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Japanese authorities urge island’s residents to evacuate after strong quake
Residents were urged to leave their homes and evacuate to "a school playground in Akuseki Island", a municipal official told AFP. It is part of the Tokara island chain.
Australian man dies from bat bite
The man in his 50s was bitten by a bat carrying Australian bat lyssavirus several months ago, the health service in New South Wales said.
Thailand set for another acting PM after cabinet reshuffle
Thailand's king is scheduled Thursday to swear in a new cabinet in a reshuffle that will see a third person in a week take on the role as the country's prime minister.
North Korea opens massive beach resort
Dubbed "North Korea's Waikiki" by South Korean media, the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area can accommodate nearly 20,000 people, according to Pyongyang, which previously described it as "a world-class cultural resort".
Iran supends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog
Iranian officials have sharply criticised the IAEA for what they described as the agency's "silence" in the face of the Israeli and US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites.
Over 14 million people could die from US foreign aid cuts:...
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) had provided over 40 percent of global humanitarian funding until Donald Trump returned to the White House in January.
World will have to learn to live with heatwaves: UN
The world will have to learn to live with heatwaves, the United Nations' weather and climate agency said Tuesday, as much of Europe roasted in high summer temperatures.
Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces kill 34 as ceasefire momentum builds
Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that "11 people (were) killed near aid distribution points in the central and southern parts of the territory".
Taiwan jails 10 people for spying for China
The two sides have been spying on each other for decades, but analysts say the threat to Taiwan is greater given that China has threatened to use force to bring Taipei under its control.
Snakes on a plane bound for India, again
Indian customs officers in Mumbai said they have stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure this month.
