citing national security, Trump Justice Dept defends White House ballroom project
The Justice Department defended President Donald Trump’s contentious White House ballroom project on Friday before a panel of skeptical appeals court judges. The two Democratic appointees on the three-judge panel…
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Argentina to expand hantavirus search to a second province
Argentina will expand its search for hantavirus-carrying rodents to western Mendoza province as part of an investigation into a deadly cruise ship outbreak in April, the health ministry said Friday.…
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Rescuers halt search for two last men lost in Laos cave
Rescuers called off their search Saturday for two men trapped in a semi-submerged cave in Laos for more than two weeks, as the site became unstable and survival hopes faded.…
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US confirms Iranian footballers granted visas for World Cup
Iran’s football squad have been granted visas to enter the United Sates so they can play in the World Cup, US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack confirmed Friday. A US…
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SpaceX signs pre-IPO deal to provide AI computing to Google
SpaceX on Friday signed a blockbuster cloud computing agreement under which Google will pay the Elon Musk-founded rocket company $920 million per month for access to a massive cluster of…
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Trump pardons former US congressman convicted of securities fraud
President Donald Trump has pardoned former U.S. Representative Stephen Buyer, an Indiana Republican, who was convicted of securities fraud for engaging in insider trading in 2018 as a T-Mobile US consultant ahead of a $23 billion merger with Sprint. The proclamation,…
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US attacks Iranian sites after Iran launches drones, in latest Gulf flare-up
U.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran toward the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said, in the latest escalation complicating…
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Wind from Milky Way’s supermassive black hole is finally discovered
After five decades of trying, astronomers have finally discovered the wind emanating from the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, though it turns out it…
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Trump’s ‘crazy’ rebuke undercuts Netanyahu at a critical moment
Benjamin Netanyahu has long portrayed himself to the Israeli public as being uniquely adept in dealing with Donald Trump, capable of winning and sustaining the U.S. president’s backing. But an…
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Nvidia’s Huang arrives in South Korea with ‘surprises’, bets on robotics
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang arrived in Seoul Friday for a packed schedule of meetings with tech leaders, promising “some surprises” for South Korea while predicting robotics will be the…
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Japan prosecutors office to hold internal probe after rape allegation
The Japanese prosecutors office will launch an investigation into harassment within the organisation, the justice minister said Friday, in light of a rape allegation involving a former regional chief. Very…
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South Korea election chief quits after ballot shortage sparks blockade
The head of South Korea’s election commission resigned Friday, hours after riot police cleared protesters from a Seoul polling station following a near two-day blockade sparked by a ballot shortage…
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Japan could end up an ‘AI colony’ if it falls behind, digital minister warns
Japan could fall prey to a new form of colonialism in the AI era if it fails to keep pace with the technology’s rapid development, the country’s digital minister warned…
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‘Extremely intelligent’ bear at large in Japan after hurting four
An “extremely intelligent” bear that injured four people in northern Japan remains at large as of Friday, after apparently unlatching a window while evading capture and turning on a water…
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