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A 90-year-old woman was saved alive five days after a deadly earthquake struck Japan. |
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WAJIMA, Japan—Last Saturday, 124 hours after a powerful earthquake struck the area, killing at least 126 people, causing houses to collapse, and igniting landslides, a 90-year-old lady was discovered still alive inside a damaged house in western Japan.Read More |
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Major Prisoner Exchange Between Russia and Ukraine Following UAE Mediation |
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KYIV—On Wednesday, Russia and Ukraine said that they had exchanged prisoners of war for the first time in almost five months, with each side releasing more than 200 inmates following what they both claimed was a protracted negotiating process that involved United Arab Emirates mediation.Read More |
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In Japan, rescuers are racing against time to find survivors after strong earthquakes claim 73 lives. |
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SUZU, Japan—As severe cold and torrential rain were forecast for Wednesday, Japanese rescue personnel and canine teams hurriedly combed through debris in what the prime minister described as a race against time following strong earthquakes that left at least 73 people dead in western Japan.Read More |
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Russia says Ukraine is using drones and missiles to attack the Belgorod region once more. |
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Russia's defense ministry and local officials said that in the early hours of Wednesday, Ukraine launched 12 missiles and multiple drones into the southern Russian region of Belgorod.Read More |
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Russia bombards Ukraine with drones and missiles |
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KYIV—On Tuesday, Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones toward the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, as well as the city of Kharkiv in the northeast, inflicting extensive damage and killing at least five people, according to officials.Read More |
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Five people die when planes at Japan's Haneda Airport catch fire following a collision. |
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TOKYO—On Tuesday, a Japanese coast guard aircraft and a passenger airliner crashed on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, igniting a fire.Read More |
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Opposition Leader in South Korea Stabbed During Press Conference |
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According to local accounts, South Korea's opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was attacked on Tuesday by an unidentified attacker when he was speaking with media in the port city of Busan, which is in the southeast.Read More |
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Five Suspects Are Arrested by German Authorities in Connection with Cologne Cathedral Attack Threat |
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BERLIN—German officials reported on Monday that they had arrested a fifth person in connection with the purported plot, this one in relation to an alleged threat of an assault on the renowned Cologne Cathedral over the holidays.Read More |
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Japan Earthquake Death Toll Approaches 50 as Rescuers Struggle to Locate Survivors |
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WAJIMA, Japan: Rescue crews struggled on Tuesday to reach remote places where buildings had been fallen, roads had been destroyed, and tens of thousands of houses had lost electricity following a strong earthquake that struck Japan on New Year's Day, leaving at least 48 dead.Read More |
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Houthis Fire Missiles Towards Another Commercial Ship in the Red Sea |
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Tuesday's attack on a commercial ship was carried out by the Islamist Houthi rebel forces in Yemen, carrying on a pattern of attacks on foreign cargoes in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.Read More |
