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A raging wildfire in a South Korean seaside city has forced evacuations. |
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SEOUL, South Korea - On Tuesday, a wildfire fueled by high winds destroyed portions of a beach city on South Korea's eastern coast, killing one person and driving hundreds to evacuate before being calmed by rain.Read More |
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Switzerland No Longer Recommends COVID-19 Vaccination |
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Swiss authorities have discontinued advocating COVID-19 immunization, even for persons who have been identified as being at high risk from COVID-19.Read More |
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Following the US Speaker Meeting, China begins drilling around Taiwan. |
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FUZHOU, China/TAIPEI - On Saturday, China launched three days of military drills surrounding Taiwan to protest Taiwan President Tsai Ing-meeting wen's with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. House of Representatives, as the island's military minister stated that it would respond peacefully.Read More |
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After a rocket attack, Israel launches strikes on Hamas in Lebanon and Gaza. |
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JERUSALEM/GAZA—military Israel's struck targets in Lebanon and Gaza early Friday in retaliation for rocket attacks claimed on the terrorist group Hamas, as tensions escalated following police raids this week on the Al-Aqsa shrine in Jerusalem.Read More |
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Finland joins NATO, as Moscow threatens 'counter-measures.' |
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HELSINKI/BRUSSELS—Finland formally joined NATO on Tuesday, with its flag flying outside the military alliance's headquarters in Brussels, in a historic policy move precipitated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, prompting Moscow to threaten "counter-measures."Read More |
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18 Chinese warplanes and four vessels were discovered near Taiwan during Tsai's visit to the US |
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) dispatched 18 aircraft and four navy boats to Taiwan on Saturday, according to Taiwan's Defense Ministry, while Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen visited the island's Central American allies.Read More |
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Italy has temporarily blocked ChatGPT due of privacy concerns. |
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ROME - In the aftermath of a data breach, Italy is temporarily suspending the artificial intelligence program ChatGPT as it investigates a suspected infringement of rigorous European Union data protection standards, the government's privacy authority said Friday.Read More |
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36 Corpse Discovered Within Well Following Indian Temple Collapse |
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NEW DELHI—Thirty-six dead were discovered inside a well at a Hindu temple in central India after scores of festivalgoers plunged into the murky water when the well's lid collapsed, officials said Friday.Read More |
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The Turkish Parliament approves Finland's NATO membership while Sweden waits. |
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ANKARA—parliament Turkey's adopted a law on Thursday allowing Finland to join NATO, paving the door for the nation to join the Western defense alliance while the crisis in Ukraine rages on.Read More |
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Russia begins drills, stops sharing information on missile tests with the US |
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MOSCOW—Russia will no longer provide advance notice of missile tests as required by a nuclear treaty that the Kremlin has suspended, a senior Moscow diplomat said Wednesday, as the country's military rolled missile launchers across Siberia in a display of the country's massive nuclear capability amid fighting in Ukraine.Read More |
