TOKYO -- The swine flu epidemic continued to spread rampantly in central and western Japan, with local authorities struggling to contain the highly-contagious virus, while the government remained reluctant to use vaccines to eradicate the problem.

Swine flu, also known as hog cholera, was first detected on farms in Gifu Prefecture in September, but has been newly detected in pigs at farms in neighboring Aichi Prefecture, as well as at farms in Osaka, Shiga and Nagano prefectures, authorities said. (Japan-Swine Flu)

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PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron and many political figures conveyed their best wishes to all Chinese around the world celebrating the Spring Festival.

"To all those who celebrate the Lunar New Year in our country and in the world, I say: best wishes for this year under the sign of the Pig," Macron wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. (France-China-Lunar Year)

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LONDON -- The President of the United States Donald Trump is expected to visit Britain in December for a NATO summit, over a year after his first trip to the country was widely protested.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement published Wednesday that "the Allies have agreed" to meet to discuss security challenges and how NATO can adapt to keep people safe. (UK-US)

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Wednesday that under his rule, he would not allow the country to fall into disastrous war again "at any cost".

He said that with peace, people have lived happily, the country has enjoyed robust economic growth, and more and more foreign investors and tourists have come to Cambodia from year to year. (Cambodia-PM-Rule) Enditem

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