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An UN investigation of Myanmar’s human rights situation found that combat-related war crimes have become increasingly frequent and brazen, including bombings of civilians, killings of civilian and combatant detainees, and large-scale burnings of civilian buildings

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Every one of Japan’s 47 prefectures posted a population drop in 2022, while the total number of Japanese people fell by nearly 800,000. The figures released by the Japan’s internal affairs ministry mark two new unwelcome records for a nation sailing into uncharted demographic territory, but on a course many other countries are set to follow.

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Wednesday’s new data showed deaths hit a record high of more than 1.56 million while there were just 771,000 births in Japan in 2022, the first time the number of newborns has fallen below 800,000 since records began.

Even an all-time high increase in foreign residents of more than 10%, to 2.99 million, couldn’t halt a slide in the total population, which has declined for 14 years in a row to 122.42 million in 2022.

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Aug. 4, 2023: NASA has reestablished full communications with Voyager 2.

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Italian authorities are failing to protect the city from over tourism and climate change.

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The United Nations cultural agency fears ‘irreversible’ damage in the Italian city due to a string of issues ranging from climate change to mass tourism.

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Taking selfies, licking gelato and wheeling suitcases, the hordes of visitors seemed happily oblivious to the possible downgrade UNESCO said was due to the risk of “irreversible” damage.