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First ships sail through Hormuz under UN-backed evacuation plan
LONDON, June 24 — Ships have already sailed through the Strait of Hormuz under a newly launched evacuation scheme by the UN’s shipping agency, a spokesman said today. “Ships have […]
UN watchdog says Iran nuclear inspections ‘going to happen’
TOKYO, June 24 — The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said today that inspections at Iranian atomic sites were “going to happen”, but did not offer a specific […]
Bears are getting so bold that a Tokyo suburb is arming schools with spray
TOKYO, June 24 — A Tokyo suburb has announced an emergency spending plan to buy 700 anti-bear sprays for schools and community organisations, the local government told AFP today, as […]
France announces first Ebola case
PARIS, June 24 — France today announced its first confirmed case of Ebola identified on its territory, a doctor who had returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The health […]
Oman launches emergency Strait of Hormuz routes, declares existing shipping lanes unsafe
DOHA, June 24 — Oman said it would keep the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping without imposing any tolls and had designated two temporary routes north and south of […]
Starmer ally Darren Jones backs Burnham to be next UK PM
LONDON, June 24 — Darren Jones, an ally of outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, endorsed Andy Burnham to take over on Wednesday after saying he had been reassured by the […]
Blackouts hit northern France already sweltering in record European heatwave
PARIS, June 24 — Authorities in northern France were scrambling on Wednesday to restore electricity to thousands of homes hit by power cuts amid a blistering heatwave that has scorched […]
Japan pacifists heckle PM Takaichi at Okinawa WWII shrine
TOKYO, June 24 — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was heckled at a World War II memorial event by protesters angry about Tokyo’s further shift away from its decades-long pacifist […]
Very long arm: Beijing defends unity law that lets it target ‘separatism’ outside China
BEIJING, June 24 — China has a right to target people outside of its borders who contravene its new law on ethnic unity, a senior official said on Wednesday, adding […]
H5N1 bird flu reaches second Australian state; PNG bans poultry imports
SYDNEY, June 24 — Australian authorities ramped up surveillance and testing after a second state reported a case of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu, while neighbouring Papua New Guinea […]