2 Weeks After Sinkhole Swallowed Truck, Japan Locates It – Newser

  1. 2 Weeks After Sinkhole Swallowed Truck, Japan Locates It  Newser
  2. 2-week search ends for trapped driver inside sinkhole near Tokyo  Kyodo News Plus
  3. Truck cabin found in giant Japanese sinkhole as rescuers hunt for driver  ABC News
  4. Japan drones find truck cabin swallowed by sinkhole with ‘person inside’  The Independent
  5. Truck cab confirmed in sewer pipe at Saitama sinkhole site  The Japan Times
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Sicily’s gangsters forced to modernise but complain they can’t get the staff – BBC.com

  1. Sicily's gangsters forced to modernise but complain they can't get the staff  BBC.com
  2. Italian Police Arrest 181 in ‘Important Blow’ to Cosa Nostra  The New York Times
  3. Italy carries out biggest crackdown against Sicilian mafia in decades  Financial Times
  4. Mafia dons secretly slam 'miserable' quality of new recruits — while wishing life was more like 'The Godfather'  New York Post
  5. Arrested mafia bosses urged recruits to learn from The Godfather  The Times
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Santorini fears for summer tourist season as earthquakes hit island – BBC.com

  1. Santorini fears for summer tourist season as earthquakes hit island  BBC.com
  2. Nonstop Quakes Leave a Tourist Island Empty and Its Residents on Edge  The New York Times
  3. Earthquake island: How 10,000 tremors in two weeks left Instagram favourite Santorini deserted  The Independent
  4. Greece announces support measures for Santorini workers amid quakes  Reuters
  5. 4.8 magnitude earthquake is just the latest of hundreds of shakes to hit Santorini  USA TODAY
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Arab mediators scramble to save Gaza ceasefire as Israel bolsters troop numbers

Both sides accuse other of violating terms of truce, but Hamas says there are ‘positive signals’ hostage exchange will go ahead

Arab mediators are scrambling to save the Gaza ceasefire as the Israeli military bolsters troop and tank deployments to the strip’s periphery in advance of the possibility the truce breaks down this weekend.

A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to “discuss ways to end the current crisis”, the Palestinian militant group said. Meanwhile, Egyptian and Qatari mediators were working “intensively” to compel Israel to address Hamas’s new demands before Saturday’s scheduled release of three Israeli hostages, Egypt’s state-run al-Qahera television reported.

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Congo Catholic delegation meets rebel leader as forces advance – Reuters

  1. Congo Catholic delegation meets rebel leader as forces advance  Reuters
  2. Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part  CNN
  3. As the DRC battles Rwanda-backed M23, what’s needed to stop the fighting?  Al Jazeera English
  4. EU Bishops appeal for urgent intervention in DRC  Vatican News - English
  5. Fresh fighting flares in eastern DR Congo  Voice of America
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‘Supercommuter’ mom travels to work by plane every day — because it’s cheaper than renting there – New York Post

  1. 'Supercommuter' mom travels to work by plane every day — because it's cheaper than renting there  New York Post
  2. Indian-origin woman takes a flight to work daily in Malaysia, says it's cost-efficient  India Today
  3. Meet the mom who flies to work everyday and 'saves money'  The Times of India
  4. Indian-Origin Mother Flies 5 Days A Week To Balance Work And Family  NDTV
  5. Indian-origin mom of two flies 5 days a week to work in Malaysia: 'Super-commuter'  Hindustan Times
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Rare Sighting of This ‘Seadevil’ Is a ‘Dream Come True’ – Newser

  1. Rare Sighting of This 'Seadevil' Is a 'Dream Come True'  Newser
  2. A Deep-Sea Fish of Nightmares Strays Into Shallow Waters  The New York Times
  3. Scientists capture rare footage of black seadevil anglerfish in shallow water  ABC News
  4. Watch this creepy deep sea creature see the light of day, a first in recorded history  USA TODAY
  5. Rare deep-sea anglerfish seen for first time in broad daylight  Oceanographic Magazine
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‘Reverse flow’: Illegal immigrants streaming back home after being blocked by Trump’s border – Washington Times

  1. 'Reverse flow': Illegal immigrants streaming back home after being blocked by Trump's border  Washington Times
  2. 'New trend' of migrants turning around and heading back toward home under Trump border crackdown  New York Post
  3. Migrants turning back due to tighter border security, CBP memo shows  Fox News
  4. Dozens of Migrants Seen Traveling South as They Give Up US Dream  Newsweek
  5. Illegals retreat to Canada and Mexico to evade US detection  The Times of India
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Watchdog: Israel behind most reporter deaths in 2024; IDF: Many were terror operatives – The Times of Israel

  1. Watchdog: Israel behind most reporter deaths in 2024; IDF: Many were terror operatives  The Times of Israel
  2. 2024 was deadliest year for journalists with 124 reporters killed, Committee to Protect Journalists says  CBS News
  3. IDF rejects report accusing it of being responsible for 70% of journalist deaths in 2024, says many were terrorists  The Times of Israel
  4. Record number of journalists killed in 2024, Israel mostly responsible, CPJ says  Reuters
  5. The risks of journalism in Haiti: Nation ranks among deadliest places on global list  Miami Herald
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