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Israel rescues four Gaza hostages seized at music festival

Palestinian Territories, June 8, 2024 (AFP) - Israel said its forces rescued four hostages alive from a Gaza refugee camp…

Python swallows woman whole in Indonesia

MAKASSAR, Indonesia, June 8, 2024 (AFP) - A woman has been found dead inside the belly of a snake after…

Apollo 8 astronaut dies in small plane crash at age 90

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2024 (AFP) - William Anders, the former US astronaut who took the historic "Earthrise" photo from space…

Philippines accuses Chinese boats of ‘dangerous’ actions in high seas medivac

  MANILA, June 7, 2024 (AFP) - As two Philippine vessels meet on the high seas to transfer a sick…

Extreme early-summer heatwave peaks in western US

LOS ANGELES, June 6, 2024 (AFP) - An extreme early-summer heatwave was expected to peak Thursday across much of the…

Samsung workers in S. Korea stage first strike: union

By Claire LEE SEOUL, June 7, 2024 (AFP) - Workers at tech giant Samsung Electronics in South Korea staged the…

Hong Kong arrests three for ‘insulting’ anthem at World Cup qualifier

HONG KONG, June 7, 2024 (AFP) - Three people were arrested for turning their backs and remaining seated when China's…

Japan lawmakers probe UFO security ‘threat’

By Tomohiro OSAKI TOKYO, June 6, 2024 (AFP) - UFO sightings should not be dismissed out of hand because they…

Japan to build anti-tourist fence at Mount Fuji viewpoint

By Hiroshi HIYAMA TOKYO, June 6, 2024 (AFP) - A tall metal fence will be built to control unruly tourists…

Ukraine orders evacuations from parts of Donetsk region

  KYIV, Ukraine, June 6, 2024 (AFP) - Ukraine on Thursday announced it was ordering the evacuation of children and…

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