All 246 passengers rescued after ferry runs aground in South Korea

BBC World News - 6 min 18 sec ago
The vessel is stuck on a reef and unable to move, but there is no risk of sinking, the Coast Guard said.
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Kenyan authorities paid trolls to threaten Gen Z protesters, Amnesty says

BBC World News - November 19, 2025 - 22:58
A widespread campaign sought to "silence and suppress" protesters, Amnesty International says.
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Inside the California lab that shows the contradiction at the heart of the trillion-dollar AI race

BBC World News - November 19, 2025 - 22:52
The confusing question lingering over the AI hype is whether it could be a bubble at risk of bursting
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Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board after Epstein emails made public

BBC World News - November 19, 2025 - 22:32
The former US treasury secretary has faced a backlash over frequent messages to Epstein.
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Ferry carrying 267 people runs aground in South Korea

BBC World News - November 19, 2025 - 22:28
The vessel is stuck on a reef and unable to move, but there is no risk of sinking, the Coast Guard said.
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Family of Indian man lynched over beef rumours vows to keep fighting for justice

BBC World News - November 19, 2025 - 18:57
Mohammad Akhlaq was lynched to death in 2015 over rumours that he had eaten beef.
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Klimt painting second most expensive artwork sold at auction

BBC World News - November 19, 2025 - 18:55
The portrait of Austrian heiress Elisabeth Lederer was looted by the Nazis and almost destroyed.
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Two Miss Universe judges quit scandal-hit pageant, as one claims it's rigged

BBC World News - November 19, 2025 - 18:20
Lebanese-French musician Omar Harfouch is one of two judges who resigned days before the finals in Thailand.
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Miss Universe judge quits scandal-ridden pageant

BBC World News - November 19, 2025 - 18:20
Lebanese-French musician Omar Harfouch is one of two judges who resigned days before the finals in Thailand.
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Japan's largest urban fire in decades rips through 170 buildings

BBC World News - November 19, 2025 - 18:10
Local media say one person was killed in the fire in the city of Oita, on the Japanese island of Kyushu.
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Nine dead as Russia strikes Ukraine overnight, Zelensky says

BBC World News - November 19, 2025 - 16:50
Russia launched more than 470 drones and 47 missiles in the "brazen attack", he wrote in a post on Telegram.
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Russian Woman Found Dead in Osaka Apartment, Suspect Released

Japan Society News - November 19, 2025 - 15:20
Osaka prosecutors have decided not to indict a 21-year-old man from Shizuoka Prefecture in a case where the body of a Russian woman was discovered in a multi-unit residence in Osaka City in July, concluding on October 18th that the evidence did not warrant pursuing charges. (News On Japan)
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Childcare Workers Leaving Saitama for Tokyo as Wage Gap Widens

Japan Education News - November 19, 2025 - 15:00
Childcare workers in Saitama, a prefecture popular among families for its convenient access to central Tokyo, are increasingly leaving for jobs in the capital due to a growing wage gap, creating deep concern in communities that border Tokyo. (News On Japan)
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Osaka Approves Proposal to Halt New Applications for Minpaku

Japan Travel News - November 19, 2025 - 14:57
Osaka City’s proposal to halt new applications for so-called special-zone minpaku at the end of May next year has been approved by the government as noise, waste management issues, and other disturbances continue to draw complaints from local communities. (News On Japan)
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Kyoto Cuts Bamboo in Arashiyama to Curb Vandalism

Japan Travel News - November 19, 2025 - 14:50
Workers began cutting bamboo along the famous Arashiyama Bamboo Grove in Kyoto on November 19th as the city moved to halt a surge in graffiti damage that has spread across the popular tourist path, where at least 350 stalks have already been defaced. (News On Japan)
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Japan Expects 7.47 Million Tons of Rice Harvest, Up 10% From Last Year

Japan Business News - November 19, 2025 - 14:45
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has announced that the country’s main crop rice harvest for the 2025 season is expected to reach 7.468 million tons, marking an increase of 676,000 tons from the previous year and representing growth of roughly 10 percent. (News On Japan)
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Japan’s Real Estate Sector Targets Short-Term Condo Flipping

Japan Business News - November 19, 2025 - 14:43
The Real Estate Companies Association of Japan has drafted a policy that would prohibit the resale of condominium units before they are handed over to buyers, an effort aimed at curbing speculative short-term flipping that has been cited as one factor behind the sharp rise in condominium prices. (News On Japan)
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Manufacturing Surge Lifts Japan’s Core Machinery Orders

Japan Business News - November 19, 2025 - 14:35
Core machinery orders — a leading indicator of private-sector capital investment — rose in September, with the Cabinet Office reporting that orders excluding ships and electric utilities climbed 4.2 percent from the previous month to roughly 920 billion yen. It marked the first increase in three months. (News On Japan)
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Japan to Begin RSV Vaccination for Pregnant Women in April 2026

Japan Technology News - November 19, 2025 - 14:30
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has decided to introduce routine vaccination for pregnant women as early as April 2026 to protect newborns from the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, which can lead to severe symptoms in infants. (News On Japan)
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Christians in Nigeria 'driven from their homes and killed', Nicki Minaj says

BBC World News - November 19, 2025 - 14:22
The US-based Trinidadian rapper addressed the UN in New York alongside Trump administration officials, making claims that lack evidence.
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