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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.
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Rivals struggle to gain 2024 ground on Trump
AFP, Published on 29/04/2023
» LACONIA, New Hampshire: Nine months before the first 2024 US presidential primary, Donald Trump's onetime UN envoy Nikki Haley is barnstorming early-voting New Hampshire, one of several Republicans scrambling to dent the huge poll lead of the nomination front-runner.
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Raw sewage blights Isle of Wight beaches
AFP, Published on 04/04/2023
» RYDE, England: On the Isle of Wight, one of England's most popular seaside holiday destinations since Victorian times, a pipeline stretches out from the shore to pump raw sewage into coastal waters.
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Raw sewage blights once-idyllic beaches on Isle of Wight
AFP, Published on 05/04/2023
» RYDE (UNITED KINGDOM) - On the Isle of Wight, one of England's most popular seaside holiday destinations since Victorian times, a pipeline stretches out from the shore to pump raw sewage into coastal waters.
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In Iraq, Saddam's ageing superyachts attest to legacy of excess, war
AFP, Published on 14/03/2023
» BASRA (IRAQ) - Frozen in time for 20 years, two superyachts lie at the confluence of Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers, bearing witness to the false glories of former dictator Saddam Hussein.
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Air-conditioned Olympic marathon possible - Qatar
AFP, Published on 06/12/2022
» The engineer who developed the air conditioning for Qatar's World Cup stadiums says that a cooling system for an Olympic marathon is possible if the Gulf state bids for the Games.
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Lights go out on Hungary stadiums, theatres as energy crisis bites
AFP, Published on 29/11/2022
» SZéKESFEHéRVáR, Hungary: Rocketing energy bills are forcing Hungary to shutter libraries, theatres, swimming pools and even its new football stadiums for winter.
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Europe huddles down for a winter without Russian gas
AFP, Published on 22/08/2022
» PARIS - Woolly socks and thermostats turned down a notch: Europeans are preparing for a difficult winter without gas supplies from Russia, part of the fallout from the war in Ukraine.
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Ozzy Osbourne closes Commonwealth Games as Birmingham parties
AFP, Published on 09/08/2022
» BIRMINGHAM: Legendary Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne brought the curtain down on the Commonwealth Games in spectacular style on Monday as dominant Australia celebrated finishing top of the medals table yet again.
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French city rekindles burkini row with pool rule change
AFP, Published on 16/05/2022
» GRENOBLE (FRANCE) - The Alpine city of Grenoble is set to reignite one of France's recurring summer debates on Monday when it votes to authorise the "burkini" in state-run swimming pools.
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