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'The dead keep coming': violence overwhelms Mexico's morgues
'The dead keep coming': violence overwhelms Mexico's morgues
by  AFP

In a dark, windowless room with no air conditioning in southern Mexico, thousands of bones of unidentified people encapsulate the crisis of a forensic system overwhelmed by violent crime. "The dead keep coming and people keep disappearing," said Nuvia Maestro, 36, a forensic anthropologist in Mexico City.

US to release emergency aid for Ukraine energy infrastructure
US to release emergency aid for Ukraine energy infrastructure
by  AFP

The United States is expected to announce "substantial" financial aid to Ukraine on Tuesday to help it deal with the damage caused by Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure, senior US officials said. The United States will call on the other member countries to strengthen their aid in this area, according to the US official.

Japan PM wants defence budget to reach 2% of GDP by 2027
Japan PM wants defence budget to reach 2% of GDP by 2027
by  AFP

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has told his cabinet to increase defence spending to two percent of GDP by 2027, up from a longstanding level of around one percent. "We'll take budgetary measures to increase spending on defence and other outlays to two percent of current GDP by 2027," Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada told reporters after talks with Kishida.

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