Japan says Chinese ships spend record time violating their territorial waters

Chinese vessels reached less than 4 km from the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands, known in China as the Diaoyu Islands, well beyond the international 12-mile (19.3-kilometer) limit that defines a country’s territorial waters, the Japanese coast Guard said. Japanese Cabinet Chief Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tokyo has made repeated diplomatic protests …

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Rare case of brain-eating amoeba confirmed in Florida

The Florida Department of Health confirmed a case of what is commonly known as a brain-eating amoeba in the Tampa area. According to the department, a person in Hillsborough County hired Naegleria fowleri, which is a single-celled amoeba that attacks brain tissue and is usually fatal. Since 1962, there have …

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