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China and Russia have banned Japanese seafood imports
The announcement came as EU officials on Wednesday also said the bloc would maintain sanctions on Iran beyond the deadline of a landmark nuclear deal.
Fariba Adelkhah was convicted on national security charges and unable to leave Iran after being released from prison in February
The UN chief said he was "horrified" by a deadly blast that ripped through a hospital in Gaza late Tuesday, killing hundreds of people.
Bioacoustics uses sound to learn more about animal life and habitats.
Two hydroelectric dams overflow, destroying crops and closing schools
The result means negotiations can now start with EU member states on the final details of the Ukraine Facility, which would go some way to help Ukraine plug gaps in its finances
Ukraine has accused Russia of blowing up the Kakhovka dam, flooding the surrounding area with landmine-contaminated water and leaving areas upstream without water; Moscow has denied responsibility
German chancellor to express 'solidarity with Israel' in visit later this week
Practical and easily purchased in shops or from street hawkers, the water sachets take 400 years to decompose into microplastics
Leaders have begun to pour into the Chinese capital for event marking a decade of China's Belt and Road Initiative, a key project of President Xi Jinping to extend China's global reach
It said the restrictions would remain in place "until the necessary exhaustive information to confirm the safety of seafood produce ... is forthcoming."
The child, who was stabbed 26 times, died at a hospital, but the 32-year-old woman, believed to be his mother, is expected to survive
Somers had breast cancer for over 23 years and her family says she died Sunday morning, a day shy of her 77th birthday, surrounded by family
For any soldier, a split second first aid decision can be the difference between life or death
On Sunday, the Etemad newspaper published an interview with the filmmaker's wife saying she had been threatened and that their home had been burglarized.
Port Sudan, now home to Sudan's only functioning airport, became a sanctuary for fleeing civilians and a transit hub for foreigners leaving the northeast African country
The eight, part of United Nations peacekeeping mission, were detained and confined to their barracks in eastern city of Beni earlier this month
The source of much historic misery is helping to lighten the burden for a few descendants of those who survived Spanish invasion
He’d been sentenced to 6 years in prison for money laundering
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