On December 22, 1989, at 2:35 pm local time, a man stepped in front of the camera in studio 4 of Romanian state television TVR and addressed the viewers as “Dear comrades.” It was Ion Iliescu, then 59, taking the reins as the overthrow of…
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More than 100 people missing after flash floods hit village
Nitin RamolaReporting from Uttarkashi
Nikita YadavBBC News, Delhi
State Disaster Response Force Uttarkashi handout/EPA/ShutterstockHeavy rains and flash floods have caused severe damage in Uttarkashi district Officials say more than 100 people are…
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Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Russian railway hub in Rostov Oblast for second night
Ukrainian drones targeted the Tatsinskaya railway station in Russia’s Rostov Oblast overnight on Aug. 6, striking the hub for the second night in a row, Russian independent media outlet Astra reported.
The station, located roughly 100 kilometers…
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Two Chinese nationals charged with exporting Nvidia AI chips to China
Two Chinese nationals have been arrested and charged with illegally shipping millions of dollars’ worth of powerful AI chips to China, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday.
The DOJ alleged that over the last three years ALX…
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As Trump cracks down on student visas, other countries see opportunity
LONDON (AP) — In China, wait times for U.S. visa interviews are so long that some students have given up. Universities in Hong Kong are fielding transfer inquiries from foreign students in the U.S., and…
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Japan marks 80 years since the Hiroshima atomic bombing – DW – 08/06/2025
The Japanese city of Hiroshima held a silent prayer at 8:15 a.m. (2315 GMT) on Wednesday.
That was the moment when US aircraft Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb called “Little Boy” over the Japanese city on August 6, 1945.
Hundreds of…
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Great Barrier Reef suffers worst coral decline on record
Getty ImagesParts of the Great Barrier Reef have suffered the largest annual decline in coral cover since records began nearly 40 years ago, according to a new report.
Northern and southern branches of the sprawling Australian reef both suffered…
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Officials attend 80th anniversary of atomic bombing
A silent prayer was held in Japan on Wednesday morning as it marked 80 years since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima.
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba attended the ceremony on Wednesday, along with officials…
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Lebanon wants army plan to disarm Hezbollah by end of year – DW – 08/06/2025
Lebanon’s government has tasked the army with developing a plan in which only state institutions will have weapons by the end of the year.
Such a move would effectively disarm Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Shiite political party and militant group…
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