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Japan revises its century-old sex crime laws, raising the consent age to 16 |
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In a significant revision of the nation's century-old sex crime laws, Japan's parliament enacted new legislation on Friday that redefines nonconsensual sex as rape and raises the age of sexual consent from 13 to 16.Read More |
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Japan's North is Shaken by a Strong Earthquake, but No Damage Is Reported |
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Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost major island, experienced a magnitude 6.2 earthquake on Sunday, although no damage or casualties were immediately reported.Read More |
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In an effort to counter China's influence, Japan, Australia, and the US will fund an underwater cable connection in Micronesia. |
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To boost networks in the Indo-Pacific area, where China is steadily extending its influence, Japan, the United States, and Australia have signed an agreement on a $95 million underwater cable project that would connect the island states of East Micronesia. This announcement was made on Tuesday in Tokyo.Read More |
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Weeks after plane crash, 4 Colombian children are discovered alive in the jungle. |
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BOGOTA—More than five weeks after the plane carrying them crashed in dense forest, four youngsters from an Indigenous village in Colombia were discovered alive in the country's south on Friday, according to Gustavo Petro, Colombia's president.Read More |
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Putin claims that Russia will station nuclear weapons in Belarus within the next month. |
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Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, announced on Friday that when the requisite specialized storage facilities in the formerly Soviet country are finished early next month, Moscow will begin deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.Read More |
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Russian National Killed by Tiger Shark in Unusual Attack Off Egypt's Red Sea Coast |
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CAIRO — According to Egyptian and Russian officials, a Russian man died on Thursday after being bitten by a shark off the coast of an Egyptian Red Sea resort.Read More |
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Tokyo protests after Chinese ships enter Japanese waters. |
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On Thursday, Chinese ships sailed into Japanese territorial waters in the East China Sea at two different points, leading Tokyo to protest Beijing.Read More |
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China's alleged agreement to build a spy base with Cuba is denied by the US. |
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The claim that China and Cuba had agreed to construct an electronic monitoring station on the island, which is about 100 miles from Florida and has U.S. military installations there, was refuted by the United States on Thursday.Read More |
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Drone Footage of the Collapsed Kakhovka Dam Displays the Amount of Devastation |
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Drone footage of the demolished Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine and the neighboring Russian-occupied settlements reveals hundreds of homes and structures under water along the Dnieper River.Read More |
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UK Prime Minister Sunak will be hosted by Biden at the White House to discuss AI, economic security, and Ukraine. |
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On Thursday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom will be welcomed by President Joe Biden at the White House. According to the White House, the two leaders will talk about a range of world concerns during their discussion, including economic cooperation, support for Ukraine, and the transition to sustainable energy.Read More |
