VOA60: January 4, 2024

In Japan, rescuers continue to search for survivors after a series of earthquakes hit western Ishikawa Prefecture. At least 84 people have died.
Ukrainian officials exchange 248 Russians for 230 Ukrainians. A human rights representative for Ukraine said it was the war’s 49th prisoner exchange.
In Iraq, an airstrike on the headquarters of an Iran-supported militia kills a high-ranking officer, the group says.
And in South Korea, doctors say they were able to successfully repair a neck wound suffered by opposition leader Lee Jae-myung during an attack Tuesday in Busan.

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