Tokyo court only holds utility responsible to compensate Fukushima evacuees and reduces damages

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TOKYO (AP) — A Tokyo court on Tuesday held only the operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant responsible for paying damages to...

Towns reinforce dikes as heavy rains send rivers over their banks in Germany and...

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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Firefighters and volunteers worked to reinforce dikes against rising floodwaters in northern and eastern Germany as heavy rains falling on...

4 young children and their mother were killed in their French home. The father...

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PARIS (AP) — Four children between nine months and 10 years old and their mother were killed in their apartment east of Paris, in...

The imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny resurfaces with darkly humorous comments

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MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Tuesday released a sardonic statement about his transfer to a Arctic prison colony nicknamed the...

At least 140 villagers killed by suspected herders in dayslong attacks in north-central Nigeria

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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 140 people were killed by gunmen who attacked remote villages over two days in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state,...

Paris City Hall plaza draws holiday visitors and migrant families seeking shelter as Olympics...

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PARIS (AP) — The forecourt of Paris City Hall buzzes with activity this holiday season: Children spinning on a sparkling carousel, shoppers browsing a...

Israeli forces bombard central Gaza in apparent move toward expanding ground offensive

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RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces bombarded Palestinian refugee camps in central Gaza on Tuesday, residents said, in apparent preparation to expand their...

Stock market today: Asian shares advance in holiday-thinned trading. European markets closed

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Shares advanced in Asia on Tuesday in holiday-thinned trading, while European markets remained closed for holidays.The future for the S&P 500 was 0.2% higher...

Russian naval ship in Crimea damaged in airstrike by Ukrainian forces, Russian Defense Ministry...

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian naval ship in Crimea was damaged in an airstrike by Ukrainian forces, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday.The landing...

Death toll rises to 18 in furnace explosion at Chinese-owned nickel plant in Indonesia

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PALU, Indonesia (AP) — The death toll following the explosion of a smelting furnace at a Chinese-owned nickel plant on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island rose...