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Japan PM urges "strict" implementation of sanctions on DPRK

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that strong pressure from the international community was the only way to halt DPRK's rocket and nuclear tests and that economic sanctions needed to be implemented "strictly".

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South Korea accuses Nissan of emissions cheating

The government says the Qashqai model’s emissions tests were rigged, but Nissan says the import meets the latest European requirements

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British primary school test paper leaked amid test protest

​A test paper and its answers were leaked online Monday night ahead of a test on Tuesday that thousands of Year 6 pupils in England were to sit.

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Fishermen sue state over Bikini Atoll H-bomb tests "cover-up"

​Forty-five plaintiffs, including fishermen who say they were exposed to radiation from U.S. hydrogen bomb tests near Bikini Atoll decades ago, are suing the Japanese government over the alleged cover-up of their suspected exposure.

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Mayors of Japan's Hiroshima, Nagasaki protest U.S. plutonium tests

​Mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two Japanese cities that suffered atomic bombing in World War II, on Tuesday sent letters to U.S. President Barack Obama protesting reported U.S. plutonium tests in September and October, Kyodo News reported.

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China says imported garments of fast fashion brands substandard

Four "fast fashion" brands were named in China's top 5 worst in terms of safety among imported garments, quality supervision officials said.

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Lanzhou to explore second water source after crisis

Local authorities of Lanzhou City in southwest China's Gansu Province admitted on Tuesday afternoon a lack of regulatory supervision led to a tap water crisis, and pledged to find a second water source for the city as soon as possible.

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China's aircarft carrier returns from S China Sea voyage

China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, returned to its homeport in north China Wednesday after completing a series of scientific tests and training programs in the South China Sea.

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Putin signs law on drug tests for students

President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that permits tests on students to see if they have consumed drugs or psychotropic substances, the Kremlin website said Saturday.