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Japan's Abe apologizes for "unconstructive" discussions in Diet

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday apologized for time being wasted in the latest session of the Diet and pledged to fulfill the government's responsibility to fully explain its policies to a public whose support for his Cabinet has tumbled according to recent polls.

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Small blast at British station in Cyprus, criminal motive seen

AsmallexplosionoccurredoutsideapolicestationataBritishbaseinCyprusearlyonTuesday,authoritiessaid,addingitwasbeingtreatedasacriminalinvestigation.Britishbaseauth

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Update | Death toll rises to 25 following Indian factory blaze

ThedeathtollfollowingafireatafireworksfactoryinIndiaonWednesdayhasrisento25,officialssaidonThursday."Ofthe10peopleinjuredintheincident,fivediedinhospital,"Bhara

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Syrian teen arrested in Germany for allegedly plotting suicide attack

PoliceinGermanyhavearrestedaSyrianteenagersuspectedofplanningasuicideattackinBerlin,aGermanofficialannounced.The17-year-old,whoallegedlyplannedasuicideattackinB

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British PM says thoughts with victims of "appalling terrorist attack"

British Prime Minister Theresa May said Tuesday that her thoughts are with the victims and families of those affected in "what is being treated by the police as an appalling terrorist attack".

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Man set alight during Venezuela protest, death toll rises to 48

VenezuelanPresidentNicolasMaduroblastedoppositionprotestersonSundayforsettingamanonfireduringarallythepreviousday.Maduroaccusedtheprotestersoftargetingthemanfor

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French presidential candidate Macron unveils anti-nepotism agenda

A frontrunner in the French presidential elections, Emmanuel Macron, vowed Thursday to end nepotism in government, as it was announced his rival Francois Fillon would be charged over a fake jobs scandal.

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15,000 residents lose homes in Manila shantytown blaze

Authorities say 15,000 residents of a shantytown beside Manila’s port have lost their homes in a fire that raged overnight before being put out Wednesday morning.

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Turkish MPs hurt in brawl over constitution reform

At least two Turkish MPs were injured Thursday (Jan 19) as brawls erupted in parliament between supporters and critics of a constitutional reform bill boosting the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reports said.

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Striking a peace sign in selfies could lead to fingerprint data theft, researchers warn

Could flashing the “peace” sign in photos lead to fingerprint data being stolen?

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Marlin drags fisherman into remote waters off Australia

A lone fisherman survived by treading water for six hours after being dragged into the sea by a marlin off Western Australia.

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Drunk Canadian pilot arrested after fainting in cockpit

A Sunwing pilot was arrested on Saturday (Dec 31) after being found intoxicated in a plane he was about to maneuver out of Calgary airport in western Canada.

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Man filmed 'fishing' in floods amuses Australia

​An Australian man has found instant fame after being filmed pretending to fish during flash floods in Melbourne.

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Nepal’s ex-king Gyanendra: national unity under attack

​Nepal's national unity is under attack and its people must act to save it, former King Gyanendra said on Wednesday, in some of his most critical political comments since being toppled by a parliamentary vote eight years ago.

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Smog hits northern China

Grey smog fell over northern China Sunday, prompting the national observatory to issue a yellow alert, the third-highest level warning.

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Japan's main opposition leader blasts Abe's economic polices

Japan's main opposition Democratic Party leader Renho on Wednesday blasted Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his failed economic policies, in the first head-to-head match up of the two leaders since Renho was elected to lead her party on Sept. 15.

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Japan to relax visa regulations for Chinese visitors from Oct. 17

Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said on Tuesday that a previous plan to relax visa regulations for Chinese visitors would come into effect on Oct. 17, with one of the objectives being to boost repeat arrivals and increase bilateral people exchanges.