Japan releases 200,000 tonnes of emergency rice stockpile as prices soar
Agriculture minister says rising prices have ‘had a significant impact on people’s lives’ amid record heat, surges in demand and distribution problems
Japan is to flood the market with almost …
Source: The Guardian
Read MoreOsasuna vs Real Madrid: LaLiga – preview, team news, kickoff time
Defending champions Real Madrid target a return to winning ways in LaLiga when they travel to Osasuna on Saturday.
Source: Al Jazeera
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Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Zelia slams Australia's iron ore hub
Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall on Australia’s west coast on Friday, lashing the world’s largest iron ore hub with heavy rain and wind gusts up to 180 miles an hour.
Source: NBC News
Read MoreOh, Canada! Can Trump just take it? – podcast
On the first day of his second term in office, Donald Trump suggested he wanted the US to ‘expand’ its territory. Few thought he could actually mean taking Canada and …
Source: The Guardian
Read MoreRussian drone hits Chernobyl reactor but radiation normal, Ukraine says
Ukraine said a Russian drone crashed into the containment structure, starting a fire, but so far radiation levels have stayed constant.
Source: Washington Post
Read MoreMapped: Russia’s and Ukraine’s competing visions for peace
As Washington seeks to resolve the war in Ukraine with peace negotiations, these maps show what each side in the conflict is pushing for.
Source: Washington Post
Read MoreU.S. man who killed wife on Fiji honeymoon gets life in prison
Bradley Dawson, 40, will have to serve at least 18 years in prison in Fiji before he can be considered for a pardon, a judge said.
Source: CBS News
Read MoreZelenskyy tells Vance Ukraine needs ‘security guarantees’ before any Putin talks
Ukrainian leader appears reassured after Munich bilateral, having feared he could be bounced into peace negotiations
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said during a meeting with the …
Source: The Guardian
Read MoreHamas says it will release Israeli hostages Saturday, amid ceasefire strain
Hamas said it would carry out the ceasefire agreement “according to the specified timetable,” reversing a vow to delay prisoner releases over alleged Israeli violations.
Source: Washington Post
Read MoreHedge funds push UK watchdog for a post-Brexit cut in reporting rules
Industry lobbies for requirements on reporting of transactions in financial markets to be slimmed down
Source: Financial Times
Read MoreTransgender references removed from Stonewall monument website
On the National Park Service website, the acronym LGBTQ+ has been shortened to LGB, standing for lesbian, gay and bisexual.
Source: BBC
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