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FOUR of the schoolboys trapped in a Thai cave have been rescued from the flooded system, but nine people remain inside.
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Japan floods: 'Extreme danger' amid record rainfall
Parts of western Japan hit by deadly floods and landslides are facing unprecedented danger as more downpours are expected, officials warn.
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Thailand cave rescue: Mission to save boys under way
Rescuers in Thailand have begun a hazardous operation to lead 12 boys and one adult out of the cave where they have been trapped for two weeks.
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US destroyers test China’s resolve by passing through narrow Taiwan Strait
TWO US Navy destroyers have pushed through the narrow, tense waterway separating Taiwan and China in a clear new signal opposing Beijing’s expansionist claims.
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Rescuers in a race against time to get the boys out
Thai cave rescue: Storm clouds pressure rescuers to get boys out
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Pompeo signals 'progress' as North Korea pans talks
Although he met Friday with Kim Yong Chol, the vice chairman of the country's Party Central Committee, Pompeo did not meet with Kim on his trip to Pyongyang.
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Pompeo visits North Korea to press Kim on Trump nuclear deal
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in North Korea to press leader Kim Jong-un for details on his plans for denuclearisation.
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Thai cave coach lost entire family aged 10
THE soccer coach trapped with the 12 Thai cave boys cheated death as a 10yo when a killer disease claimed his entire family.
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Frantic rescuers battle against time to free Thai schoolboys from cave as one dies getting out
AS FRANTIC efforts to rescue 12 boys trapped in a cave in Thailand continue, two of the boys who are sick could be left behind.
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Frantic rescuers battle against time to free Thai schoolboys from cave
FRANTIC efforts are underway to extract 12 boys and their coach from a cave in Thailand, but some may be too sick to manage.
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Thailand cave drama: Rescuers race to drain water from caverns before new rains arrive
Thailand's navy continues to release videos of the young football players trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand.
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Massive challenge in mission to rescue trapped boys
RESCUERS are now searching for a secret passage that could save the 12 boys trapped in a cave in Thailand and avoid a dangerous dive.
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Thailand cave rescue: Boys appear in new video, 'I am healthy'
The youth soccer team will spend another night underground as Thai officials face rescue difficulties
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Thai soccer team found alive after 10 days lost in caves
The desperate search drew worldwide attention, and hundreds of rescuers worked around the clock combating heavy rains and flooding that slowed the effort.
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Thai soccer team found alive after 10 days lost in caves
The search began when a mother reported her son had not returned from soccer practice.
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South Korea’s Enduring Racism
By comparison, asylum seekers as a share of the population in South Korea were 0.02 percent in 2017, while the figure in Germany — one of the most popular destination countries for refugees — was 0.24 percent that same year.
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US believes North Korea planning to trick West, hide nukes — report
Intelligence officials tell Washington Post that evidence points to plans by Pyongyang to keep secret sites hidden, lie about size of arsenal
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Onodera, Mattis pledge to cooperate / Defense chiefs say Japan-U.S. joint drills will continue
Friday’s meeting is their fifth talk and the first since the June 12 U.S.-North Korea summit.
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North Korea is ‘making improvements’ to nuclear test site
DONALD Trump declared victory after North Korea pledged to “work towards” denuclearisation, but satellite images show the world might have been fooled.
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Adelaide woman identified as accused Islamic State member
A YOUNG nursing student has been revealed as the Adelaide woman accused of being a member of terror organisation Islamic State.
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