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Almaty, December 10 (Xinhua) — Four railway station crew members were killed in a railway incident in Kazakhstan's Karaganda region, the press service of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the country's national railway company, reported on Wednesday.

The incident occurred on the Moiynty-Shyganak section, on the Sheshenkara-Karazhangyl stretch. According to the company, the freight train driver applied emergency braking after spotting track crew members in the area of the track where scheduled rail replacement work was underway, but was unable to prevent the accident.

To establish all the circumstances and causes of the incident, a special commission has been established at the direction of the Chairman of the Board of KTZ, which has visited the scene to conduct an investigation. The families of the victims will be provided with support.

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TOKYO, December 10 (Xinhua) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck late Wednesday evening off the coast of Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported, adding that there was no tsunami threat.

According to the JMA, the earthquake occurred at 11:52 p.m. local time off the Pacific coast of Aomori Prefecture at a depth of 30 km, with the shaking in the village of Gonohe measuring 4.0 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale (SES).

The epicenter of the tremors was recorded at a point with coordinates of 40.9 degrees north latitude and 142.8 degrees east longitude.

Late in the evening of December 8, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the same area. In parts of Aomori, its magnitude exceeded 6 on the Japanese earthquake scale. The JMA then issued tsunami warnings for Iwate Prefecture, as well as parts of Hokkaido and Aomori Prefectures.

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Kinshasa, December 10 (Xinhua) — Militants from the rebel group March 23 Movement (M23) have entered the strategically important city of Uvira in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the group announced in a statement Wednesday.

“We confirm that the city of Uvira has been liberated,” M23 spokesman Lawrence Kanyuka wrote on social media X, calling on residents to return to their normal lives with complete peace of mind.

Rebel forces were reportedly spotted on the northern outskirts of Uvira on Wednesday morning, before advancing into several areas of the city. Local residents told Xinhua they saw individuals identified as M23 militants moving around the city.

The DRC authorities have not yet commented on the latest events in Uvira. However, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya stated late Tuesday evening that authorities are closely monitoring the situation around the city.

In a statement released Wednesday morning, the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) denied the rebels' claims, calling them a "diversionary tactic" designed to sow panic.

"The town and its surrounding areas remain under the control of the army loyal to the authorities," said FARDC spokesman for the town's Uvira district, Mbuyi Kalonji Reagan, calling on residents to "remain calm and vigilant."

Uvira, the second largest city in South Kivu province, served as the temporary administrative center of the region after the city of Bukavu fell under rebel control. Uvira's strategic importance as a key commercial hub on the border with Burundi is enhanced by its proximity to the Greater Katanga region, one of the DRC's main economic zones.

Burundi has closed its border with the DRC in response to the situation in Uvira, located near Burundi's economic capital, Bujumbura, security sources in the DRC said on Wednesday.

On December 8, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the DRC, Bruno Lemarquis, warned of a rapidly escalating situation in South Kivu province, saying that heavy fighting between December 2 and 7 had killed at least 74 people, displaced more than 200,000 others, and sent thousands of refugees fleeing toward Burundi and Rwanda.

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Phnom Penh, December 10 (Xinhua) — Cambodia on Wednesday decided to withdraw all its athletes, coaches, and sports officials from the 33rd Southeast Asian Games being held in Thailand, according to Wat Chamroen, Secretary General of the Cambodian National Olympic Committee.

In a letter to the CEO of the Southeast Asian Games Federation, Wat Chamroen announced the early withdrawal of the Cambodian team due to the tense situation on the border between Cambodia and Thailand.

As Wat Chamroen noted, Cambodia has decided to repatriate its athletes, who have already arrived in Thailand to participate in the Games, as soon as possible, “due to serious concerns and requests from our athletes’ families for their families to return home immediately.”

"This decision was not taken lightly. We greatly appreciate the hospitality, warmth, and sportsmanship shown by the Organizing Committee for Sports and the National Olympic Committee of Thailand to our athletes throughout their stay," said Wat Chamroen. "We apologize for any inconvenience this early departure may cause, and we thank you for your understanding and support."

Cambodia has sent more than 100 athletes, coaches, and sports officials to the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, which are being held from December 9 to 20. –0–

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BEIJING, December 10 (Xinhua) — China has achieved important results in its 10-year fishing ban on the Yangtze River, strengthening aquatic life protection, relocating fishermen who abandoned fishing, and contributing to environmental restoration, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced Wednesday.

The Ministry, in collaboration with relevant agencies, implemented assistance measures to ensure the livelihoods of former fishermen. As of the end of September, all 142,000 former fishermen who were able and willing to work had been employed; all 220,000 former fishermen who met the criteria had been enrolled in the pension insurance program.

Thanks to active conservation and restoration efforts, the Yangtze River's aquatic biodiversity continues to improve. In 2025, more than 970,000 Chinese sturgeon were released, with over 60 percent of them already entering the ocean through the Yangtze River estuary.

