KUMAMOTO--Kumamoto Governor Ikuo Kabashima is poised to approve a new plan to construct a flood-control dam for the Kawabegawa ... had flooded due to the record-breaking heavy rain in July ...

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discusses why US and international mediation is required to break the stalemate in Renaissance Dam talks; why the US-Egyptian relationship "transcends local politics"; Turkey’s ...