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Jun 2022
Japan's philanthropic organization begins fundraising for Ukrainians

TOKYO -- Monday's announcement by a Japanese foundation that it will launch a fundraising campaign to help more than 1,200 Ukrainian refugees in Japan receive additional financial support for language study and other needs. Jumpei Sasakawa is the executive...

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Jun 2022
The water crisis has left Lake Sawa, the 'pearl from the south' of Iraq, dry.

LAKE SAWA (Iraq) -- Hussam Al-Aqouli still remembers exactly where his daughters used to swim in the clear waters of Lake Sawa in southern Iraq. He stands there now, two years later, and the barren ground cracks beneath his feet. The lake has dried up this...

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Jun 2022
Albania invites Patagonia for the creation of a national park at Vjosa River Wild.

TIRANA (Albania) - Monday saw Albanian officials declare the Vjosa River, and its tributaries, a future national parks. This was in an effort to preserve what they call one of Europe's last wild rivers. The Albanian Ministry of Tourism and Environment...

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Jun 2022
Police investigate killings of 12,000 Ukrainians during war

BUCHA (Ukraine) -- Workers exhumed bodies from a nearby burial ground near Bucha, Kyiv's outskirts, to contrast the lush green beauty and singing birds with the brutal deaths of recently discovered Russian war victims in Ukraine. Many victims had their...

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Jun 2022
Jihadi attacks mount in Burkina Faso despite junta's efforts

OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso) -- The mutinous soldiers that overthrew Burkina Faso's democratically elected president in January promised they would do a better job of stopping the jihadi violence that is rocking the country. However, five months later,...

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Jun 2022
UK will unilaterally change post-Brexit rules by introducing a law

LONDON -- The British government will introduce legislation Monday to unilaterally alter post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland, despite opposition from lawmakers who feel the move is against international law. This legislation would allow the government...

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Jun 2022
Budvar Czech Brewer reports record export growth in 2021

PRAGUE -- Budvar - The Czech brewer, which has been involved in a lengthy legal dispute with Anheuser-Busch regarding the Budweiser brand's use, increased its beer exports last fiscal year despite the pandemic. Budejovicky Budvar NP (a 126-year old state-owned...

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Jun 2022
NATO chief: Sweden is ready to address Turkish security concerns

STOCKHOLM -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Monday said he was pleased that the Swedish government had confirmed its willingness to address Turkey's concerns in order to assume the obligations of future NATO membership. After decades of military...

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Jun 2022
"Worrying trend": The post-Cold War drop of nukes may be over

STOCKHOLM -- A Swedish arms monitor has stated that the world's nuclear weapons stockpiles will increase over the next few years. This is a reverse of the decline since the end the Cold War. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute...

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Jun 2022
The strike of S. Korea truckers has caused shocks locally, but not globally.

SEOUL, South Korea -- Officials said Monday that a week-long strike by South Korean truckers has caused major disruptions in cargo transport and manufacturing, resulting in 1.6 trillion won ($1.2 million) in damage. A prolonged strike could eventually lead...

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Jun 2022
Brazilian Amazon continues to search for missing men

ATALAIA DON NORTE (Brazil) -- On Monday, the search for an Indigenous expert, a journalist, and a journalist missing in remote Brazil's Amazon continued after the discovery of a backpack and laptop submerged in a river. Federal Police officers took the...

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Jun 2022
After dozens of parliamentarians quit, leaders in Iraq vow to continue their work

BAGHDAD -- Monday's announcement by Iraqi leaders was a promise to continue with efforts to form a government after the resignation of 73 members of parliament in the midst a long political impasse. However, the unprecedented withdrawal of members of...

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Jun 2022
China's ambassador to Australia states that 2 countries are at a 'new juncture.

CANBERRA (Australia) -- China's ambassador in Australia said relations are at a "new juncture", with the election of a new Australian government, and the first minister to minister talks in over two years. In a weekend speech, Ambassador Xiao Qian expressed...

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Jun 2022
China and India are growing markets for Russian oil

NEW DELHI -- India, and other Asian countries are becoming a vital source of oil revenue for Moscow despite strong US pressure not to increase their purchases. The European Union and other allies have cut off energy imports form Russia as a result of sanctions...

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Jun 2022
As the Israeli ruling coalition marks its first year in office, it struggles to keep its feet on the ground

JERUSALEM -- Monday's announcement by a member of the Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennet's party that he would no longer vote with the governing coalition was a blow to the struggling government marking one year in office. Nir Orbach, a lawmaker...

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Jun 2022
Germany falls behind China as the top Russian energy importer

BERLIN -- China is now the largest buyer of Russian energy exports from the conflict in Ukraine, according to an independent research group Monday. According to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, Russia has received approximately 93 billion...

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Jun 2022
UK will unilaterally change post-Brexit rules by introducing a law

LONDON -- The British government will introduce legislation Monday to unilaterally alter post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland, despite opposition from lawmakers who feel the move is against international law. The bill proposes to eliminate customs...

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Jun 2022
Due to knee pain, Pope leaves annual procession

ROME -- Pope Francis cancelled his participation in a religious procession due to ongoing knee pain. However, he said Monday that he hopes to celebrate a special Mass to the Congolese community in Italy after having to postpone his planned trip to Africa....

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Jun 2022
North Korea's Kim pushes for inner unity, Kim plans to crack down

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has urged for the arrest of officials who abuse power or commit other "unsound, non-revolutionary acts," according to state media reports Monday. This is in response to Kim's desire to build internal...

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Jun 2022
Amazon found a pair of backpacks and a laptop that were missing from the Amazon Backpack.

ATALAIA DON NORTE (Brazil) -- A team of firefighters from Brazil found a backpack with a laptop and a notebook Sunday in remote Amazon. The area is where Dom Phillips, a freelance journalist from Britain, and Bruno Pereira, an Indigenous expert, went missing...

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Jun 2022
Impasse forces lawmakers from Iraq's largest bloc to resign

BAGHDAD -- Hundreds of Iraqi lawmakers who form the largest bloc of Iraq's parliament quit on Sunday after a long political impasse that plunged the nation into political uncertainty. Based on the request of Muqtada al-Sadr, the 73 legislators from Muqtada...

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Jun 2022
NATO chief: Turkey has "legitimate concern" about terrorism

HELSINKI -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated Sunday that Turkey has "legitimate concern" about terrorism and other matters that should be taken seriously. Turkey accuses Finland and Sweden of supporting Kurdish militants. It says it won't...

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Jun 2022
NATO Chief: Turkey has "legitimate concern" about terrorism

HELSINKI -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated Sunday that Turkey has "legitimate concern" about terrorism and other matters that should be taken seriously. Turkey accuses Finland and Sweden of supporting Kurdish militants. It says it won't...

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Jun 2022
Appeal made by Prince Sparks Row over UK Rwanda deportation decision

LONDON -- Monday's appeal hearing is scheduled for British government opponents to the plan to deport Rwandan migrants. This comes amid a political backlash after Prince Charles privately described the policy in an "appalling" manner. A coalition of...

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