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Japan to start releasing Fukushima water on Thursday

By Natsuko FUKUE, Hiroshi HIYAMA TOKYO, Aug 22, 2023 (AFP) - Japan will begin releasing cooling water from the stricken…

Ex-PM Thaksin returns to Thailand after 15 years in exile

BANGKOK, Aug 22, 2023 (AFP) - Thailand's divisive ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the kingdom Tuesday, after 15 years in…

Plane carrying former Thai PM Thaksin lands in Bangkok: local media

BANGKOK, Aug 22, 2023 (AFP) - Thailand's divisive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra touched down by private jet in Bangkok…

Ten killed in light plane crash near Malaysian capital

A light plane crashed into a four-lane road near Malaysia's capital on Thursday, killing eight people on board and two…

Search for survivors after Indian floods, landslides kill 65

Rescuers searched Tuesday for people feared missing in floods and landslides that have killed at least 65 in India, including…

PAL cancels six flights to Japan due to Typhoon Lan

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has canceled six flights between Manila and Japan scheduled for Tuesday due to Typhoon Lan…

The deadliest wildfires

PARIS, Aug 14, 2023 (AFP) - The US wildfire in which almost 100 have died in Hawaii is among the…

Typhoon Lan to hit Japan on Tuesday

https://youtu.be/PLJ0XSP-eis In this report, Japan's Bureau Chief, Dennis Lu, delivers information on the imminent Typhoon Lan, anticipated to reach Japan's…

Death toll from heavy rain in north India rises to almost 60

DEHRADUN, India, Aug 14, 2023 (AFP) - At least 58 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse,…

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