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タラワ島で壊滅した日本軍、生存兵が語った戦場の実態

1943年11月に起こったタラワ島の戦いでは、日本軍が約4600人規模の兵力を率いており、米軍の上陸に伴い、数日間の激戦でほぼ全滅した。

国分寺の遊び場に子ども15人が築いた巨大な「要塞」

国分寺市にある「国分寺市プレイステーション」は、子どもたちが自由に遊べる場所として認定NPO法人「冒険遊び場の会」が管理している常設の冒険遊び場です。

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Kuwait announces maintenance closures in Nuzha, Surra and Rai

Kuwait’s Ministry of Public Works announced lane and road closures in Nuzha, Surra and Rai for maintenance and asphalt work.

Truck ploughs into Hindu festival crowd in India, killing 13

A speeding truck drove into a crowd at a Hindu festival in Madhya Pradesh, killing 13 people and injuring others, Indian officials said.

One million migrating raptors dodge illegal hunters above Georgia's Black Sea coast

Standing on a verdant hill above Georgia's Black Sea coast, ornithologist Bart Hoekstra looked out over one of the world's greatest wildlife spectacles unfolding before him -- then gunshots pierced the air.

池袋暴走事故を追った記者、遺族と加害者家族の対話を記録

池袋暴走事故を追った記者、遺族と加害者家族の対話を記録。飯塚幸三（当時87歳）が運転するプリウスが暴走し、松永拓也さん（当時32歳）の妻・真菜さん（当時31歳）と娘の莉子さん（当時3歳）が亡くなった。

ジュフレイ氏の告発が問うアンドリュー元王子とエプスタインの関係

ジュフレイ氏の告発が問うアンドリュー元王子とエプスタインの関係。数学教師から金融界に進出し、巨万の富を手にしたジェフリー・エプスタインが、各地で少女や若い女性をレイプし続けた史上最悪の性犯罪「エプスタイン事件」。

エプスタイン事件の被害者がたどった告発への道

エプスタイン事件の被害者がたどった告発への道。数学教師から金融界に進出し、巨万の富を手にしたジェフリー・エプスタインが、各地で少女や若い女性をレイプし続けた史上最悪の性犯罪「エプスタイン事件」。

'Under attack' from fragrance, Hanoi prunes its famous blossoms

The star-shaped white blossoms of Hanoi's milkwood trees have inspired songwriters and lovers, but city authorities began cutting them back Friday after an outcry from residents over their "overpowering" fragrance.

Ailing UK director Mike Leigh wishes he could make '100 more films'

British filmmaker Mike Leigh told AFP Thursday he regretted he could not make "another hundred films" because of ill health, as he attended the London premiere of his prize-winning latest work.

Still smiling at 117, Albanian may be world's oldest woman

At 117, Qamile Marra is not particularly concerned with proving she may be the world's oldest woman -- or even persuading Albanian pension officials that she is not dead.

US actor Selma Blair charged with assault after alleged flight altercation

US actor Selma Blair was charged with assault on Monday after an alleged altercation on a flight from Los Angeles to New York City, according to court documents.

US actress Selma Blair arrested after flight altercation

US actress Selma Blair was arrested after an alleged altercation on a flight from Los Angeles to New York City that left two cabin crew members injured, authorities said Monday.

Italian rice farmer beats heat with biodiversity haven

Four hundred years after monks transformed a patch of marshlands in northwest Italy into rice fields, farmer Alice Cerutti has restored a third to their natural state, prioritising biodiversity over crop yield.

World leaders urged to 'course correct' as UN nature goals fall short

Nations are steeling for a disappointing report card at this month's UN biodiversity summit, with governments falling short on their commitments to protect the plants, animals and ecosystems that sustain life on Earth.

Conservation groups alarmed at marine mammals' deaths in Spain

Conservation groups on Sunday condemned the death of a dolphin transferred from France to a Spanish marine park, saying it added to the deaths of other sea mammals recently moved to Spain from Canada.

