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熊本 八代 日本製紙の工場 “要救助が9人いる”総務省消防庁

総務省消防庁によりますと、震度6強の揺れを観測し、煙突が崩落するなどの被害が出た熊本県八代市の日本製紙の八代工場では、午後10時までに地元の消防から「救助が必要な人が9人いる」という報告が寄せられたということです。救助された人もいるという情報があるということですが、容体など詳細は確認中だということです。

‘The only job I wanted’: Zidane’s first words as France head coach
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‘The only job I wanted’: Zidane’s first words as France head coach

France great Zinedine Zidane's long-held ambition to coach the national team became reality on Tuesday when the French Football Federation appointed the former captain and World Cup winner as Didier Deschamps' successor on a four-year contract. Here is what he had to say. 

Malaysian police raid online scam centres in Johor, arrest 335 people

Malaysian police raid online scam centres in Johor, arrest 335 people

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Malaysian ⁠police have raided 32 premises ⁠hosting online scam activities in Forest City in the state of Johor, arresting 335 people and seizing assets worth about 1 million ringgit (US$245,000), according to the state police chief. The operation was carried out on ‌July 15, targeting two areas that had been identified as hubs for call centres running online fraud activities, Johor police chief Ab...

Cyclosporiasis cases show ‘vulnerabilities’ in US food safety system, experts say

Cyclosporiasis cases show ‘vulnerabilities’ in US food safety system, experts say

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US states and federal government tracking cases as outbreak comes amid cuts to public health fundingAn outbreak of cyclosporiasis highlights how US states and the federal government work together to track foodborne illnesses – and where they diverge.Experts said the enormous number of cases, potentially more than 11,000 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) count, is symptomati...

Imprisoned writer Mumia Abu-Jamal seeks UN intervention after 44 years behind bars

Imprisoned writer Mumia Abu-Jamal seeks UN intervention after 44 years behind bars

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The former Black Panther’s lawyers ask a UN panel to review his detention after US legal avenues were exhaustedAs he approaches the 45th anniversary of his incarceration in December, the Black radical writer and prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is taking his claim that he has been subjected to arbitrary imprisonment for a crime that he did not commit to a new tribunal: the United Nations in Geneva.On Tues...

Previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James lead Booker prize longlist

Previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James lead Booker prize longlist

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Chair of judges Mary Beard said each of the 13 books in contention for the £50,000 award ‘takes the reader to new places’Comment: This Booker longlist may have two previous winners, but it’s keen to experimentDouglas Stuart and Marlon James, two previous winners of the Booker, have been named on this year’s longlist, alongside three-time nominee Elizabeth Strout, in a collection that “rewards risk...

Previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James lead a Brit-heavy Booker prize longlist

Previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James lead a Brit-heavy Booker prize longlist

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Chair of judges Mary Beard said each of the 13 books in contention for the £50,000 award ‘takes the reader to new places’• Comment: This Booker longlist may have two previous winners, but it’s keen to experimentDouglas Stuart and Marlon James, two previous winners of the Booker, have been named on this year’s longlist, alongside three-time nominee Elizabeth Strout, in a collection that “rewards ri...

Past fires suggest effects of Europe and North America wildfires may linger for years

Past fires suggest effects of Europe and North America wildfires may linger for years

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Three years after Maui wildfires many still struggle with ‘biological, emotional and social consequences’, study saysA spate of ferocious wildfires across North America and Europe, worsened by the climate crisis, have incinerated homes and forests and forced thousands of people to flee. Previous fires suggest the effects of these blazes may linger for years to come.The current fires and their plum...

A look back at Zinedine Zidane's career as he becomes France's new coach

A look back at Zinedine Zidane's career as he becomes France's new coach

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Zinedine Zidane will be unveiled on July 28 as the new coach of the French national football team, succeeding his World Cup-winning teammate Didier Deschamps. The 54-year-old is a national icon with multiple successes as player and coach. He steps into the job after five years out of the game.

A new peak in US-China tech rivalry? Tibet drone hub launches on Mount Everest

A new peak in US-China tech rivalry? Tibet drone hub launches on Mount Everest

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Beijing has launched a drone research hub in Tibet near Mount Everest in an effort to exploit its high-altitude advantage in the ongoing competition for technological dominance between the US and China. The Plateau Drone R&D Application Centre was recently unveiled by Xizang University, state news agency Xinhua reported earlier this month. Xizang is the official Chinese pinyin name for the Tibet a...

For the first time since Iran war, Trump and Netanyahu meet amid fraying ties

For the first time since Iran war, Trump and Netanyahu meet amid fraying ties

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Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit the White House once again on July 28. But the Israeli Prime Minister is likely to get a cooler welcome in Washington than on previous trips. The US's full-scale air war on Iran - which Netanyahu reportedly had a major role in convincing Donald Trump to launch - has become a major headache for the US President. Meanwhile continued deadly strikes on a devastated G...

熊本で震度7 複数の安否不明者 被害の全容つかめず

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28日午後4時27分ごろ、熊本県熊本地方を震源とする大地震があり、熊本県の宇城市と氷川町で震度7の揺れを観測しました。その後も震度5弱を観測する地震が3回発生するなど地震活動が活発になっています。熊本県嘉島町にあるショッピングセンター「イオンモール熊本」で爆発があり、警察関係者によりますと連絡が取れていない従業員が20人から30人いるという情報があるということです。安否不明者の中に客が含まれているかなど詳しい状況はわかっていないということです。ほかにも建物の被害が相次いでいるほか、けが人も多数搬送されるなどしているということです。気象庁は地震活動の範囲も広がっているとして揺れへの警戒を続けるよう呼びかけています。

熊本 八代 日本製紙の工場で複数の安否不明者 警察

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震度6強の揺れを観測した熊本県八代市を管轄する八代警察署によりますと、煙突が崩落するなどの被害が出た日本製紙の八代工場で安否がわからなくなっている人が複数いるという情報があるということです。警察や消防が現在、確認を進めています。

China cracks down on sales of decommissioned military equipment ‘to protect PLA’s image’

China cracks down on sales of decommissioned military equipment ‘to protect PLA’s image’

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Beijing has tightened its rules on the sale of military equipment to ban its sale through unauthorised channels. “In recent years, some business operators have openly sold, online and offline, goods … such as decommissioned and scrapped military equipment, causing an adverse impact and creating security risks,” an administrative notice issued by multiple state bodies said. The notice – made public...

Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests

Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests

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Upper tribunal unable to find document cited in case and claims it is ‘analogous to relying on bogus evidence’UK politics live – latest updatesA senior judge has accused the Home Office of relying on “AI hallucinated” information to refuse an asylum claim.The case relates to a Moroccan woman and her child who fled her country after experiencing forced underage marriage and extreme violence, includ...