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Record rainfall in Japan leaves at least 8 dead, strands travellers

Record rainfall in Japan stranded thousands of travelers at Tokyo's Narita airport on Friday, bringing floods to the surrounding area that disrupted transport, knocked out power to 20,000 homes and killed eight.

Record rainfall in Japan leaves at least 8 dead, strands travellers

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Loei school shooting threat shuts down classes for a day

A shooting scare that shut down Loei Pittayakom School for a day traced back to anger over a police stop, not a planned attack, officers investigating the case reported today, August 14. The school, in tambon Kudpong, Muang district, moved lessons online for one day after a friend of a Matthayom Suksa 2 (Grade 8) … The story Loei school…

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