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Plaintiffs in case say they were lured from Japan, exploited for labour and cut off from families for generationsIt has been more than six decades since Eiko Kawasaki left Japan to begin a new life in North Korea. Then 17, she was among tens of thousands of people with Korean heritage who had been lured to the communist state by the promise of a “paradise on Earth”.Instead, they encountered something […]

Trump says Iran is 'seriously talking to us' as Tehran indicates progress on a framework for negotiations.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

One person taken into custody after mass shooting in Clinton Six people – including a child – were shot during a carnival parade in Louisiana on Saturday, leading authorities to take one person into custody, according to multiple reports.The mass shooting occurred near a courthouse in Clinton, Louisiana, during the town’s “Mardi Gras in the Country” event, local news outlet WBRZ reported. The local sheriff told the local news outlet […]

The nationwide temperature was 1.9C above average, the BoM says. Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNationals senator Matt Canavan says he is not harbouring any plans to run against the party leader, David Littleproud, with a leadership spill expected to take place on Monday, saying “I don’t care about all this stuff”.Asked why he wouldn’t run for leader during an appearance on Sky on Sunday morning, Canavan said:Maybe I’m […]

Local fire official says gas leak likely caused explosion that ripped through residential building in Iranian port city.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Award for late Afrobeat pioneer and political radical is the 'anti-establishment being recognised by the establishment'.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article