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Japan raises barriers to permanent residency
New income, language and pension requirements accompany a twentyfold application-fee increase as Tokyo tightens immigration policy.
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Pakistan and Afghanistan give conflicting accounts of deadly air strikes
Islamabad says 22 fighters were killed, while Afghan officials and the UN report civilian deaths in Kunar and Helmand provinces.
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Musk, Luckey and Gingrich named to 120-day US warfare study
Project Meridian will examine emerging military technologies and unconventional operating environments before issuing an unclassified public report.
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Yantra project combines C++ lexer, parser and AST generation
The new LALR(1) parser generator produces self-contained C++23 output and uses a top-down walk of a completed syntax tree for semantic actions.
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California sets 18 as minimum marriage age under new law
Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation ending California's judicial and parental exceptions for marriages involving minors from January 1, 2027.
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Flydubai flight lands safely in Saudi Arabia after cockpit attack
Passengers and crew subdued an attacking co-pilot before relief pilots diverted the Dubai-to-Tel Aviv aircraft to Tabuk.
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Romanian parliament rejects Mureșan government as political deadlock deepens
The liberal nominee secured 182 votes, falling 51 short of the majority required to install his proposed pro-European cabinet.
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Bunny CDN adds origin load balancing and automatic failover in public preview
The new routing layer distributes uncached requests across configurable origin groups while accounting for priority, health, latency and replay safety.
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The new LALR(1) parser generator produces self-contained C++23 output and uses a top-down walk of a completed syntax tree for semantic actions.
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Delhi plans six-week construction ban to curb winter smog
The Indian capital will halt construction from December 10 to January 20 and introduce staggered office hours, traffic restrictions and higher parking fees.
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EU diesel average reaches record €2.23 per litre
Nineteen member states posted new highs as supply disruptions pushed the bloc’s weighted pump-price average above the previous week’s €2.16.
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Sony fires Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton after an internal investigation
Sony says the longtime Wheel of Fortune announcer was terminated effective immediately after a probe into unspecified allegations, following an earlier suspension from the show.
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