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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 4

At least 140 people have died and 127 remain missing after Typhoon Kalmaegi struck the Philippines, with the central province of Cebu suffering the worst damage from floods and mudslides. Homes were destroyed and streets were left buried in debris, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. In Cebu, floodwaters rose to roof level in some areas. A state of calamity has been declared in Cebu to speed up emergency response as rescue operations continue.

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Japan: Typhoon Nakri Brings Strong Winds to Southern Izu Islands

Typhoon Nakri made its closest approach to the southern Izu Islands on Monday morning, October 13, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.

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US: Unoccupied Homes in Buxton, NC Collapse Amid Rough Seas From Offshore Hurricanes 2

On Tuesday, September 30, at least five unoccupied oceanfront homes in Buxton, North Carolina, collapsed into the Atlantic due to rough surf driven by offshore hurricanes Humberto and Imelda. Another home fell the following morning, bringing the total to six this week and 18 on Hatteras Island since 2020. No injuries were reported, but authorities closed parts of Cape Hatteras National Seashore due to dangerous debris.

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Boxing: Inoue trains in Los Angeles

Undisputed super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue of Japan takes part in an open training session in front of the media at a gym in Los Angeles that he held immediately after arriving from Tokyo, ahead of his May 4 title fight in Las Vegas against Ramon Cardenas of the United States, ranked first by the World Boxing Association.

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Boxing: Inoue trains in Los Angeles

Undisputed super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue of Japan poses for a photo during an open training session in front of the media at a gym in Los Angeles that he held immediately after arriving from Tokyo, ahead of his May 4 title fight in Las Vegas against Ramon Cardenas of the United States, ranked first by the World Boxing Association.

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Boxing: Undisputed super bantamweight champion

Japan's Naoya Inoue, the world's undisputed super bantamweight champion, poses for photos with the Sugar Ray Robinson Award plaque in New York on June 6, 2024, after he won the award as the Boxing Writers Association of America's Fighter of the Year for 2023.

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Boxing: Undisputed super bantamweight champion Inoue

Japan's Naoya Inoue, the world's undisputed super bantamweight champion, speaks at an awards dinner in New York on June 6, 2024, after winning the Sugar Ray Robinson Award as the Boxing Writers Association of America's Fighter of the Year for 2023.

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US: Multiple Arrested At Pro-Palestine Protest Outside NYU Stern School Of Business

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including students and faculty members, rallied outside the New York University Stern School of Business on Monday, April 22. As the protest intensified, multiple protesters were taken into custody.

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Boxing: Kazuto Ioka

Japanese boxer Kazuto Ioka poses at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2023, to promote his upcoming World Boxing Association super flyweight championship defense match against Venezuelan challenger Josber Perez.

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Boxing: WBA super flyweight champ Franco, challenger Ioka

World Boxing Association super flyweight champion Joshua Franco (L) of the United States and challenger Kazuto Ioka (R) of Japan attend a press conference in Tokyo on June 23, 2023, on the eve of their rematch. The WBA stripped Franco of his belt for missing weight, while still allowing Ioka a chance to win it in the ring on June 24.

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Boxing: WBA super flyweight champ Franco

World Boxing Association super flyweight champion Joshua Franco of the United States speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 23, 2023, on the eve of his rematch versus Kazuto Ioka of Japan. Franco was forced to relinquish his belt after failing to make weight.

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Boxing: WBA super flyweight challenger Ioka

World Boxing Association super flyweight challenger Kazuto Ioka of Japan speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 23, 2023, on the eve of his rematch versus WBA titleholder Joshua Franco of the United States. Franco was forced to relinquish his belt after failing to make weight.

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Boxing: WBA super flyweight champ Franco

World Boxing Association super flyweight champion Joshua Franco of the United States steps on a scale for a pre-fight weigh-in in Tokyo on June 23, 2023. Franco was forced to relinquish his belt after failing to make weight on the eve of his rematch versus Kazuto Ioka of Japan.

