Candle-lit lanterns drifted along the Motoyasu River in Hiroshima on Wednesday, with crowds gathering to remember those killed in the atomic bombing 80 years ago.
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Lanterns released on Hiroshima river in tribute to atomic bomb victims
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Ghana’s defence, environment ministers among 8 killed in helicopter crash | News
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A helicopter crash has killed all eight people on board, including the nation’s defence and environment ministers, according to Ghana’s government.
Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister…
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India banyan tree : NPR
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.
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Cat-sized rat found in UK home is part of larger issue
A rat the size of a cat was found inside a home in the United Kingdom, and local representatives say the animal is part of a growing problem in the area.
David Taylor and Stephen Martin are representatives for the Eston Ward in North Yorkshire,…
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Video. One dead as France battles largest wildfire of this summer in Aude
The fire, which broke out on Tuesday, is still advancing and has crossed 15 communes in the Corbières massif, where pine forests and low vegetation continue to burn.
An elderly woman was found dead in her home in…
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As Hiroshima marks 80 years since U.S. atomic bombing, survivor says “nuclear weapons and humanity cannot co-exist”
Looking out over the skyline of Hiroshima, 96-year-old Junji Sarashina points out places from his childhood.
“That was my grade school. Not too far from here,” he tells his granddaughter, showing her around the area.
Sarashina was 16 years old…
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Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing : NPR
A visitor lights incense sticks at the Peace Memorial Park ahead of the memorial service to mark the 80th anniversary of…
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The Week the World Woke Up to the Genocide in Gaza
After 22 months of Israel’s war on Palestinians in Gaza, something changed in the last week.
Israeli human rights groups and scholars for the first time called the bombardment and siege of the Palestinian territory a genocide. The…
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Italy greenlights €13 billion project to build world's largest suspension bridge to Sicily
Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said the project will boost development in southern Italy, but it has raised security and environmental concerns.
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Infantry basic training briefly bans ‘bay tossing’ before reversal
Two memos recently shared on social media show that the Army’s 197th Infantry Brigade commander briefly banned “bay tossing” by drill sergeants before rescinding the order a short time later.
Bay tossing — a practice in which drill…
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