Two Koreas agree to hold September summit in Pyongyang: Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet with the South's President Moon Jae-in in…
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Asia
Landslides after powerful 6.6 magnitude quake hits Japan’s Hokkaido
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful 6.6 magnitude quake hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides,…
6 years ago
Japan ‘confirms first Fukushima worker death from radiation’
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has announced for the first time that a worker at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has…
6 years ago
Japan evacuates major airport after typhoon wreaks havoc
by Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan scrambled Wednesday to evacuate passengers trapped at a major…
6 years ago
Fighting in Tripoli displaces thousands: UN-backed govt
TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) -- Fighting in and around the Libyan capital has displaced thousands of people, the government said Tuesday…
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Japan evacuates major airport after typhoon wreaks havoc
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A major airport that was cut off when a huge typhoon smashed through its sole access…
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Updated: Powerful typhoon kills 9, shutters airport in Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The toll in the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in a quarter century rose Wednesday…
6 years ago
One dead, two injured in gas leak at Samsung chip plant
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- One worker was killed and two injured when carbon dioxide leaked at a Samsung Electronics…
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Deadly ‘rat fever’ in flood-ravaged Indian state
KOCHI, India (AFP) -- "Rat fever" and other diseases have killed 14 people in the southern Indian state of Kerala…
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Typhoon Jebi hits Japan, strongest in 25 years: weather agency
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years made landfall Tuesday, the country's weather agency…
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