TOKYO — Renowned Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto has died on the age of 71, his company reported Sunday.
The award-winning artist handed away on March twenty eighth, in line with an announcement by Japan’s document label Avex. (Japan-Musician-Death)
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SEOUL — Forest fires broke out throughout South Korea Sunday attributable to dry and windy climate in spring, Yonhap news company mentioned, citing the Korea Forest Service (KFS).
According to the KFS real-time forest fireplace data web site, a complete of 30 forest fires broke out throughout the nation at 3:30 p.m. native time (0630 GMT). (South Korea-Forest Fires)
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MAIDAN SHAR, Afghanistan — Two youngsters had been killed as a mortar mine left over from previous wars went off in Afghanistan’s japanese Wardak province on Saturday, provincial police spokesman Yusuf Israr mentioned Sunday.
The incident came about when youngsters in Sayedabad district discovered a mortar mine on Saturday night and commenced taking part in with it. The machine instantly exploded, killing two youngsters of a household, the official advised reporters. (Afghanistan-Mine Blast-Children)
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JAKARTA — Nine folks had been wounded as an oil refinery owned by Indonesia’s state-owned oil and fuel agency PT Pertamina exploded in Riau province on Saturday night time, Inspector General Muhammad Iqbal, the provincial police chief, mentioned on Sunday morning.
The incident occurred in Dumai city earlier than midnight, and 7 of the wounded folks had been nonetheless handled at a hospital whereas two others had returned residence, the police chief mentioned. (Indonesia-Explosion)