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After 7-month Wait, Japanese Tourist Visits Machu Picchu

It didn’t go exactly as planned, but for one Japanese tourist, his dream of visiting the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu finally came true.

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‘Staggering’ rise in climate emergencies in last 20 years, new disaster research shows

The first 20 years of this century have seen a “staggering” rise in climate disasters, UN researchers said on Monday, while also maintaining that “almost all nations” have failed to prevent a “wave of death and illness” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Germany Calling for EU Sanctions on Belarusian President

Germany is calling for European Union sanctions on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.

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Bangladesh Approves Death Penalty for Rapists Amid Protests

Bangladesh’s government approved the death penalty as the maximum sentence in rape cases Monday, following days of protests against a string of sexual assaults.

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