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Californians told not to charge EVs as grid struggles in heat wave
AFP, Published on 01/09/2022
» LOS ANGELES: Californians were told Wednesday not to charge their electric vehicles (EVs) during peak hours, just days after the state said it would stop selling gas-powered cars, as the aging electricity grid struggles with a fearsome heatwave.
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Three dead as mercury rises across Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 27/05/2019
» TOKYO: Three women died and around 10 students were taken to hospitals due to heatstroke symptoms as unseasonably hot weather continued in Japan on Monday, authorities said.
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Tiananmen museum reopens in Hong Kong to mark anniversary
Published on 26/04/2019
» HONG KONG: A museum documenting the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre reopened in Hong Kong on Friday after a three-year hiatus, marking the 30th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on a pro-democracy protest.
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Global measles cases up 300 percent year-on-year: WHO
AFP, Published on 16/04/2019
» GENEVA - Measles cases rose 300 percent worldwide through the first three months of 2019 compared to the same period last year, the UN said Monday, as concern grows over the impact of anti-vaccination stigma.
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Japan to ban physical punishment of children by parents
Published on 03/03/2019
» TOKYO: The Japanese government and the ruling coalition plan to include a ban on corporal punishment of children by parents in law revisions following a series of recent child maltreatment cases in the name of discipline, sources close to the matter said Saturday.
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World's oldest man dies at 113 in Japan
Published on 20/01/2019
» KUSHIRO, Japan: Masazo Nonaka, a 113-year-old from Japan who was recognised by Guinness World Records last year as the world's oldest living man, died at his home Sunday, his family said.
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Indonesian police foil terrorist plot
Kyodo News, Published on 13/12/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesian counterterrorism police have foiled a plot by two suspects who were planning to carry out terrorist attacks during Christmas and New Year celebrations, the police said Thursday.
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First baby born via uterus transplanted from dead donor
AFP, Published on 05/12/2018
» PARIS - In a medical first, a mother who received a uterus transplant from a dead donor gave birth to a healthy baby, researchers reported Wednesday.
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LATEST: 7 dead, airport isolated by Japan typhoon
Kyodo News, Published on 04/09/2018
» TOKYO: Powerful Typhoon Jebi A powerful typhoon ripped through western Japan on Tuesday, leaving at least seven people dead and more than 200 injured, while strong winds and high waves closed Kansai International Airport and caused a ship to smash into a bridge linking the airport with the main island.
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Creator of 'Maruko-chan' manga dies of breast cancer
Published on 27/08/2018
» TOKYO: Momoko Sakura, creator of the long-running manga and anime series "Chibi Maruko-chan", died of breast cancer earlier this month, her office said on Monday. She was 53.
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