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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It is unclear what exactly caused the fire at the complex, considered the largest uranium enrichment facility in Iran and located some 250 kilometers (150 miles) south of the capital Tehran. Analysts believe the site is used to develop and assemble centrifuges for uranium enrichment, a key technology that converts …
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Local authorities confirmed that at least 18 people had died and 14 were missing in Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures, with images of the worst affected areas showing houses completely destroyed by the force of the flood waters. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a warning on Saturday for unprecedented rains, calling …
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The case was discovered in the city of Bayannur, located northwest of Beijing, according to the state news agency Xinhua. A hospital alerted municipal authorities to the patient’s case on Saturday. By Sunday, local authorities had issued a city-wide Tier 3 warning for pest prevention, the second lowest in a …
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The two American carriers arrived in the region when China concluded its own set of naval exercises near a disputed chain of islands, an apparent synchronicity that was not lost on the Beijing state media, which broadcast reports boasting of the country’s disposition. to repel any attempt by the United …
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