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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Aug 26- Sep 1)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Brice Nguema named t

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50,000 S Korean protesters call for government action on Fukushima radioactive water

About 50,000 protesters gathered in the capital of South Korea on Saturday to demand that the government take steps to prevent what they fear is an impending disaster:

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Pacific not 'sewer' of Fukushima water, more time needed for assessment

Twelve years ago, after the Fukushima nuclear accident, Japan received assistance from all over the world. After 12 years, Japan has decided to put the whole human race

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Civil servant takes pride in language role at Chengdu FISU Games

Serving the city she loves by participating in the Chengdu FISU World University Games is an experience that Li Anxi will never forget.0e01e0a09dfa6af609ac8b2b188efb6.j

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Sweden, Danmark struggle to tame Muslim fumes over Quran burnings

Sweden and Denmark have been striving to tame widespread Muslim anger sparked by government-approved demonstrations involving the burning of Quran copies in the two cou

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$1.5b pledged to curb Sudan's slide into 'death and destruction': UN

Donors at a UN conference on Monday pledged close to $1.5 billion to combat the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and help its neighbors host refugees fleeing the fighting.S

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U.S. default looms as debt agreement fails

U.S. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy failed to reach an agreement on the debt ceiling on Monday, U.S. media reported. Biden said their talks were "

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'Godfather of AI' leaves Google, warning tech dangers in ChatGPT era

A pioneering researcher and the so-called "Godfather of AI" Geoffrey Hinton said he quit Google to speak freely about the technology's dangers, after realizing computer

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South Korea to discuss 'issues raised' from leaked documents with U.S.

South Korea is aware of news reports about a leak of several classified U.S. military documents and it plans to discuss "issues raised" as a result of the leak with the

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U.S. states cannot block hazardous waste from Ohio derailment: EPA

willworryS. states cannot block shipments of hazardous waste from a February 3 Ohio train derailment to licensed disposal sites the head of the Environmental Protection

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Meta to lay off another 10,000 workers after initial cuts in November

ZuckerbergyearCEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday that the company will lay off another 10000 employees according to his blog post.It makes Meta the first Big Tech

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Taliban warn women can't take entry exams at universities

The Taliban on Saturday doubled down on their ban on women's education, reinforcing in a message to private universities that Afghan women are barred from taking univer

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China reopens tourism to boost the economy and cultural exchanges

As the world becomes more connected and globalized, the role of tourism in improving relations between countries is much more important. With the rise of the internet a

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U.S. domestic politics to damper North American Leaders' Summit

U.S. President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meet for a two-day summit in Mexico City from January

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Mexico pledges to complete huge elevated train in one year

Mexico’s troubled Maya Train tourist project will now include a 45-mile (72 kilometer) stretch of elevated trackway through the jungle, President Andrés Manuel López Ob

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COP27 deal delivers landmark on 'loss and damage', but little else

Countries adopted a hard-fought final agreement at the COP27 climate summit early on Sunday that sets up a fund to help poor countries being battered by climate disaste

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Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak lead race to be UK's next prime minister

Boris Johnson and his former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading the potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, with candidates c