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Planned Mount Fuji light rail line could transport 3 million hikers per year

Sun, 11/03/2024 - 06:14

A proposed light rail transit service connecting the foot of Mount Fuji to its 5th station would be capable of transporting 3.36 million passengers annually, a recent report…

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India protests Canada's allegation its home minister ordered targeting of Sikh activists in Canada

Sun, 11/03/2024 - 06:14

India officially protested on Saturday the Canadian government’s allegation that the country’s powerful home minister Amit Shah had ordered the targeting of Sikh activists inside Canada, calling it…

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Georgia judge rejects GOP lawsuit trying to block counties from accepting hand-returned mail ballots

Sun, 11/03/2024 - 06:14

A Georgia judge on Saturday rejected a Republican lawsuit trying to block counties from opening election offices on Saturday and Sunday to let voters hand in their mail…

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Israeli forces capture senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon

Sun, 11/03/2024 - 06:13

Israeli naval forces captured a senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, an Israeli military official said Saturday, as the conflict between the Iran-backed group and Israel showed few…

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Overwhelmed by modern social media? Japanese company is bringing back pagers with an emoji-twist

Sun, 11/03/2024 - 06:10

It’s not an uncommon opinion that modern communication technology, and social media in particular, is a double-edged sword. The ease and speed with which messages can be sent…

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Wet walk

Sun, 11/03/2024 - 05:56

People walk along a flooded street in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, on Saturday.

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Kemi Badenoch becomes new leader of UK Conservatives

Sat, 11/02/2024 - 21:23

Kemi Badenoch won a race on Saturday to become the new leader of Britain's Conservative Party, vowing to return the once dominant party to its founding principles to…

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200,000 people in western Japan urged to evacuate due to heavy rain

Sat, 11/02/2024 - 18:56

Nearly 200,000 people in western Japan were urged to evacuate on Saturday as authorities warned of landslides and floods, while the remnants of a tropical storm trickle over…

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Skeleton of woman found in field buried at her son's request, says man in custody for another case

Sat, 11/02/2024 - 16:05

On October 22, a skeletonized body believed to be that of a woman in her 60s who had been missing for four years was found in a field…

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U.N. COP16 nature summit creates permanent body for Indigenous peoples

Sat, 11/02/2024 - 15:04

Countries at the U.N. COP16 summit on nature on Friday approved a measure to create a permanent body for Indigenous peoples to consult on United Nations decisions about…

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