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Clean-up efforts at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power have reduced adiation levels in some areas by 80 percent but forested land remains untouched and is a potential source of contamination for years to come

Fukushima Clean-up Reduces Radiation Levels, But Not All

Fukushima clean-up reduces radiation levels, but not all

Japan Govt Ordered To Pay Damages Over Transgender Toilet Ban

There are no reliable global statistics on the number of people who identify as transgender

Japan govt ordered to pay damages over transgender toilet ban

China Slams US As 'Source Of Chaos', Rejects Universal Human Rights Standards

China expressed "strong indignation" over the passing of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act by the US House of Representatives

Chinese vice foreign minister Ma Zhaoxu accused the United States of being a “source of chaos” and said, “Some countries are making color revolutions all over the place to force regime change under the banner of human rights.”

Incoming pipelines leading to the Bovanenkovo gas field on the Yamal peninsula in the Arctic circle

German Execs Slam Planned US Sanctions On Russian Pipeline

German execs slam planned US sanctions on Russian pipeline

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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize in large part for reaching out to neighbouring Eritrea

Ethiopia's Abiy Calls For Meeting With Eritrean Leader

Ethiopia's Abiy calls for meeting with Eritrean leader

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said a taskforce would be created to monitor tech giants and take enforcement action

Australia Stops Short Of Major Clampdown On Facebook, Google

Australia stops short of major clampdown on Facebook, Google

Burger King has offered a vegetarian version of their iconic Whopper burger since April 2019

US Court Suspends Naming Restrictions On Fake Meat Firms

US court suspends naming restrictions on fake meat firms

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China Accuses US Of 'Ideological Prejudice' For Legislation Fighting Uyghur Muslim Camps

The Chinese Communist Party’s regional government chairman, Shohrat Zakir, claimed that “trainees” from its “vocational training centers” had “graduated” and found stable employment.

Georgia-born sumo wrestler Levan Gorgadze has become a star in the Japanese sport

Beating, Homesickness: Tough Path To The Top For Georgian Sumo Star

Beating, homesickness: tough path to the top for Georgian sumo star

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California To House Homeless In Cruise Ships: 'This Is An Emergency'

A leader in the Californian city Oakland has hit upon a novel idea of using cruise ships to house the city’s homeless people wrought by calamities like storms.

Taipei district prosecutors office said ten suspects have been questioned on suspicion of falsifying identities for Chinese citizens to visit Taiwan

Taiwan Probes Massive Visa Scams Involving Chinese Visitors

Taiwan probes massive visa scams involving Chinese visitors

US team captain Tiger Woods hits a tee shot Thursday and he will again feature on the second day after being the standout player as the Americans slumped to a 4-1 deficit at the Presidents Cup in Melbourne

Captain Woods To Play Again As US Look To Bounce Back

Captain Woods to play again as US look to bounce back

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, pictured here at an event during the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 in Madrid, was dismissed as a "brat" by Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro

Donald Trump Jr. Sides Hong Kong Protesters, They Should Be Time 2019 Person Of The Year

Donald Trump Jr. tweets the anti-government Hong Kong street protestors should be TIME magazine's 2019 Person of the Year.

Mark Inman, brother of a New Zealand tour guide killed in the White Island volcanic disaster told TVNZ that authorities were taking too long to recover bodies

Frustration Grows For Families Of New Zealand Volcano Victims

Frustration grows for families of New Zealand volcano victims

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro's health has been a subject of concern ever since a knife attack against the far-right then-candidate during his election campaign in September 2018

Brazil's Bolsonaro Examined For Skin Cancer

Brazil's Bolsonaro examined for skin cancer

Norwegian oil executive Arne Sigve Nylund says that at term, the new oil field will account for more than one quarter of total output from Norway's continental shelf

Mammoth Field Fires Up Norway's Oil Industry

Mammoth field fires up Norway's oil industry

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (L) and Doug Collins, the senior Republican on the committee, in a hearing on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump

