Organized crime outpaces authorities in Southeast Asia, U.N. says

Transnational crime syndicates are growing more powerful in Southeast Asia and raking in profit by exploiting rampant corruption, weak law enforcement and lax border controls, the United Nations said on Thursday.

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Instagram hides likes count in international test 'to remove pressure'

The number of likes is a measure of how well content is doing on the social media platform.

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Instagram hides likes count in international test 'to remove pressure'

The number of likes is a measure of how well content is doing on the social media platform.

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Several dead in Japan animation studio fire: NHK

Several people have died in a fire at an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyodo on Thursday and authorities are investigating a possible arson attack, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing the police.

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Rare New Zealand parakeet has best breeding season in decades

There are at most only 300 kakariki karaka parakeets in the world, but this year they had 150 chicks.

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FaceApp: Chuck Schumer asks for FBI investigation

Senior Democrat Chuck Schumer says the photo app's use of personal data is "deeply troubling".

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Hawaiian protesters seek to block telescope project but state vows to proceed

Protesters led by a group of native Hawaiian elders delayed the start of construction on Wednesday for a giant new telescope atop Hawaii's tallest mountain, but state officials began making arrests and vowed the project would ultimately proceed.

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In El Chapo's home state, Mexicans bemoan his punishment far from home

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is never going back home to Sinaloa.

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Japan may take South Korea wartime labor dispute to International Court of Justice: NHK

Japan is considering taking a dispute with South Korea over its compensation of wartime forced laborers to the International Court of Justice as the deadline for seeking third-country arbitration passes on Thursday, public broadcaster NHK reported.

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Ohio Senate passes bill to save state's two nuclear power plants

The Ohio Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that will create financial subsidies to stop the state's two nuclear power reactors from retiring early, according to market analysts tracking the legislation.

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U.S. officials to brief diplomats on maritime security initiative for Gulf

U.S. officials will speak to members of the Washington diplomatic corps on Friday about a new initiative to promote freedom of navigation and maritime security around the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department said on Wednesday.

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Nato chief calls on Russia to save INF missile treaty

Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg calls on Russia to comply with the INF treaty before an August deadline.

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Syrian rebels say Moscow deploys ground forces in Idlib campaign

Russia has sent special forces in recent days to fight alongside Syrian army troops struggling to make gains in a more than two month assault in northwestern Syria to seize the last opposition bastion, senior rebel commanders said.

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Protesters vent anger at NY mayor, U.S. DOJ after chokehold decision

Several hundred people took to the streets of New York on Wednesday to protest the U.S. Department of Justice's decision not to bring charges against a New York City policeman in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man in 2014.

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Jury weighs fate of Illinois man in slaying of student from China

A U.S. court jury on Wednesday began deliberating whether life in prison or the death penalty should be imposed on an Illinois man convicted of the abduction and decapitation murder of a Chinese graduate student two years ago.

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Trump slams progressive congresswomen at 'MAGA' rally in North Carolina

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Send in the troops: Congo raises the stakes on illegal mining

A Congolese army officer arrived in the village of Kafwaya in June and warned residents not to trespass on a major Chinese copper and cobalt mine next door. As night fell about a week later, the soldiers moved in.

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U.S. diplomat visits Seoul as South Korea, Japan dispute worsens

A senior U.S. diplomat met officials in Seoul on Wednesday amid a worsening political and economic dispute between allies South Korea and Japan as South Korea vowed to unveil plans soon to cut dependence on Japanese industries.

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U.S. imposes sanctions on Myanmar military leaders over Rohingya abuses

The United States announced sanctions on Tuesday against the Myanmar military's Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and other leaders it said were responsible for extrajudicial killings of Rohingya Muslims, barring them from entry to the United States.

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