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Boxing: WBA super flyweight champ Franco

World Boxing Association super flyweight champion Joshua Franco of the United States steps on a scale for a pre-fight weigh-in in Tokyo on June 23, 2023. Franco was forced to relinquish his belt after failing to make weight on the eve of his rematch versus Kazuto Ioka of Japan.

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Boxing: WBA super flyweight challenger Ioka

World Boxing Association super flyweight challenger Kazuto Ioka of Japan reacts after tipping the scales well under the limit during an official weigh-in in Tokyo on June 23, 2023. Ioka's opponent, WBA titleholder Joshua Franco of the United States, was forced to relinquish his belt after failing to make weight on the eve of their match.

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(SP)INDIA-NEW DELHI-WORLD WOMEN'S BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS-OPENING CEREMONY

(230316) -- NEW DELHI, March 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- International Boxing Association (IBA) president Umar Kremlev addresses the opening ceremony of the IBA World Women's Boxing Championships 2023 in New Delhi, India, March 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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(SP)INDIA-NEW DELHI-WORLD WOMEN'S BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS-OPENING CEREMONY

(230316) -- NEW DELHI, March 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- International Boxing Association (IBA) president Umar Kremlev addresses the opening ceremony of the IBA World Women's Boxing Championships 2023 in New Delhi, India, March 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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(SP)INDIA-NEW DELHI-PRESS CONFERENCE-WORLD WOMEN'S BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230315) -- NEW DELHI, March 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- International Boxing Association (IBA) president Umar Kremlev (L) addresses a press conference a day before the IBA World Women's Boxing Championships press conference in New Delhi, March 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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(SP)INDIA-NEW DELHI-PRESS CONFERENCE-WORLD WOMEN'S BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230315) -- NEW DELHI, March 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- International Boxing Association (IBA) president Umar Kremlev addresses a press conference a day before the IBA World Women's Boxing Championships press conference in New Delhi, March 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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(SP)INDIA-NEW DELHI-PRESS CONFERENCE-WORLD WOMEN'S BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230315) -- NEW DELHI, March 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- International Boxing Association (IBA) president Umar Kremlev (C, front) addresses a press conference a day before the IBA World Women's Boxing Championships press conference in New Delhi, March 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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(SP)INDIA-NEW DELHI-PRESS CONFERENCE-WORLD WOMEN'S BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230315) -- NEW DELHI, March 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- International Boxing Association (IBA) president Umar Kremlev (R) addresses a press conference a day before the IBA World Women's Boxing Championships press conference in New Delhi, March 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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Kameda defends WBA light flyweight title against Landaeta

TOKYO, Japan - Champion Koki Kameda of Japan (L) lands a punch on challenger Juan Landaeta of Venezuela in the 10th round of their World Boxing Association light flyweight title match in Tokyo on Dec. 20. Kameda defended his title in a 3-0 decision.

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John defeats Sato in WBA featherweight chamipionship

TOKYO, Japan - World Boxing Association featherweight champion Chris John of Indonesia and Osamu Sato of Japan exchange punches in their 12-round title bout at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on June 4. John retained his title on all judges cards 117-111, 116-113, 120-109.

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Parra defeats Sakata in WBA flyweight championship

TOKYO, Japan - World Boxing Association flyweight champion Lorenzo Parra of Venezuela (L) throws a punch at Takefumi Sakata of Japan in their 12-round title bout at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on June 4. Parra won 2-0 on a points decision.

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Naka no match for champion Bredahl in WBA title fight

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Japan's Nobuaki Naka hangs his head after losing a unanimous decision to world champion Johnny Bredahl of Denmark in a World Boxing Association bantamweight title match on March 13. Naka, currently ranked eighth in the world, saw his record fall to 17 wins, including 11 knockouts, one loss, and two draws after failing in his first crack at winning a world title fight.

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Naka gets title shot against WBA bantamweight champ

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Nobuaki Naka, currently eighth in the World Boxing Association bantamweight rankings at 53.42 kilograms, poses at his gym in Amagasaki, west of Osaka, on Feb. 12. Boxing officials said Naka will take on world champion Johnny Bredahl of Denmark in Copenhagen in March.

