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Month: September 2023

Myanmar state media say 12 people are missing after a boat capsized and sank in a northwest river

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Twelve people are reported missing including three members of the security forces after a boat capsized and sank in a river in the Sagaing region of northwestern Myanmar. The state-run Myanma Alinn Daily reports that six civilians, three workers and the security force personnel are missing after

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South Korean lawmakers vote to lift opposition leader’s immunity against arrest

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a surprise outcome, South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament has voted to pass a motion submitted by the government that allows for the potential arrest of the country’s leading opposition figure, Lee Jae-myung, who faces a widening investigation over corruption allegations. Lawmakers voted 149-136 on Thursday

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Person in car with license plate allegedly connected to suspect in Illinois killings dies after trying to elude police, authorities say

By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A person inside a car with a license plate allegedly connected to the shooting deaths of a family of four in their Illinois home last weekend died Wednesday after trying to elude police in Oklahoma, officials said. The male, whom authorities haven’t positively identified, crashed the vehicle while police

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Congo’s president wants the large U.N. peacekeeping mission to start leaving the country this year

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Congo’s president wants the world’s second largest United Nations peacekeeping mission to move up its departure from the country, starting this December, saying it has failed. His address to the annual United Nations gathering of world leaders accused the 17,000-strong peacekeeping mission of being unable to

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Polonia dejará de suministrar armas a Ucrania mientras se agrava la disputa sobre las importaciones de grano

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Polonia dijo este miércoles que dejará de suministrar armas a Ucrania en medio de una creciente disputa entre los dos países sobre una prohibición temporal de las importaciones de grano ucraniano. “Ya no transferimos armas a Ucrania porque ahora estamos armando a Polonia”, dijo el primer ministro de Polonia, Mateusz

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Talks have opened on the future of Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijan claims full control of the region

Representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh and the Azerbaijan government are meeting for talks Thursday to discuss the future of the breakaway region Azerbaijan claims to fully control following a military offensive this week. Nagorno-Karabakh authorities and the Azerbaijan State News Agency say the talks Thursday between regional leaders and the Baku government will focus on Nagorno-Karabakh’s “reintegration”

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Japan TV network will acquire Totoro creator Studio Ghibli as animation studio prepares for future

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio of Hayao Miyazaki, will become a subsidiary of Nippon Television Network Corp. The companies said Thursday the move was approved by both boards. Succession worries had been a priority at Ghibli, as Miyazaki has turned 82, and producer Toshio

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Kenya’s president is committing his country to lead a multinational force to Haiti to combat gangs

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president is committing his country to lead a multinational force in Haiti to combat gang warfare, even as residents of both countries question the plan being pushed by Washington. Kenyan President William Ruto spoke at a ceremony Wednesday establishing diplomatic ties with the Caribbean nation.

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