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1st LD Writethru: 5.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan's Aomori Prefecture: JMA

The temblor occurred at 2:38 p.m. local time (0538 GMT) off Aomori's Pacific coast at a depth of 20 km, measuring 3 on Japan's seismic scale of 7 in Hakodate City, Hokkaido Prefecture, said the Japan ...
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Egypt's Al Ahly Sporting Club wins FIBA Women's Basketball League Africa 2025

Team of Al Ahly Sporting Club celebrates during the awarding ceremony after winning the FIBA Women's Basketball League Africa ...
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Cambodia says Thai forces continue artillery shelling at Cambodian locations

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Thai military forces have continued to fire artillery shells at many locations in Cambodian territory from Monday midnight until Tuesday morning, said a Cambodian ...
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5.5-magnitude quake hits off east coast of Honshu, Japan -- GFZ

HONG KONG, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, at 05:38 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The ...
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1st LD Writethru: Japan lifts megaquake advisory week after 7.5 magnitude temblor

The 7.5 magnitude earthquake occurred at night on Dec. 8 off Aomori Prefecture's Pacific coast at a depth of 54 km, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to issue tsunami warnings for parts ...
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M23 declares unilateral withdrawal from DR Congo's Uvira as trust-building move

KINSHASA, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group announced Monday its decision to "unilaterally withdraw its forces" from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) city o ...
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Sri Lanka reopens most schools as 3rd term resumes after Cyclone Ditwah

According to Nalaka Kaluwewa, secretary to the Ministry of Education, 9,929 of the country's 10,076 schools reopened, while 147 schools in three provinces remain closed due to ongoing emergency ...
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Trump sues BBC for defamation over editing his speech, seeking billions in damages

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday filed a defamation lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), accusing ...
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Myanmar plants over 122 mln trees nationwide over 5 years

YANGON, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has planted over 122 million trees nationwide between 2021 and 2025, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation on Tuesday.
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Vietnam's rubber exports estimated at 11 bln USD in 2025

HANOI, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's rubber industry export turnover is expected to reach 11 billion U.S. dollars in 2025, local daily VnEconomy reported Tuesday, citing the Vietnam Rubber Association ...
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Former head of China's National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine transferred for prosecution

BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Yu Wenming, former head of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, has been handed over to procuratorial authorities for prosecution over suspected ...
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ADB approves 20 mln USD financing to boost Vanuatu's fiscal, disaster resilience

MANILA, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday said it has approved a 20-million-U.S.-dollar financing package to strengthen fiscal sustainability and improve Vanuatu's ...