Japan Wildfire Evacution Orders Partially Lifted
The fire had raged in the mountains around the northern city of Ofunato for over a week, killing one person and forcing more than 4,200 residents to flee their homes.
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Hungary Femicide Sparks Outcry on Gender Violence
The killing of the Japanese woman in late January was later declared a murder, but only after an uproar when a women’s rights organisation revealed that the 43-year-old had reached out to them about her abusive ex-husband.
Weak-Sounding Pope Releases Audio Message from Hospital
“I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for my health from the Square, I accompany you from here,” Francis said in a message broadcast in St Peter’s Square.
FBI Arrests Soldier Accused of Selling US Army Intel to China
Jian Zhao, an active-duty army supply sergeant stationed at a military base in Washington state, was accused of gathering classified hard drives and a computer taken from the US government to sell to unspecified individuals in China.
