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Local media reported that while Japanese authorities believe the ship made a mistake, its captain is still being questioned for the 20-minute incident.

Japan is scrambling to explain why its naval destroyer pushed into Chinese waters where Beijing was conducting live-fire drills near Taiwan

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BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) -Chinese and Japanese coast guard vessels engaged in a stand off in around a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea on Monday, according to statements from both countries.

Chinese and Japanese coast guard ships in stand-off around disputed islands

The Suzutsuki temporarily ventured into waters off China's eastern province of Zhejiang on July 4 in spite of warnings by Chinese vessels. An investigation into the navy destroyer's captain has been launched by Japan's defense ministry. A Japanese maritime self-defense force destroyer entered Chinese territorial waters recently in spite of...

Japanese warship entered China's waters near Taiwan despite warnings, domestic media reports

MANILA, Philippines -- China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government said Sunday. The Philippines occupies Second Thomas Shoal but China also claims it, and increasingly hostile clashes at sea have sparked...

Philippines and China reach deal to avoid clashes at disputed South China Sea shoal

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 Taiwan has been forced to scale back its annual war games as it braced for Typhoon Gaemi, which is set to hit the island’s east coast before heading towards mainland China.The island is conducting the Han Kuang military drills involving its land, air and naval forces to simulate actual battle from Monday to Friday.The air force drills off the east coast scheduled for Tuesday have been cancelled, but naval and land exercises are set to continue in and around other parts of the self-governing island.Gaemi is still a day away from making landfall but has already caused rains and...

Taiwan scales back annual war games as Typhoon Gaemi approaches

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Fans of Frisco's Chicken were left reeling as the beloved Peruvian-style eatery announced the closure of all its locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The chain, known for its delicious food and strong community values, posted a heartfelt note on its doors, informing customers of the devastating news.

Favorite Chicken Chain Suddenly Closes All Stores, Heartfelt Message Found on Doors

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Officials are warning that as floods in areas like streets and drainage canals recede, crocodiles are likely to turn up and sightings will increase.

At least 200 crocodiles crawl into cities as heavy rains hit northern Mexico near Texas

A motorbike rider and passenger killed in a crash which also claimed the lives of two young girls alongside their parents have been named. Christopher and Janine Barton died when the bike was involved in a collision with a car on the A61 between Wakefield and Barnsley on Sunday, West Yorkshire Police said.

Bike couple in crash that killed six people named

Two men have been arrested after a person was raped in a cemetery in the early hours of Sunday. North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened at about 01:50 BST in Dean Road Cemetery in Scarborough. Officers said two men, 18 and 21, were arrested shortly after the incident on...

Two held after 'terrifying' rape in cemetery

A dealer who lived a "luxurious lifestyle" and hired high value vehicles to use in a drug supply operation has been jailed. Dylan Martin, 31, was running the "Doctor" line which supplied heroin and cocaine in Braintree and the surrounding area. Essex Police said he was arrested in the town...

Drug dealer who lived 'luxurious' life jailed

A former wrestler has swapped headlocks and takedowns for weddings and baptisms after being ordained at Canterbury Cathedral. The Rev Steven Horne, 43, from Ashford, is among a new cohort of deacons and priests ordained by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Dover last month. He told BBC...

Former wrestler swaps headlocks for priesthood

The bodies of a couple who set off on a sailing trip across the Atlantic Ocean have been found on a washed-up life raft almost six weeks after they were last seen. Briton Sarah Packwood and her Canadian husband Brett Clibbery are thought to have abandoned their yacht and perished before washing up on Sable Island near Nova Scotia in Canada on 12 July.

Couple found dead after trying to cross Atlantic

Coastguards say the River Aln estuary at Alnmouth is fast flowing and quicksand could form.

Quicksand warning as river changes course

Four men have been killed after the car they were travelling in crashed into a tree. Police said they came across the crash on the A436 in Ullenwood, near Cheltenham, while on patrol shortly after 02:00 BST. Those who died were found inside a black Renault Clio, Gloucestershire Police said.

Four dead after car crashes into tree

Police say a 23-year-old man has been arrested following the incident in Ross-on-Wye.

Man arrested on suspicion of raping woman

Hong Kong microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung has done battle with some of the world's worst threats, including the SARS virus he helped isolate and identify. It was in 2003 when he leapt into the public consciousness, after he and his team successfully isolated and identified severe acute respiratory syndrome, better known as SARS.
It was a vital step towards testing, diagnosing and treating the disease, which emerged in southern China and Hong Kong before spreading globally.

'Hong Kong's Dr Fauci' sounds alarm on next pandemic

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It shredded any hope of returning home.

A UK yoga teacher was reduced to tears after getting stuck in Thailand due to a tiny rip in her passport.

“I never thought a tear would be such a problem for me,” Rosie Viscomi, 27, told Kennedy News while detailing getting stranded abroad.

The Norfolk resident had been staying on the idyllic Thai island of Koh Pha-ngan since April having just obtained her yoga certification in India. 



During her Southeast Asian stopover, the yogi had been learning more about her passion, as well as doing volunteer work.

Viscomi eventually decided to return home to Norfolk earlier...

Yoga teacher stuck in Thailand, barred from flight home due to passport issue: ‘Just praying I can get back’

A council in West Yorkshire has started imposing fines in a bid to clamp down on the illegal use of domestic log burners. Wakefield Council brought in new measures in December to allow environmental health officers to issue fixed penalty notices to stop “excessive smoke emissions”. It came...

First fine issued for illegal use of log burners

New rules banning motorhomes from overnight parking along a promenade in Lancashire are set to come into force. The vehicles will not be allowed to park along St Annes promenade from 18:00 to 08:00 BST from 22 July. Any owner of a motorcaravan breaking the rules once they applied ran...

New rules banning motorhomes come into force

A former sub-postmistress, awarded compensation years after being falsely accused of stealing from the Post Office, has said she thought the case "would never end." Gail Ward, who ran a branch in Wells, Somerset, was convicted in 2007 of false accounting because of the Post Office's faulty Horizon IT system.

'I just sat down crying and said, it's finished'

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Asia's less-crowded alternative to Japan's onsen

Taiwan’s hot springs are how locals relax and rejuvenate – and they consider it important for both their physical and mental wellbeing. I stepped out of...

Asia's less-crowded alternative to Japan's onsen

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