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Nearly 28 tons of cocaine seized after police access encrypted network
Police in Belgium say they have seized almost 28 tons of cocaine with a street value of 1.4 billion euros ($1.65 billion)...
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Osaka cancels Olympic torch event as it declares state of emergency amid Covid-19 surge
The governor of Japan's western region of Osaka has canceled the upcoming Olympic torch event amid a surge in Covid-19 cases. Olympic...
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Japan just recorded its earliest cherry blossom bloom in 1,200 years. Scientists warn it’s a symptom of the larger climate crisis
Think of Japan in the spring, and the image that comes to mind is likely the country's famous cherry blossoms,...
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UK government proposes pilots for Covid-19 passports as way out of lockdown
The UK government says it plans to trial Covid-19 passports at snooker tournaments, comedy clubs and soccer matches over the coming weeks....
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Police officer, suspect dead after security breach at US Capitol
Suspect rammed car into two Capitol Police officers, was shot when he ‘lunged’ towards police. US Capitol Police officers investigate...
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Analysis of Tigray massacre video raises questions for Ethiopian Army
Dawit was watching television at a relative's one-room apartment in Axum, a historic city in Ethiopia's war-torn, northern Tigray region,...
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British contractor presumed dead in Mozambique terror attack, family says
A British contractor missing since Islamist militants first attacked the town of Palma in northern Mozambique just over a week ago is...
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Europe’s vaccine rollout ‘unacceptably slow,’ WHO warns, amid ‘worrying’ surge
The rollout of vaccines in Europe is "unacceptably slow," the World Health Organization said Wednesday, delivering a damning evaluation on...
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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi charged with violating state secrets as wireless internet shutdown begins
Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with violating the official secrets act, her lawyer said...
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Taiwan: Dozens killed as train crashes and derails in tunnel
At least 41 people have died and up to 200 remain trapped after a train carrying nearly 500 people crashed...
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