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China returns second Boeing plane to US

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The first Boeing aircraft have left China to return to the US.

Pope Francis passes away

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Pope Francis passed away, the Vatican announced on April 21.

Trump administration threatens to cut $1 billion, tighten Harvard's admission of foreign students

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The Trump administration plans to cut another $1 billion in aid to Harvard University and limit the school's admission of foreign students.

US proposes bold solution for Europe's largest nuclear power plant

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The US has proposed turning the territory around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant into a neutral zone.

Lessons from the past, actions for the future

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5 years after the COVID-19 pandemic, 194 members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have achieved a very important result, successfully concluding the more than 3-year-long negotiation process on the draft treaty on pandemic prevention and response in the world.

Japan's wonderful rescue efforts during super typhoon Hagibis

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Japan's incredible rescue efforts during Hagibis have helped minimize damage to people and property.

The hotel under construction collapsed in the blink of an eye, crushing many people

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At least one person has died, three people are missing and 19 people are injured after hard Rock Hotel under construction collapsed in New Orleans, USA.

Images of devastated damage in Japan during super typhoon Hagibis

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Superstorm Hagibis devastated Tokyo on October 12 and is expected to make landfall today on Tohoku, where up to 340,000 residents in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, have been advised to evacuate.

Japan struggles to cope with super typhoon "monster" Hagibis

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Super Typhoon Hagibis made landfall on the Izu peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan at around 7pm on September 12.

Hagibis threatens Japan, people rush to "clean up" supermarkets

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In preparation for a major super typhoon that brought record amounts of rain, strong winds and severe flooding from the central to northern regions, Japanese people rushed to store food.

The terrible devastation of super typhoon Hagibis despite just approaching Japan

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A rescue agency in the central city of Japan, Shizuoka, said on the morning of October 12 that a residential area in Suruga Bay was flooded almost to the knee despite Hagibis not yet officially making landfall.

Japan issues special emergency warning for super typhoon Hagibis

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Japan's weather agency issued a special emergency warning for heavy rains from Hagibis on October 12.

Thousands of US soldiers rush into Saudi Arabia amid the media stir

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The Pentagon will deploy a new shipment of soldiers and equipment to Saudi Arabia to "guarantee and strengthen Saudi Arabia's defense" after attacks on oil facilities last month.

Japan's weather is strangely purple as super typhoon Hagibis is about to make landfall

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The sky of Tokyo, Japan, turns strangely purple before the strongest storm in the past 60 years is about to make landfall.

The "monster" power of super typhoon Hagibis seen from space

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Super typhoon Hagibis with destructive power is about to make landfall in Japan. Satellite stations have recorded scary images showing that this is the biggest super typhoon to ever hit Japan in the past 60 years.

2019 Nobel Peace Prize honors Ethiopia Prime Minister

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Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his outstanding contributions to peace, contributing to the end of more than 20-year conflict with neighboring Eritrea.

China's high-speed bridge collapsed, many cars crushed

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A high-speed bridge collapse occurred in Jiangsu Province, eastern China on October 10, causing many cars to be crushed.

2018 and 2019 Nobel Prizes in Literature honor Polish and Austrian writers

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The 2018 and 2019 Nobel Prizes in Literature were announced by the Swedish Academy on October 10 for Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and Austrian author Peter Handke.

Extreme elements seriously injure Indonesian security minister

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A man used a knife to attack Indonesian security minister Wiranto on October 10 while he visited a town on Java as a minister and injured three others.

Mexico's meager tycoon dragged around the streets for refusing to keep a promise

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A Mexico Mayor was angered by local people with a small truck and dragged onto the streets for failing to fulfill his campaign commitments.