Putin moves ahead with plan to annex Crimea; Thailand to lift Bangkok's State of Emergency; owners of Fukushima nuclear plant turning to unskilled workers to decommision site which may have contributed to recent leak; and more
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World News Brief, Thursday October 10
Obama chooses successor to Ben Bernanke; John Kerry pushes for cooling over territorial disputes in South China Sea; ten tonnes of radioactive water may have leaked from Fukushima nuclear plant; US expected to reduce aid to Egypt; voting irregularities found in Guinea; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday October 4
Debate over US government shutdown shifts to debt celing; US and Japan to modernise defense alliance to counter North Korea's nuclear programme; Fukushima nuclear reactor has new leak; Gambia withdraws from Commonwealth; scores killed in refugee boat tragedy off Italian coast; and more
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Syrian refugees number two million; Japan reveals strategy to deal with Fukushima leaks; Dennis Rodman returns to North Korea; Microsoft buys Nokia's phone business; Egypt closes four TV stations; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday July 24
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for raids on two Iraqi prisons; Fukushima plant leaking radioactive water into ocean; GlaxoSmithKline to reduce price of products in China; Pope gets rapturous welcome in Brazil; new prince met with worldwide celebrations; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wenesday April 13
Nuclear threat at Fukushima raised from five to seven, the highest level; despite elevated status, experts say damage will be much smaller than Chernobyl; China hosts Brazil in trade talks; Libyan rebels reject African Union ceasefire; Gbagbo faces trial; and more
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