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UN aid chief foresees ‘massive job’ in ruined Gaza
AFP, Published on 18/10/2025
» JERUSALEM - The United Nations aid chief took stock of the monumental task of restoring basic necessities in the devastated Gaza Strip on Saturday, and Israel received the remains of another October 7 hostage as a ceasefire entered its second week.
Berlin bathers demand lifting of swimming ban in Spree river
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» BERLIN - Hundreds of Berliners gathered to take a dip in the Spree river Tuesday to protest a 100-year-old ban on swimming in the city's main waterway.
Musk's Starship set for launch after Bezos orbital triumph
AFP, Published on 17/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - The rivalry between the world's two richest men is going cosmic.
Japan 'poop master' gives back to nature
AFP, Published on 10/01/2025
» SAKURAGAWA, Japan - When nature calls, Masana Izawa has followed the same routine for more than 50 years: heading out to the woods in Japan, dropping his pants and doing as bears do.
UN approves Haiti force after year of pleas
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved a Kenyan-led mission aiming to bring stability to Haiti, a year after the violence-ravaged Caribbean nation's leaders first pleaded for an international force.
Brick thrown at Japan embassy in China in Fukushima spat
AFP, Published on 29/08/2023
» TOKYO - Japan said Tuesday that harassment being faced by Japanese in China after the release of water from the Fukushima nuclear plant was "extremely regrettable", confirming that a brick was thrown at the country's embassy in Beijing.
Fukushima operator says released water samples within safe limits
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» TOKYO - Seawater samples taken following the release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactor showed radioactivity levels well within safe limits, operator TEPCO said on Friday.
Japan to release test results after Fukushima release
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» TOKYO - Japan was due Friday to publish preliminary sample results, a day after it began releasing wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant, in an attempt to reassure critics that the operation was safe.
Japan releases water from Fukushima nuclear plant, China furious
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» NAMIE (JAPAN) - Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, prompting a furious China to ban all seafood imports from its neighbour.
Japan to start releasing Fukushima water on Thursday
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» TOKYO - Japan will begin releasing cooling water from the stricken Fukushima power plant on Thursday, 12 years after one of the world's worst nuclear disasters.