Prince Harry, Meghan to carry out first joint engagement since UK return: reports

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will on Thursday carry out their first joint engagement since returning to live in the UK in August, according to media reports.

Prince Harry booed at English rugby match

Britain's Prince Harry was booed by a section of the crowd as he watched Leicester play Gloucester in an English Prem rugby match on Friday.

US announces sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judge

The United States on Friday announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court, vowing to cripple the tribunal's operations just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize went to a former ICC judge who warned of mounting political attacks on the court.

Anne Carson's Nobel literature prize 'a proud moment for Canada': PM

Canadian poet Anne Carson winning the Nobel prize for literature is a "proud moment" for the country, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday.

Argentina friendlies no fairy tale for African footballers

When Benin and Burkina Faso flew to Buenos Aires for friendlies against Argentina -- including superstar Lionel Messi's swansong-- it would have seemed like dreamland for players who rarely if ever rub shoulders with the aristocrats of the 'Beautiful Game'.

Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 'crazy' Nobel

The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on Thursday to Canadian poet Anne Carson for her modern twists on Greek mythology and antiquity that have inspired new forms of contemporary writing, the Swedish Academy said.

Anne Carson: modern takes on Greek classics

Canadian-born poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, brings a modern twist to mysticism and antiquity in her unclassifiable writings about love, desire and despair.

Latin American, Caribbean women top Nobel literature buzz

This year's Nobel literature prize could go to a Latin American or Caribbean woman when it is awarded on Thursday amid efforts to diversify an award that has most often gone to male, European authors, literary critics say.

Anew Climate Appoints Bhagyesh Dash to Lead International Compliance Carbon Business from Singapore

HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / October 8, 2026 / Anew Climate ("Anew"), the world's largest generator of registry-tagged, verified carbon removals, today announced that Bhagyesh Dash has joined the company as Senior Vice President, International Compliance Carbon.

As species decline, green turtles offer glimmer of hope

The palm-sized green turtle hatchling flailing through the sand on a Malaysian island may seem vulnerable, but its species has emerged as a symbol of hope for wildlife conservation.

Evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies: tenant union

An 87-year-old Madrid woman whose eviction triggered nationwide protests over Spain's chronic housing crisis and a political debate that culminated in early elections died on Wednesday, a tenants' union said.

Climate change strips island's title of largest penguin colony: study

A remote island near Antarctica is no longer home to the world's largest penguin colony as climate-driven changes to ocean food chains likely devastated its once-thriving inhabitants, a new study said Wednesday.

Nobel physics winner's pride at pioneering AI role

Nobel Prize for physics winner Francis Halzen spoke with pride on Wednesday about his early promotion of artificial intelligence in his research on neutrinos.

Sleep, appetite, gene-editing experts contend for Nobel chemistry prize

Molecules that regulate sleep and appetite or methods for editing genes are some of the research fields commentators say could be contenders for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced Wednesday.

ATHA Energy Successfully Completes Diamond Drilling at RIB North Discovery, Expanding Strike Length To 3.4 Km, And Identifies a Higher-Grade Sub Zone: Results Include RIBN-DD-023 Intersecting 19.5 M Of Composite Uranium Mineralization With 2.0 M Of High-Grade

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Nobel physics prize honours work on 'ghostly messengers' from outer space

Belgian physicist Francis Halzen on Tuesday won the Nobel physics prize for groundbreaking work using South Pole ice to capture neutrinos originating in the distant cosmos, providing insight into the far reaches of space.

Switching on brain cells: the Nobel-winning science of optogenetics

In optogenetics, scientists control neurones by stimulating them with light -- potentially unlocking breakthroughs for conditions such as dementia, depression and blindness.

US-German trio wins medicine Nobel for illuminating the brain

The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their pioneering work in the neuroscience field of optogenetics.

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