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World Expo Opens In Japan In Rocky Times

The Switzerland pavilion for the 2025 Osaka Expo (Credit: AFP)

World Expo opened on Sunday with 160 countries and regions showcasing their technology, culture and food, with host Japan hoping to provide the world with some much-needed hope.

Highlights at the show in Osaka until mid-October include a Mars meteorite, a beating artificial heart grown from stem cells and Hello Kitty figures in algae form.

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