Outcry as Hong Kong puts tycoon Jimmy Lai on trial: US, UK demand release
By Xinqi SU and Holmes CHAN HONG KONG, Dec 18, 2023 (AFP) - Pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai went on trial…
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Taiwan detects 2 Chinese balloons crossing median line
TAIPEI, Dec 18, 2023 (AFP) - Two Chinese balloons flew across the sensitive median line separating Taiwan from China, the…
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Cruise missiles to nukes: North Korea’s arsenal
SEOUL, Dec 18, 2023 (AFP) - North Korea fired its most powerful and advanced solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile on Monday,…
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N. Korea tests most advanced ICBM, reaching US within range
By Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, Dec 18, 2023 (AFP) - North Korea on Monday test-fired its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile…
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Israel army says biggest Hamas tunnel found
By Adel Zaanoun with Laurie Churchman in Jerusalem GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Dec 17, 2023 (AFP) - Israel's army said…
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Thousands flee as storm hits southern Philippines
Thousands of people in the Philippines were sheltering in evacuation centres Monday as Tropical Storm Jelawat smashed across the large…
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Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin headed back into space after accident
https://youtu.be/u74Ol8w1jeI By Lucie AUBOURG WASHINGTON, Dec 18, 2023 (AFP) - The American company Blue Origin plans to launch its rocket…
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Hundreds evacuated as flood disaster unfolds in northeastern Australia
CAIRNS, Australia, Dec 18, 2023 (AFP) - Stranded residents sheltered on a hospital roof as flash floods swamped northeastern Australia…
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Back-to-back missile launches by North Korea spark concerns
By Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, Dec 18, 2023 (AFP) - North Korea fired another internationally banned "long-range ballistic missile" on Monday,…
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More areas under Signal No. 1 as Tropical Depression “Kabayan” maintains its strength
(Eagle News)--More areas are under Signal No. 1 as Tropical Depression "Kabayan" maintained its strength while moving east of Mindanao…
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