In addition, active restoration of important and key habitats is being carried out, strict control of protected areas of aquatic genetic resources is being exercised, and scientific stocking is being carried out.

To improve biodiversity in the Yangtze River basin, China imposed a complete fishing ban in 332 protected areas in January 2020. A 10-year fishing ban on the main channel of the Yangtze River and its major tributaries took effect on January 1, 2021.

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Beijing, December 10 (Xinhua) — Due to the approach of a powerful cold front, Beijing is expected to see its first heavy snowfall of the winter season on December 12, the Beijing Meteorological Station reported on Wednesday.

According to the forecast, moderate snowfall is expected in most areas of the city, with heavy snowfall in some southern and mountainous areas.

Chief meteorologist Zhang Linna noted that snowfall will begin in the capital's western mountainous regions early on the morning of December 12, then spread to the surrounding plains. Peak intensity is expected from midday to late evening, with the snowfall easing and ceasing overnight in the plains and continuing in the mountainous regions until the morning of December 13.

A sharp drop in air temperature is expected: on the night of December 12-13, the thermometer will drop to minus 10 degrees Celsius.

Beijing meteorological authorities warned that snowfall would make roads slippery and reduce visibility. This would increase the risk of traffic jams and accidents, especially in mountainous areas.

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St. Petersburg, December 10 /Xinhua/ — According to plans by the Russian state corporation Rosatom, 11 nuclear-powered icebreakers will be operating on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) by 2035. This was announced on Wednesday by Sergey Zybko, General Director of the GlavSevmorput enterprise, in St. Petersburg.

At the international forum "Arctic: Present and Future" held in the city on the Neva, S. Zybko also announced that by 2035, approximately 100 high-ice-class vessels will be operating on the NSR.

Russia's icebreaker fleet currently consists of 34 diesel-powered and 8 nuclear-powered icebreakers. In November, Rosatom Deputy Director General Andrey Nikipelov announced that at least three older-generation nuclear icebreakers are planned to be decommissioned by 2033.

Three Project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreakers are under construction at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg. In addition, the Zvezda shipyard in Primorsky Krai is building the super-powerful Project 10510 nuclear-powered icebreaker Rossiya. In accordance with the Russian president's directive, the Russian government must decide on the construction of two more Project 22220 icebreakers no later than 2026. –0–

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Moscow, December 10 (Xinhua) – Russia is developing the Arctic and the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in cooperation with China and India, its strategic partners. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced this during government hour in the Federation Council.

"We have sovereignty over the Northern Sea Route, and we are actively developing it with the participation of friendly states," noted S. Lavrov, adding that this cooperation is developing independently of the plans of Western member countries of the Arctic Council.

The Russian minister noted that the Arctic Council continues to maintain its mechanisms despite Western countries' refusal to hold ministerial-level meetings. "Western members of this very important and once central structure for determining high-latitude policy understand the impasse of dismantling the Arctic Council, at least given our country's actual geographic, technological, and political positions in the Arctic," Lavrov emphasized.

As the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry recalled, the 14th session of the Arctic Council adopted a statement that reaffirmed the shared position that the Arctic Council is a key platform for multilateral cooperation in the Arctic, that it must be preserved, and that there must be a common line in support of strengthening peace and security and creating the most favorable conditions for economic projects. –0–

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Beijing, December 10 (Xinhua) — In 2025, China's agricultural and rural affairs departments at all levels generally implemented assistance policies nationwide, firmly maintaining the minimum threshold for preventing mass relapses into poverty and new cases of impoverishment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced on Wednesday.

As the agency noted, in 2025, China identified more than 7 million low-income citizens through a monitoring system and provided them with assistance, effectively eliminating the risk of their falling into poverty or relapsing into poverty.

The Ministry also noted that the level of provision of education, health care, housing and safe drinking water for the population freed from poverty continues to improve.

To date, 832 counties that have been freed from poverty have formed 2-3 leading industries with distinct specific advantages and strong incentive effects.

Employment of citizens who have lifted themselves out of poverty remains stable at over 30 million people, providing over two-thirds of the income of families freed from poverty.

In the first three quarters of 2025, the per capita disposable income of rural residents in counties that have been lifted out of poverty was 13,158 yuan (US$1,859.7), and its growth rate exceeded the national rural average by 0.5 percentage points.

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SINGAPORE, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — Joint exercises between the Chinese and Singaporean militaries kicked off in Singapore on Wednesday, focusing on counter-terrorism operations in urban areas.

The Chinese commander of the joint exercise said the current joint training is of great significance to deepening military exchanges and cooperation and strengthening the traditional friendship between the armed forces of the two countries.

The Singaporean commander, in turn, noted that the exercises allow both sides to acquire practical skills through exchanges and interactions, and expressed appreciation for the close and warm cooperative relations between the two countries.

The exercises will last until December 18. –0–

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