Sinkholes near Tokyo merge, man still trapped on 3rd day – Kyodo News Plus

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  1. Sinkholes near Tokyo merge, man still trapped on 3rd day  Kyodo News Plus
  2. Rescuers in Japan Try to Reach Driver Trapped in Sinkhole For Days  The New York Times
  3. Japan sinkhole doubles in width as crews work to free truck driver  UPI News
  4. Massive sinkhole swallows truck; rescuers race to reach driver  The Washington Post
  5. Race to rescue driver trapped in Japan sinkhole for two days  The Guardian
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High food prices becoming ingrained in Australian economy, analyst warns

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Economic data shows food and beverage prices still rising faster than long-term average, even as inflationary pressures ease

High food prices are now embedded in the economy, a retail analyst has warned, after new inflation data released on Wednesday.

Egg prices surged 11% last year, and the cost of cooking oil is up 7%; lamb prices have jumped 17%, while shoppers are paying about 6% more for fruit and vegetables. Beer prices have lifted by 4%.

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Race to rescue driver trapped in Japan sinkhole for two days

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Attempts in Japan to retrieve the man were temporarily halted early on Wednesday after a second sinkhole appeared

Rescue workers in Japan are battling water leaks, gas pipes and unstable ground as they attempt to reach a man whose truck fell into a sinkhole near Tokyo two days ago.

The hole, which is reportedly 10 metres across and 10 metres deep, opened up at an intersection in Yashio, Saitama prefecture, on Tuesday morning, swallowing the 74-year-old truck driver and his two-tonne vehicle.

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Zakaria Zubeidi, Mahmoud Atallah among notorious terrorists set for release Thursday – The Times of Israel

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  1. Zakaria Zubeidi, Mahmoud Atallah among notorious terrorists set for release Thursday  The Times of Israel
  2. Crowds greet militant leader Zakaria Zubeidi among prisoners released in Ramallah  The Guardian
  3. Prominent Palestinian prisoner freed in Gaza deal unable to return to embattled hometown  Reuters
  4. Zakaria Zubeidi, Militant Who Briefly Escaped Israeli Prison, Is Among Released Palestinians  The New York Times
  5. Freed prisoner Zakaria Zubeidi a 'murderous extremist' to Israel but an inspiration to Palestinians  Sky News
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Elation turns to despair as Gazans return to uninhabitable homes in Strip’s north – The Times of Israel

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  1. Elation turns to despair as Gazans return to uninhabitable homes in Strip’s north  The Times of Israel
  2. This is what one family in Gaza returned home to after 15 months of war  The Associated Press
  3. Palestinians return to ruined homes in north Gaza as ceasefire sparks exodus "from one hard place to another"  CBS News
  4. The Long Walk Home to Northern Gaza  NPR
  5. Images of Masses Returning to Northern Gaza Shatter Netanyahu's 'Total Victory' Illusion  Haaretz
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Australians paid 10% more in bank fees last year, Reserve Bank says

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Rise was partly due to more households using their credit and debit cards overseas as travel bounces back, analyst from central bank says

Australian households paid almost 10% more in bank fees in the 2023/24 financial year, with credit card and personal loan use soaring amid the rising cost of living.

That contributed to banks enjoying a 5% jump in fee revenue in 2023/24 – the first annual increase in fee earnings in seven years, the Reserve Bank said in its January bulletin.

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Millions around the world celebrate Lunar New Year and ring in the Year of the Snake – KOMO News

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  1. Millions around the world celebrate Lunar New Year and ring in the Year of the Snake  KOMO News
  2. Year Of The Snake Kicks Off: What To Know About The Lunar New Year In 2025 (Photos)  Forbes
  3. Lunar New Year 2025: The Year of the Snake is all about shedding that bad energy  NBC News
  4. Millions celebrate the Lunar New Year around the world  Al Jazeera English
  5. Lunar New Year 2025 Photos: See Year of the Snake Celebrations Across Asia  The New York Times
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Irish tourist falls to his death from mountain while taking photos at ski resort in Bulgaria – CBS News

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  1. Irish tourist falls to his death from mountain while taking photos at ski resort in Bulgaria  CBS News
  2. Irish man (29) dies after accident at Bulgarian ski resort  Irish Independent
  3. Irish Tourist, 29, Dies After Falling 1,900ft While Taking Pictures At Ski Resort  NDTV
  4. Irish Tourist Dies After Fall in Pirin Mountain as Bulgaria’s Sole Medical Helicopter Fails to Respond  Novinite.com
  5. Horror as tourist, 29, plunges 600m to his death at mountain ski resort after 'losing balance while group took  Daily Mail
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Noem defends DHS decision to revoke protections for Venezuelans – POLITICO

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  1. Noem defends DHS decision to revoke protections for Venezuelans  POLITICO
  2. 'We stopped that': Noem cancels Biden admin's 11th hour deportation shield for Venezuelan migrants  Fox News
  3. Trump ends extension of temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants  NPR
  4. Trump rolls back deportation protections for thousands of Venezuelans. Here’s what that means  Miami Herald
  5. Venezuelan community in South Florida on edge over TPS  CBS Miami
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Five skiers killed in French Alps after avalanches hit off-piste areas

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Four Norwegians and one Swiss person died in the Savoie and Haute-Savoie regions

An avalanche in the French Alps has killed four Norwegian skiers who were swept away by an off-piste torrent of snow and ice in the southeastern Savoie region.

Also on Wednesday, a separate avalanche near Chamonix, in the Haute-Savoie region, killed a Swiss skier, according to the public prosecutor’s office in Bonneville.

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‘Let’s see what happens,’ UN says of Israeli laws shuttering UNRWA office – JNS.org

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  1. ‘Let’s see what happens,’ UN says of Israeli laws shuttering UNRWA office  JNS.org
  2. ‘We rely on God, then on UNRWA’: Palestinians fear drastic effects as Israeli ban on UN agency comes into force  CNN
  3. Israel Breaks With U.N. Agency Critical to Gaza’s Aid Flow  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Updates: Israel’s ban on UNRWA threatens Gaza peace, agency chief warns  Al Jazeera English
  5. Fear hits east Jerusalem as Israel moves to close UN Palestinian refugee agency  The Associated Press
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Transnistria Suffers Russia’s Tough Love – Center for European Policy Analysis

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  1. Transnistria Suffers Russia’s Tough Love  Center for European Policy Analysis
  2. Moldova's separatist region says gas running out  Reuters
  3. Moldova, government spokesman: It is cheaper to buy electricity than to produce it in Transnistria  Agenzia Nova
  4. Memorial for Victims of Energy Crisis Unveiled in Transnistria  Белтелерадиокомпании
  5. Moldova signs loan deal to supply 3M cubic meters of gas to its breakaway Transnistria region  Anadolu Agency
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Photos: Celebrations commence the Year of the Snake – NPR

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  1. Photos: Celebrations commence the Year of the Snake  NPR
  2. Year Of The Snake Kicks Off: What To Know About The Lunar New Year In 2025 (Photos)  Forbes
  3. Lunar New Year kicks off the year of the snake  6ABC Philadelphia
  4. Chinese zodiac predictions: What’s in store for 2025 as we enter the Year of the Snake  CNN
  5. Lunar New Year 2025: The Year of the Snake is all about shedding that bad energy  NBC News
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