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Art or medicine? Japan's cosmetic tattoo artists in limbo

Art or medicine? Japan's cosmetic tattoo artists in limbo

Tattoo artist Remy painstakingly injects tiny dots of pigment into Koki Hatanaka's bald scalp to mimic hair follicles, performing a grey-zone cosmetic procedure increasingly in the crosshairs of Japanese health authorities.

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Colombia rescuers find woman alive as quake death toll passes 200

Colombia rescuers find woman alive as quake death toll passes 200

Colombian rescuers pulled a 32-year-old woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building Tuesday, sparking cheers and applause as exhausted crews raced to find more survivors from the country's strongest earthquake in a century.

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Rybakina ousts Osaka to book Toronto semi-final against Gauff

Rybakina ousts Osaka to book Toronto semi-final against Gauff

World number two Elena Rybakina came from a set down to defeat four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka on Tuesday and reach the WTA Toronto Masters semi-finals, where she will face fourth-ranked Coco Gauff.

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New Zealand PM survives leadership challenge months from election

New Zealand PM survives leadership challenge months from election

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he had the "full support" of his ruling National Party on Wednesday after surviving a leadership challenge called with less than three months until a general election.

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Colombia rescuers find woman alive as quake death toll passes 240

Colombia rescuers find woman alive as quake death toll passes 240

Colombian rescuers pulled a 32-year-old woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building Tuesday, sparking cheers and applause as exhausted crews raced to find more survivors from the country's strongest earthquake in a century.

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Passengers rescued as second ferry in days catches fire in Indonesia

Passengers rescued as second ferry in days catches fire in Indonesia

A navy vessel and other ships rushed in Tuesday to rescue over 100 people from a ferry on fire off the tourist island of Bali, officials said, in the second such incident in days.

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Charges dropped against Bondi Beach attack hero

Charges dropped against Bondi Beach attack hero

Australian police dropped assault charges on Wednesday against a man lauded for his bravery during last year's mass shooting at Bondi Beach.

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Oil prices rise, stocks mixed ahead of crucial US inflation data

Oil prices rise, stocks mixed ahead of crucial US inflation data

Oil prices rose again Wednesday and stock markets were mixed, with eyes on the release of key US inflation data that could guide the Federal Reserve on its plans for interest rates.

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Parched and desperate for rain, Kazakhstan turns to cloud-seeding

Parched and desperate for rain, Kazakhstan turns to cloud-seeding

There were only arid steppes in sight when a small plane took off from an airport in southern Kazakhstan, embarking on a delicate mission: bringing rain for the scorched earth below.

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UK 'joke' candidate Binface pushes serious point about politics

UK 'joke' candidate Binface pushes serious point about politics

British politics has a long-cherished reputation for attracting the weird and wonderful.

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