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(2)Thai champ Yodsanan defends WBA title

GIFU, Japan - Champion Yodsanan 3-K Battery of Thailand (R) celebrates his victory over Japanese challenger Ryuhei Sugita in the World Boxing Association Super Featherweight title match at Gifu Memorial Center in Gifu Feb. 8 as Australian referee Derek Milham calls a stop to the bout in the seventh round.

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(1)Thai champ Yodsanan defends WBA title

GIFU, Japan - Champion Yodsanan 3-K Battery of Thailand knocks down Japanese challenger Ryuhei Sugita in the second round of the World Boxing Association Super Featherweight title match at Gifu Memorial Center in Gifu Feb. 8. Yodsanan stopped Sugita in the seventh round to retain the title.

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Nishizawa to be oldest Japanese to fight title match

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinori Nishizawa speaks in Tokyo on Dec, 2 of his upcoming fight in Australia in January. Nishizawa, who will be 38 at the time of the match, will become the oldest Japanese fighter to enter the ring when he meets World Boxing Association (WBA) super-middleweight champion Athony Mundine of Australia for a 12-round title bout in Mundine near Sydney on Jan. 19.

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Sugita to fight WBA superfeatherweight champ Yodsanan

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan's Ryuhei Sugita (R) said Dec. 1 he will challenge World Boxing Association (WBA) superfeatherweight champion Yodsanan 3K Battery of Thailand in a world title match on Feb. 8, 2004. Fifteenth-ranked Sugita will meet Yodsanan at Gifu Memorial Center.

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WBA super flyweight champ Munoz retains title

TOKYO, Japan - World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight champion Alexander Munoz of Venezuela (R) slams Japanese challenger Hidenobu Honda in the third round at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Oct. 4. Munoz retained his title with a 3-0 decision.

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Arambulet beats Niida to keep WBA minimumweight title

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Champion Noel Arambulet of Venezuela (L) pounds out a 12-round split decision over Yutaka Niida of Japan on July 12 to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight title in Yokohama.

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Champ Arambulet, Niida vow to win in WBA minimumweight fight

TOKYO, Japan - Champion Noel Arambulet of Venezuela (L) and Japanese challenger Yutaka Niida (R) pose during their pre-fight press conference in Tokyo on July 10. Both vowed to win their July 12 World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight title match in Yokohama.

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Former world champ Niida to take on Arambulet in comeback

TOKYO, Japan - Former World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida poses during a news conference in Tokyo on April 17. Niida will challenge current title holder Noel Arambulet of Venezuela this summer in his first comeback fight since coming out of retirement.

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(2)Former champ Tatsuyoshi stops Thailand's Ploenchit

OSAKA, Japan - Former World Boxing Council bantamweight champion Joichiro Tatsuyoshi acknowledges fans on Dec. 15 after beating Thailand's Sean Sor Ploenchit, the former World Boxing Association flyweight champion, with a technical knockout to mark a comeback victory after more than three years.

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(1)Former champ Tatsuyoshi stops Thailand's Ploenchit

OSAKA, Japan - Former World Boxing Council bantamweight champion Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (R) peppers Thailand's Sean Sor Ploenchit, the former World Boxing Association flyweight champion, with a hard blow in the third round at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Dec. 15. Tatsuyoshi beat Ploenchit with a technical knockout to mark a comeback victory after more than three years.

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De La Hoya eyes fight next Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Oscar De La Hoya, who added the World Boxing Association title to his World Boxing Council crown in September, speaks at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Dec. 3. He said he will likely fight in September 2003 for his next match. The undisputed 154-pound champion did not say who his opponent would be but Shane Mosley, whom he lost to in a split decision in June 2000, is considered the favored candidate for a showdown.

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Joppy TKO's Hozumi to retain WBA middleweight title

TOKYO, Japan - American William Joppy celebrates after defeating 14th-ranked challenger Naotaka Hozumi of Japan with a TKO in the 10th round to retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight championship at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Oct. 10.

