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Severe storm strikes Dongfang in Southern China
Typhoon Wutip hits Hainan in China after suddenly changing course

BEIJING, China: A typhoon altered its course and struck Hainan Island, southern China, late on the night of June 13. Typhoon Wutip...

Japan celebrates new sumo grand champion
Onosato becomes first Japanese sumo yokozuna Since 2017

TOKYO, Japan: Japan has a new top sumo wrestler — and he's Japanese. Onosato, who weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds), has become a yokozuna,...

Fire contained in building near Seoul’s Jogye temple, treasures spared
Fire near South Korea's Jogye temple contained, treasures spared

SEOUL, South Korea: A fire broke out this week in a building near the historic Jogye Buddhist temple in Seoul. The building holds some...

Putin reveals granddaughter speaks fluent Chinese
Putin reveals granddaughter speaks fluent Chinese

The Russian president has touted the growing cultural exchanges between the two nations ...

EU could cancel visa-free travel for Israelis Euronews
EU could cancel visa-free travel for Israelis Euronews

Brussels has introduced new rules that could place restrictions on countries found in violation of the UN charter or international...

Update: China releases new grassland vegetation map of "roof of the world"
Update: China releases new grassland vegetation map of "roof of the world"

BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- China has released its most detailed map yet of grassland vegetation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, using...

International

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'Tourists go home': Anti-over-tourism protests erupt in Barcelona
Tourism backlash: Locals protest in cities across southern Europe

BARCELONA/MADRID, Spain: With another record-breaking tourist season underway, thousands of residents across southern Europe marched...

Flight recorder may reveal cause of deadly crash of Air India Boeing
Air India crash: Black box recovered from site of mishap

NEW DELHI, India: The flight data recorder from the crashed Air India plane was found on June 13. This vital discovery may help investigators...

Severe storm strikes Dongfang in Southern China
Typhoon Wutip hits Hainan in China after suddenly changing course

BEIJING, China: A typhoon altered its course and struck Hainan Island, southern China, late on the night of June 13. Typhoon Wutip...

Canada seeking calm at G7, despite abrupt departure of Trump
G7 summit continues in Canadian Rockies amid Israel-Iran tensions

BANFF, Alberta: The recent G7 summit has convened for the second and final day in the picturesque Canadian Rockies amidst escalating...

UNAIDS: Trump’s HIV aid cuts risk reversing global progress
AIDS goal 'more off-track' after U.S. cuts, says UNAIDS chief

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: A key global plan to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is now in deeper jeopardy after the United...

Trump leaves G7, calls for evacuation of Iran's capital
Trump calls for Tehran to be evacuated

CALGARY, Alberta, Canada - U.S. President Donald Trump has announced he is leaving the G7 summit after just one day, and after refusing...

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That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir) [Blu-Ray]