Japan jobless rate up, available jobs in worst plunge since 1974
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's unemployment rate rose to 2.9 percent in May, official data showed Tuesday, the third consecutive…
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China passes feared Hong Kong security law
by Jerome TAYLOR / Yan ZHAO HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- China passed a sweeping national security law for Hong…
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New Zealand says APEC 2021 to be virtual summit
WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The annual APEC summit of Asia-Pacific leaders will be virtual next year to avoid travel…
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A vanishing way of life in Danube Delta’s natural paradise
by Mihaela RODINA / Ionut IORDACHESCU Agence France-Presse SFANTU-GHEORGHE, Romania (AFP) — As the "last rower" left in one of…
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Cloudy skies, rainshowers expected in parts of N. Luzon
(Eagle News) -- Cloudy skies with rainshowers are expected in parts of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical…
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Environment Chief Cimatu says Cebu City should remain under ECQ
(Eagle News) -- Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu wants Cebu City to remain under an enhanced community quarantine even after June…
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Senegal capital fights shoreline developers
by Emmet LIVINGSTONE Agence France-Presse DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) — It took one morning in late May to cut a large chunk…
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US records more than 42,000 new virus cases in 24 hours: tally
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States recorded at least 42,000 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours,…
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15 volcano-tectonic quakes, weak to moderate plume emission monitored at Kanlaon; alert level 1 still raised
(Eagle News)--Fifteen earthquakes and a weak to moderate plume emission were monitored at Kanlaon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and…
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Army says “no provocation” on part of soldiers in Jolo “fatal shooting”
(Eagle News)--The commanding general of the Philippine Army on Tuesday, June 30, said there was "no provocation" on the part…
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