First drone probe of melted fuel inside Fukushima Daiichi reactor halted due to equipment glitch
TOKYO — Japanese authorities said they were forced to abandon plans Thursday to send in drones for a second day to probe one of the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi…
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Spanish bishop rebukes priests who joked about wishing Pope goes to heaven soon
MADRID — A Spanish bishop rebuked comments made by some priests on a weekly internet program about praying for Pope Francis to die as soon as possible. The priests later apologized. Archbishop Francisco…
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Myanmar’s military blames technical fault for crash of fighter jet on training flight
BANGKOK — A Myanmar fighter jet crashed and burned on Thursday in the countryside of the central Magway region due to what was described as a technical fault during training maneuvers, state television…
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France’s navy finds a body and looks for 2 people missing on the treacherous English Channel route
PARIS — French maritime authorities say a body has been found and searches are underway for two people feared missing on the treacherous English Channel crossing route used by migrants hoping…
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Dubai’s sky-high aspirations find a new outlet as it hosts a jet suit race for ‘Iron Man’ pilots
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Pilots lined up on a runway in Dubai on Wednesday and fired up their seven jet engines with an ear-splitting roar. But they weren’t preparing to…
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Hundreds of flights canceled as Argentina’s air travel workers go on 24-hour strike
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Hundreds of flights were canceled and dozens of others rescheduled in Argentina on Wednesday as unionized air travel workers went on a 24-hour strike nationwide to demand…
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Paris Fashion Week blends history with the future in fall ready-to-wear collections
PARIS — Paris Fashion Week’s fall shows on Wednesday traversed an encyclopedic range from history to the future, blending tradition with cutting-edge innovation.Designers delved into archives to reinterpret the past while…
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Soviet ex-premier Nikolai Ryzhkov, who vainly tried to prevent USSR’s economic meltdown, dies at 94
MOSCOW — Nikolai Ryzhkov, a former Soviet prime minister who presided over botched efforts to shore up the crumbling national economy in the final years of the USSR, has died. He…
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Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation in Brazil for allegedly harassing a whale off Sao Paulo
RIO DE JANEIRO — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation for having allegedly “harassed” a humpback whale while riding a personal watercraft off Sao Paulo’s coast last year. Bolsonaro…
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A Canadian mass killer died from a cocaine overdose, a pathologist says
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan — A man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others died from a cocaine overdose after he was taken into police custody, a pathologist told a coroner’s inquest…
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