Fukushima water release plan clears last regulatory hurdle in Japan
TOKYO, July 7, 2023 (AFP) - Plans to discharge treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant cleared their last regulatory…
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Asia
Impact of Fukushima water release on South Korea ‘negligible’: Seoul
Japan's plan to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant would have "negligible consequences" for South Korea, Seoul said…
2 years ago
Yellen urges ‘direct’ talks, US-China climate collaboration
BEIJING, July 8, 2023 (AFP) - Washington and Beijing should communicate "directly" on concerns about specific economic practices, US Treasury…
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China bans some Japanese food imports over Fukushima water release
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's customs authority on Friday said it would ban food imports from 10 Japanese prefectures over…
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Fifteen dead as heavy rains lash southwest China
By Peter CATTERALL BEIJING, July 5, 2023 (AFP) - Fifteen people died and four were missing after torrential rain lashed…
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Crashed North Korean spy satellite had ‘no military utility’: Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's first spy satellite had "no military utility" at all, South Korea said Wednesday…
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Afghan Taliban order women’s beauty parlours to shut
KABUL, July 4, 2023 (AFP) - Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have ordered beauty parlours across the country to shut within a…
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UN warns world to prepare for El Nino impact
GENEVA, July 4, 2023 (AFP) - The United Nations on Tuesday warned the world to prepare for the effects of…
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We may be underestimating the climate risk to crops: researchers
PARIS, July 4, 2023 (AFP) - The risks of harvest failures in multiple global breadbaskets have been underestimated, according to…
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Xi and Putin to address Shanghai alliance, with Iran to join
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are set to address the Shanghai Cooperation Organization alliance…
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