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Japan Politics · NagasakiThousands bowed their heads in prayer in Nagasaki on Saturday to mark the 80th anniversary of the city's atomic bombing, as the mayor warned that current global conflicts could push the world again into nuclear war. The western Japanese city was levelled on August 9, 1945, when the United States dropped a 10,000-pound plutonium-239 bomb, nicknamed "Fat Man", instantly killing some 27,000 of the city's estimated 200,000 people. By the end of 1945, the death toll from acute radiation exposure had reached about 70,000.See the Story
Nagasaki mayor warns of nuclear war as city marks 80 years since A-bomb
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US Immigration · Los AngelesAn appeals court on Friday kept in place a Los Angeles federal judge's ruling that bars immigration agents from using a person's spoken language or job, like day laborer, as the sole pretext to detain people.See the Story
Appeals court keeps in place restrictions on immigration stops in L.A. based on language and job
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Brazil Politics · BrazilBrazil's Supreme Court on Monday issued an house arrest order for former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is standing trial for allegedly plotting a coup, in a move that could escalate tensions with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.See the Story
Brazil Supreme Court justice orders house arrest of former president Bolsonaro
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