France’s Bastille Day parade meets the Olympic torch relay in an exceptional year
PARIS (news agencies) — Paris hosted an extra-special guest for France’s national holiday Sunday — the Olympic flame lighting up ...
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CAROLINA, Puerto Rico (news agencies) — Vianca Braña never used to attend basketball games in her hometown of Carolina, Puerto ...
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TOKYO (news agencies) — Japan’s defense ministry announced disciplinary action on Friday against more than 200 senior officials and service ...
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China’s landfills brim with textile waste as fast fashion reigns and recycling takes a back seat
WENZHOU, China (news agencies) — At a factory in Zhejiang province on China’s eastern coast, two mounds of discarded cotton clothing and bed ...
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Japan and Philippines to sign defense pact letting Tokyo’s forces train in Southeast Asian country
MANILA, Philippines (news agencies) — Japan and the Philippines are signing a key defense pact Monday that would allow the ...
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A study finds Indonesia’s deforested land is often left idle. But some see potential in that
JAKARTA, Indonesia (news agencies) — Years after being felled, vast swathes of Indonesia’s old-growth forests are left sitting idle. And ...
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New Zealand will radically ease zoning rules to try to relieve its stubborn housing shortage
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (news agencies) — New Zealand will drastically ease zoning restrictions in a bid to “flood the market” ...
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What to know about Venezuela’s election as Maduro faces the toughest race of his decade in power
CARACAS, Venezuela (news agencies) — For the first time in decades, Venezuela’s self-described socialist government is facing a serious electoral ...
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Fires have become the most visible sign of the conflict heating up on the Lebanon-Israel border
CHEBAA, Lebanon (news agencies) — With cease-fire talks faltering in Gaza and no clear offramp for the conflict on the ...
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Saeed Jalili, a hard-line former negotiator known as a ‘true believer,’ seeks Iran’s presidency
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — Hard-line Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili may have been Tehran’s top nuclear negotiator ...
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