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S. Korea confirms traces of radioactive gas from DPRK's nuclear test

SouthKoreasaidonWednesdaytracesofradioactivexenongaswereconfirmedtobefromatheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)nucleartestearlierthismonth,butitwasunableto

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Flying object that crossed border to S. Korea a 'balloon'

SouthKorea'smilitarysaidanobject,whichflewacrosstheborderonTuesdayafternoonandtriggeredSeoultofirewarningshotsandbeefupitsairdefenseposture,is"apparentlyaballoo

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Air quality normal after Tianjin blasts: authorities

Toxic fumes detected in the air after blasts ripped through the Tianjin Binhai New Area are within national standards, Wen Wurui, head of the city's environmental bureau said.

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Mt. Hakone erupts in Japan, alert level heightened

​Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) said Tuesday that a volcanic eruption had occurred at Mount Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture at some points between Monday night and Tuesday morning and warned of the possibility of bigger eruptions being set off in the vicinity.

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Chinese, Australian vessels expand search area for missing Malaysian jet

Chinese and Australian vessels will focus their search efforts in an expanded sea area in the next three days for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.

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China expand search for MH370, Australia rules out hasty robot operation

Chinese naval vessels on Tuesday expanded the search area in the Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane in a bid to pick up suspicious pulse signals detected over the weekend.

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Australian ship detects 2 more underwater signals in search of MH370

An Australian ship detected two more acoustic events possibly from airplane black boxes in the past 24 hours in the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines MH370 in South Indian Ocean, Australian official announced Monday.

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Japan to hold security meeting on DPRK's artificial quake

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday that Japan will immediately convene a security meeting after an "artificial quake" was detected in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.