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Study finds smartphone bans in Dutch schools improved focus

Study finds smartphone bans in Dutch schools improved f...

Three-quarters of the 317 surveyed high schools reported that the ban has had a ...

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North Korean man detained after crossing land border, Seoul says

North Korean man detained after crossing land border, S...

Defections across the land border are relatively rare, as the area is densely fo...

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Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations

Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinat...

Both cities rank highly in an emerging trend of nighttime tourism, according to ...

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Victims of 2020 Kumamoto heavy rains mourned five years on

Victims of 2020 Kumamoto heavy rains mourned five years on

The July 2020 downpours, which caused floods and mudslides, left 67 people dead,...

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Tadej Pogacar expresses respect for Tour de France rival Jonas Vingegaard

Tadej Pogacar expresses respect for Tour de France riva...

The 26-year-old Slovenian won the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and world title ...

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New managers making mark at Club World Cup

New managers making mark at Club World Cup

As the tournament progresses, the early success of these new managerial appointm...

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Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity

Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern abou...

The discovery raises serious concerns about the integrity of the research in the...

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Thai prime minister's suspension sets latest political crisis in motion

Thai prime minister's suspension sets latest political ...

The ruling government is already faced with infighting, U.S. trade talks, a bord...

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Strong quake hits off Tokara Islands as area faces swarm of seismic activity

Strong quake hits off Tokara Islands as area faces swar...

The magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck at 4:13 p.m. at a depth of about 20 kilomete...

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China leading BRICS clean-energy boom with shift into solar, report shows

China leading BRICS clean-energy boom with shift into s...

Most countries in BRICS remain major fossil fuel producers, but the group togeth...

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South Korea's Lee pledges 'bold' economic policy after martial law crisis

South Korea's Lee pledges 'bold' economic policy after ...

The South Korean president says his top priority is to improve the lives of the ...

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Hindu pilgrims set off to India's Amarnath, near site of deadly April attack

Hindu pilgrims set off to India's Amarnath, near site o...

The attack, which killed 26 mostly Hindu tourists, escalated into the worst stan...

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Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight

Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks ...

The move comes in response to a series of incidents involving battery packs emit...

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People mourn victims of Atami mudslide four years on

People mourn victims of Atami mudslide four years on

Participants offered silent prayers for the 28 victims as sirens blared around t...

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Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts in Dodgers' win over White Sox

Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts in Dodgers' wi...

Kershaw became just the fourth left-handed pitcher to reach 3,000 strikeouts.

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British F-35B fighters could soon land on a Japanese carrier

British F-35B fighters could soon land on a Japanese ca...

The latest British carrier deployment could see jets from the Prince of Wales ve...