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Smoke billows from a three-story building of Kyoto Animation in a fire in Kyoto, western Japan, Thursday, July 18, 2019. Kyoto prefectural police said the fire broke out Thursday morning after a man burst into it and spread unidentified liquid and put fire. Photo:Kyodo News via AP

Suspect Screaming ‘You Die!’ Kills Up to 23 at Anime Studio

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TOKYO — A man screaming "You die!" burst into an animation production studio in Kyoto, Japan, and set it on fire early Thursday, authorities said, killing seven people and leaving at least 16 more presumed dead.
This 1971 photo provided by David Waldrup shows him in the cockpit of a Cessna 172 at White Rock airport in Dallas. The day of the moon landing on July 20, 1969, David was celebrating not only man’s first steps on the moon - he was also celebrating his 15th birthday. Photo: Courtesy David Waldrup via AP

Memories of Watching Apollo 11: ‘You Could Hear a Pin Drop’

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NEW YORK — When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their first steps on the moon in 1969, the world was watching.
In this March 16, 2019, photo, Cindy Bishop speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Sakchai Lalit / AP

Asian Entertainment Industries Grappling With #MeToo Issues

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When Wu Ke-xi was looking for a frightening plotline for her latest film, she didn't need to look further than her own industry. The Taiwanese...
FILE - In this June 17, 2019, file photo made available by the Malacanang Presidential Photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his speech during the 121st Philippine Navy Anniversary at Sangley point, Cavite province, Philippines. Duterte is "seriously considering" cutting diplomatic ties with Iceland, which spearheaded a resolution that asked the U.N.'s top human rights body to look into the thousands of deaths of suspects under his anti-drug crackdown. Photo: Robinson Ninal Jr./Malacanang Presidential Photo via AP File

Philippine Leader Signs Law Punishing Sexual Harassment

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MANILA — The Philippine president has signed a bill into law penalizing a range of acts of sexual harassment including catcalling, wolf-whistling and persistent...
German Ursula von der Leyen talks to journalists during a news conference following her election as new European Commission President at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Photo: Jean-Francois Badias / AP

Von Der Leyen Confirmed as New European Commission President

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BRUSSELS — Ursula von der Leyen was confirmed as the European Commission president Tuesday, becoming the first woman to hold one of the most...
This image released by Disney shows Nala, voiced by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, left, and Simba, voiced by Donald Glover in a scene from "The Lion King." Image: Disney via AP

Review: ‘Lion King’ Returns but It’s Harder to Feel the Love

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Life moves in a circle, "The Lion King" tells us, and, increasingly, so does studio moviemaking. Close on the heels of "live-action" remakes of "Aladdin"...
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)'s Geosynchronous Satellite launch Vehicle (GSLV) MkIII carrying Chandrayaan-2 stands at Satish Dhawan Space Center after the mission was aborted at Sriharikota in southern India, Monday, July 15, 2019. India has called off the launch of a moon mission to explore the lunar south pole. The Chandrayaan-2 mission was aborted less than an hour before takeoff on Monday. An Indian Space Research Organization spokesman says a "technical snag" was observed in the 640-ton launch-vehicle system. Photo: Manish Swarup / AP

India Aborts Moon Mission Launch, Citing Technical Glitch

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SRIHARIKOTA — India aborted the launch on Monday of a spacecraft intended to land on the far side of the moon less than an...
A worker from the World Health Organization (WHO) decontaminates the doorway of a house on a plot where two cases of Ebola were found, in the village of Mabalako, in eastern Congo Monday, June 17, 2019. Health officials in eastern Congo have begun offering vaccinations to all residents in the hotspot of Mabalako whereas previous efforts had only targeted known contacts or those considered to be at high risk. Photo: Al-hadji Kudra Maliro / AP

Congo Confirms 1st Ebola Case in City of Goma

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BENI — The Congolese health ministry confirmed an Ebola case in Goma late Sunday, marking the first time the virus has reached the city...
France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures in his command car next to French Armies Chief Staff General Francois Lecointre as they review troops before the start of the Bastille Day military parade down the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris Sunday, July 14, 2019. French President Emmanuel Macron has overseen France's annual Bastille Day celebration, which this year showcased European defense cooperation. Photo: Eliot Blondet / POOL via AP

France Trumpets Shared European Defense on Bastille Day (Photos)

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PARIS — France's annual Bastille Day celebration became a showcase for European defense cooperation Sunday as other national leaders joined President Emmanuel Macron in...
This picture taken on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 shows the view of the Teutonic Cemetery inside the Vatican. On Thursday, July 11, 2019 the Vatican opened a pair of tombs inside the cemetery after further investigation into the case of the 15-year-old daughter of a Vatican employee, Emanuela Orlandi, who disappeared in 1983 only to find that the tombs were empty. Photo: Gregorio Borgia / AP

No Bones Found in Vatican Tombs Searched for Missing Girl

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VATICAN CITY — The tombs of two 19th-century German princesses were pried open at a tiny Holy See cemetery Thursday and turned out to...
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