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Japan faces a ‘rice crisis’ as price nearly doubles for food staple
The price of Japanese-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector.
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Record floods kill four and devastate eastern Australia
About 50,000 people are still isolated after powerful weather system dumped months of rain in three days.
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Record floods kill four and devastate eastern Australia
About 50,000 people are still isolated after powerful weather system dumped months of rain in three days.
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EU membership, seizing Russia’s money needed to rebuild Ukraine: Analysts
A simple ceasefire is unlikely to set the stage for undoing the damage from Russia’s war, experts say.
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EU membership, seizing Russia’s money needed to rebuild Ukraine: Analysts
A simple ceasefire is unlikely to set the stage for undoing the damage from Russia’s war, experts say.
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US sanctions Sudan after ruling chemical weapons used during civil war
The US will cut exports to Sudan and lines of government credit after determining that banned weapons were used.
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Thunder-Wolves 118-103: MVP SGA sets up 2-0 NBA West final lead
NBA's MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Oklahoma City Thunder to Game 2 win over Minnesota Timberwolves in West finals.
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Guess who India, Pakistan and Iran are all wooing? The Taliban
No country formally recognises the Taliban. But the group's recent diplomatic overdrive shows many want it as a partner.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,184
These are the key events on day 1,184 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Florida court orders ex-Mexican security chief to pay millions to Mexico
Genaro Garcia Luna, formerly a high-ranking government official, is serving a 38-year sentence for accepting bribes.
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Will Donald Trump’s Golden Dome protect America?
US president says system will shield country from missile threats, including from space.
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Suspect charged with murder in shooting of two Israeli embassy workers
Elias Rodriguez faces charges of first-degree murder, murder of foreign officials and causing death with a firearm.
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Timeline: Trump’s escalating standoff with Harvard University
Move to block Harvard from enrolling foreign students latest action against university in months-long pressure campaign.
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G7 vows to address global economic ‘imbalances’, considers Russia sanctions
The group said it would call for analysis on international supply chain resilience.
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Syrian business owners welcome EU’s lifting of sanctions
Syrians are hoping sanctions relief will help boost investment, reconstruction after more than a decade of civil war.
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Israeli speculation mounts over potential rift between Trump and Netanyahu
US and Israel have always been close, especially under Trump, but that makes even the smallest differences more evident.
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Vigil held for slain Israeli embassy staffers
Mourners held a vigil outside the Capital Jewish Museum after two Israeli Embassy staffers were fatally shot Wednesday.
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Lebanese PM condemns wave of Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon
Israeli attacks come as residents of Lebanon's southern districts prepare to vote in municipal elections on Saturday.
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Damaged homes after small plane crashes into US neighbourhood
A small plane crashed into a US neighbourhood near San Diego early Thursday.
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Is United States debt becoming unsustainable?
Moody's ratings agency has stripped the US of its last perfect credit rating.
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