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Rice prices a hot political issue in Japan

AFP, Published on 12/06/2025

» SANJO, Japan - All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki's rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings, but a row over the cost of the staple in Japan is threatening to deal the government a blow at the ballot box.

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WORLD

‘Our city is not on fire’: LA residents reject Trump rhetoric

AFP, Published on 12/06/2025

» LOS ANGELES - Just blocks from where a handful of die-hard protesters faced police in Los Angeles on Wednesday, residents were enjoying lunch in the sun and shrugging off Donald Trump’s claims their city was burning.

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SPORTS

Ferrari target third straight Le Mans triumph

AFP, Published on 12/06/2025

» LE MANS, France - Ferrari's Formula One fortunes may be flagging but the Italian constructor start this weekend's Le Mans 24 Hour Race as favourites targeting a third consecutive triumph in motorsport's fabled endurance classic.

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SPORTS

Alonso's new-look Real Madrid chases Club World Cup glory

AFP, Published on 12/06/2025

» MADRID - After Real Madrid's hopes of major silverware this season faded the Club World Cup took on far greater importance for them and it will provide an insight into new coach Xabi Alonso's strategy.

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WORLD

Trump announces ‘golden visa’ website

AFP, Published on 12/06/2025

» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has announced a new website for his planned $5-million US residency permit, saying the waiting list for the “golden visa” has opened on TrumpCard.gov.

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WORLD

Israel to expel French nationals on Gaza aid boat

AFP, Published on 12/06/2025

» JERUSALEM - Israel is to expel by the end of the week four French nationals held after security forces intercepted their Gaza-bound aid boat, France’s foreign minister said Wednesday, as an Israeli NGO said one of the French campaigners was briefly put in solitary confinement.

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WORLD

In a Ukrainian strip club, war is laid bare

AFP, Published on 12/06/2025

» KHARKIV, Ukraine - When Lisa, 20, laces into her ultra-high heels for her shift at a strip club in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, she knows that aside from dancing, she will have to comfort traumatised soldiers.

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WORLD

New T-Rex ancestor discovered in drawers of Mongolian institute

AFP, Published on 12/06/2025

» PARIS - Misidentified bones that languished in the drawers of a Mongolian institute for 50 years belong to a new species of tyrannosaur that rewrites the family history of the mighty T-Rex, scientists said on Wednesday.

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WORLD

Trump to flex muscle with huge military parade

AFP, Published on 12/06/2025

» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s dream of hosting a grand military parade in Washington will come true on Saturday when tanks, helicopters and thousands of troops rumble through the capital on the US president’s 79th birthday.

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SPORTS

Premier League ‘under strain’ despite record £6.3bn revenue

AFP, Published on 12/06/2025

» LONDON - The combined revenue of Premier League clubs rose to a record £6.3 billion ($8.5 billion) in the 2023-24 season, but fan unrest and worsening competitive balance are cause for concern, according to the management consultancy Deloitte.