Watch: Japanese mall explodes after magnitude 6.8 earthquake

Search teams are still looking for survivors in the collapsed Aeon shopping centre.

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Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard killed in crash

Hansard, who was 56, won the best song Oscar for the 2007 low-budget musical film Once.

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Ghana mourns its tallest man - a 'generous and popular giant'

Sulemana Abdul Samed, who was diagnosed with gigantism several years ago, has died at the age of 33.

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China's new challenge as natural disasters strike - fake AI videos

Storms and flooding incidents over the last few months have seen fake videos inundating social media.

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A Japanese town wrestles with identity after protests over its first mosque

As Japan increasingly relies on foreign workers, it is also grappling with how to integrate new cultures and religions.

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'Do the right thing': Savannah Guthrie makes another plea to mother's kidnappers

The US journalist has made several social media pleas for the abductors of her mother Nancy to share where she is.

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Watch: Scaffolding ripped from Hong Kong building as Typhoon Noul makes landfall

Typhoon Noul is the strongest to make landfall in China so far this year, according to state media.

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