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Thousands more evacuate in Sydney even though heavy rains ease

Thousands more evacuate in Sydney even though heavy rains ease

A wild storm system that has pounded several parts of Sydney with torrential rain for four days has moved away from the city, satellite images showed on Wednesday, although rivers remained above danger levels, forcing more evacuations. More than 85,000 people in New South Wales, most in Sydney’s western suburbs, …

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Two senators call for FTC probe into TikTok over U.S. data access

Two senators call for FTC probe into TikTok over U.S. data access

The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee chair and top Republican have called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate social media app TikTok and Chinese parent ByteDance due to “repeated misrepresentations” over its handling of U.S. data. The request on Tuesday from Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat, and Republican Marco …

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Tokyo school swaps fresh fruit for jelly as food prices soar

Tokyo school swaps fresh fruit for jelly as food prices soar

For months, Kazumi Sato, a nutritionist at a middle school in eastern Tokyo, has received notices about hikes in ingredient prices. Mindful of the economic hardships many of the students’ families face, local authorities are loath to pass the burden of pricier school lunches on to them. For Sato, that …

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