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The hikes are part of immigration policy changes introduced to manage Japan's growing foreign population.

Scientists say such rapid melting is no longer surprising given the pace of climate change.

A month after mass catastrophic flooding, around 30 people have died in landslides and heavy rain.

In total 11 regions of the country were attacked overnight, with residential buildings and railways also targeted, the Ukrainian PM says.

Indonesian lawmakers on Wednesday ordered the demolition of a controversial luxury compound inside a penitentiary near the capital.

Blasts in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) injured three South Korean personnel earlier this month.

The municipality building in Baglung was left teetering on an unstable ledge due to floods before it fell into a river.

The announcement comes after multiple lawsuits alleged that hundreds of riders suffered brain injuries from X2, a ride with seats that spin 360 degrees.

Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has been crowned king of Tooro in a ceremony attended by Uganda's President Museveni.