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Japan earthquake death toll reaches 206 as government includes indirect deaths
The death toll from the New Year's Day earthquake that struck Japan reached 206 on Wednesday as the government included indirect deaths for the first time. Photo by Jiji…
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World Economic Forum: Extreme weather, AI, cybercrime greatest global risks in 2024
Climate-related disasters, like the wildfires in Lahaina, Maui, in August 2023, pose an increased threat to the global community in 2024 and beyond, according to a new global risk…
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Ecuador declares ‘internal armed conflict,’ gunmen storm TV station
1 of 3 | Ecuadorian soldiers have been executing military operations at prisons across the country after riots broke out over the weekend. Photo courtesy of Armed…
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IDF says 40 Hamas fighters killed in Khan Younis; Blinken meets with Israeli leaders
1 of 2 | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday at the end of a third round of shuttle diplomacy in…
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U.S., dozens of allies condemn North Korea-Russia weapons transfer
The Biden administration has said that Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles on at least three separate occasions in the war in Ukraine. Photo by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA-EFE…
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CENTCOM: Houthi rebels launch ‘complex attack’ on Red Sea ships
British and U.S. warships shot down more than 20 missiles launched Tuesday by Houthi rebels at commercial ships transiting the Red Sea. File Photo by PFC3 Samantha Alaman/U.S.…
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Natural disasters cost world $250B in 2023, German insurer says
1 of 6 | Rescue teams search for victims in February's 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. A new report by a global insurer cites the quake as one of the…
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202 dead from Japan earthquake; police search fire-ravaged market
At least 202 people were confirmed dead as the result of earthquakes in Japan as police launched a search of the Wajima Morning Market which was leveled by a fire caused by the…
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U.S.-Russian citizen arrested on drug charges in Russia
A dual citizen of Russia and the U.S. Robert Woodland Romanov has been arrested on drug charges, according to a Moscow court. Photo courtesy of Robert Woodland Romanov.…
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EU to probe Microsoft’s $10B investment in OpenAI
Microsoft's $10 billion partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI was dealt a new blow Tuesday after European Union regulators announced they were looking into whether the investment…
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