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Defying death in the Holocaust for a sister
AFP, Published on 16/04/2015
» SHORESH (ISRAEL) - Suzanna Braun, who experienced the horrors of the Holocaust and defied death at least three times, believes she survived because of her determination to save her sister -- and some divine intervention.
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12 dead after two trains derail in India: official
AFP, Published on 05/08/2015
» NEW DELHI - Twelve people have been killed after two packed trains derailed while crossing a bridge hit by floods in central India overnight Wednesday, authorities said, highlighting again safety problems with the nation's crumbling railway network.
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High-tech Japanese toilets to be more foreigner friendly
Published on 19/01/2017
» TOKYO - As more foreigners choose Japan as a holiday destination, the country's toilet manufacturers have joined forces to simplify the sometimes complicated business of washing and drying Japanese style.
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Swimming robot to probe damage at Japan nuclear plant
Associated Press, Published on 15/06/2017
» YOKOSUKA, Japan -- A Japanese industrial group unveiled Thursday a swimming robot designed for underwater probes of damage from meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
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Dozens missing after tourist boat sinks in Colombia
Associated Press, Published on 26/06/2017
» GUATAPE, Colombia -- A tourist boat packed with about 160 passengers for the holiday weekend capsized Sunday on a reservoir near the Colombian city of Medellin, leaving at least six people dead and 31 missing, officials said.
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Great Barrier Reef valued at $42.5 billion
Published on 26/06/2017
» SYDNEY - Australia's Great Barrier Reef, devastated by two consecutive years of coral bleaching, is valued at over A$56 billion (US$42.5 billion), making it "too big to fail," according to a report released on Monday.
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Great Barrier Reef avoids Unesco "in danger" listing
Published on 06/07/2017
» SYDNEY - The Australia government on Thursday welcomed the Unesco's World Heritage Committee's decision to leave the Great Barrier Reef off its "in danger" list, despite recent bleaching events and threats from climate change, calling it a "big win" for Australia.
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Japan temporarily opens 'spamusement park'
Published on 30/07/2017
» OITA, JAPAN - A Japanese city boasting one of the world's largest hot-spring resorts opened a special amusement park on Saturday with a hot-tub merry-go-round and other rides featuring immersion in its famous thermal water.
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Global warming blamed for rising suicides on Indian farms
Associated Press, Published on 01/08/2017
» NEW DELHI - When Rani's husband died by drinking pesticide, he left the family in debt. But even if they could pay off the loans, Rani said their farming days are over.
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China raises bullet train speed limit back to 350kph
Kyodo News, Published on 21/09/2017
» The maximum speed of trains running on China's high-speed rail line between Beijing and Shanghai was on Thursday restored to 350 kilometres per hour, local media reported.
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