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French challenger beats Sato to win WBA super bantam crown

TOKYO, Japan - Top-ranked challenger Salim Medjkoune of France celebrates his victory over Japanese champion Osamu Sato in the World Boxing Association's (WBA) super bantamweight match at Yoyogi national gymnasium on Oct. 9.

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Munoz KOs Kojima to retain WBA super flyweight title

OSAKA, Japan - Venezuelan Alexander Munoz, the champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight class, celebrates his victory over challenger Eiji Kojima of Japan at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on July 31. Munoz needed just 5 minutes and 18 seconds to knock out Kojima in the first defense of his title.

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Hoshino fails in 1st bid of title defense in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Challenger Noel Arambulet of Venezuela celebrates his victory over Japan's Keitaro Hoshino, the World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight class champion, at Pacifico Yokohama on July 29. Hoshino lost his WBA crown in his first title defense with a majority decision against top-ranked Arambulet.

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Former WBA champion Kobayashi announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - Former World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight champion Shoji ''Celes'' Kobayashi (R) shakes hands with his trainer Toshimi Miura on July 15 in Tokyo after announcing his retirement from boxing.

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Newly crowned champion exults with WBA super bantam title

SAITAMA, Japan - Newly crowned champion Osamu Sato exults with the World Boxing Association super bantamweight title after stopping champion Yoddamrong Singwangcha of Thailand in the eighth round of their title fight at Saitama Super Arena on May 18.

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Champion crumbles to canvas in WBA super bantam title fight

SAITAMA, Japan - Champion Yoddamrong Singwangcha of Thailand crumbles to the canvas in the eighth round of the World Boxing Association super bantamweight title fight at Saitama Super Arena on May 18 as sixth-ranked challenger Osamu Sato wins by a knockout.

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Hoshino to make 1st WBA title defense in July

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese world champion Keitaro Hoshino poses for photographers May 10 in Yokohama after announcing that he will attempt to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight crown in July. He will take on the winner of a May 18 bout between Venezuela's Noel Arambulet and Juan Landaeta.

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(2) Munoz TKOs Kobayashi for WBA super flyweight crown

TOKYO, Japan - Venezuela's Alexander Munoz raises his arms after beating champion Shoji ''Celes'' Kobayashi with a technical knockout in the eighth round of a scheduled 12-round title match at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan on March 9. Munoz won the World Boxing Association super flyweight championship after sending Kobayashi to the canvas for the fourth time in the fight as referee Stanley Christodoulou of South Africa signaled the end at 1:31 in the eighth round.

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(1) Munoz TKOs Kobayashi for WBA super flyweight crown

TOKYO, Japan - Venezuela's Alexander Munoz floors Shoji ''Celes'' Kobayashi for the day's third knockdown in the seventh round of a scheduled 12-round title match at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan on March 9. Munoz captured the World Boxing Association super flyweight championship after sending the defending champion to the canvas for the fourth time in the fight as referee Stanley Christodoulou of South Africa jumped in to signal the end at 1:31 in the eighth round.

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Ex-WBA champ Todaka KOs Thai in comeback fight

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Former World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight champion Hideki Todaka knocked out Kanchit Kiatgeisha of Thailand in the third round of the scheduled 10-rounder at Miyazaki municipal gymnasium March 2, raising hopes he might get a shot at another world title again.

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Hoshino regains world minimumweight title

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Former world champion Keitaro Hoshino throws up his fist in celebration after being awarded an unanimous decision for the World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight crown in his rematch bout against Joma Gamboa of the Philippines in Yokohama on Jan. 29.

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Kobayashi keeps WBA super flyweight crown with split decision

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Champion Shoji ''Celes'' Kobayashi gets hoisted onto the shoulders of one of his supporters after learning he had defended his World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight crown with a split decision triumph over Venezuela's Jesus Rojas at Yokohama Arena on Sept. 1.