Trump Impeachment Debate Opens With Fiery Partisan Battle

Trump impeachment debate opens with fiery partisan battle

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein looked frail as he was helped into the courtroom using a walking frame

Weinstein Agrees To $25 Million Settlement With Accusers

Weinstein agrees to $25 million settlement with accusers

Battling drought, debt and ailments blamed on pesticides, rice farmers in northern Thailand have turned to eco-friendly growing methods despite powerful agribusiness interests in a country that is one of the top exporters of the grain in the world

Thai Rice Farmers Shun 'Big Agribusiness' And Fight Climate Change

Thai rice farmers shun 'big agribusiness' and fight climate change

A sturgeon at a fishery run by Chinese caviar company Kaluga Queen in Qiandao lake, Zhejiang province

Caviar 'Queen': Chinese Roe Reigns Around The World

Caviar 'queen': Chinese roe reigns around the world

To fortify themselves for future tariffs or political waves, Chinese companies are looking to new markets

Chinese Businesses Boost Self-reliance As Trade War Rolls On

Chinese businesses boost self-reliance as trade war rolls on

Iraq's anti-government protest encampment in Baghdad's Tahrir Square has become a mini state providing the kind of services demonstrators say their government has failed to provide

Iraq Protesters Form 'Mini-state' In Baghdad's Tahrir Square

Iraq protesters form 'mini-state' in Baghdad's Tahrir Square

Red Cross officials have been taken aback by the scale of devasation wrought by recent natural disasters, such as Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas

Red Cross Scrambles To Address Surging Climate-related Risks

Red Cross scrambles to address surging climate-related risks

The DUP is the main party in Northern Ireland and is led by 49-year-old Arlene Foster

Smaller Parties Could Hold Keys To Power At UK Election

Smaller parties could hold keys to power at UK election

More than 200 youth and indigenous rights activists were thrown out of the climate talks in Madrid

Greenpeace Chief Locked Out Of UN Climate Meet Amid Protests

Greenpeace chief locked out of UN climate meet amid protests

Farmers use oxen to plough land in Cuba, which has been hit by a fuel shortage

Oxen And Horses Put Back To Work In Cuba

Oxen and horses put back to work in Cuba

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has made a rare admission that climate change is one of the 'factors' causing unprecedented bushfires that have destroyed millions of hectares of land

Aussie PM Breaks Silence On 'Troubling' Smoke Crisis

Aussie PM breaks silence on 'troubling' smoke crisis

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Netflix Christmas Satire In Brazil Sparks Religious Outcry

Netflix Christmas satire in Brazil sparks religious outcry

Violence in the Sahel has spread despite the presence of French forces and a joint G5 Sahel force

71 Killed In Niger Military Camp: Defence Ministry

71 killed in Niger military camp: defence ministry

Atalanta famously qualified for the last 16

Atletico, Atalanta Reach Last 16 As Bayern Cruise Past Spurs

Atletico, Atalanta reach last 16 as Bayern cruise past Spurs

Close call: Cristiano Ronaldo berates a pitch invader who wanted a selfie with the Juventus star

Double Trouble As Ronaldo Rages At Selfie-hunting Pitch Invader

Double trouble as Ronaldo rages at selfie-hunting pitch invader

Networks like Facebook, Twitter and TikTok currently work more like walled-off playgrounds, where posts are shared with friends within an existing framework

Twitter Backs Overhaul Of Social Media To Stem Disinformation

Twitter backs overhaul of social media to stem disinformation

YouTube policies already ban explicit threats, but now "veiled or implied" threats will be barred as well

YouTube Bans 'Implied' Threats

YouTube bans 'implied' threats

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the USMCA will help not hurt domestic aluminum producers

Canada's Trudeau Denies Giving Ground On Aluminum In USMCA

Canada's Trudeau denies giving ground on aluminum in USMCA

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