Japan ‘on standby’ to intervene as yen plummets
TOKYO, Nov 1, 2023 (AFP) - Japan's top currency official said on Wednesday that Tokyo was "on standby" to intervene…
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Japan police detain octogenarian hostage-taker
By Tomohiro OSAKI SAITAMA, Japan, Oct 31, 2023 (AFP) - Japanese police detained a reportedly 86-year-old man who held several…
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‘AI’ named Collins Word of the Year
LONDON, Nov 1, 2023 (AFP) - The abbreviation of artificial intelligence (AI) has been named the Collins Word of the…
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US arrests three Russians for shipping weapons components to Russia in violation of sanctions
NEW YORK, Oct 31, 2023 (AFP) - Three Russians were arrested Tuesday in New York for evading US sanctions to…
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Police open fire at Paris train station on woman making ‘threats’
By Tiphaine LE LIBOUX, Murielle KASPRZAK PARIS, Oct 31, 2023 (AFP) - French police on Tuesday shot and seriously wounded…
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Russian president Vladimir Putin blames Ukraine, West for Dagestan airport riot
MAKHACHKALA, Russia, Oct 30, 2023 (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ukraine and the West of instigating…
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Hamas video shows women abducted in Israel attacks
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Oct 30, 2023 (AFP) - Hamas released Monday a video showing three of the more than…
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Living in extraordinary times! ASEAN In Focus – OCT 31, 2023
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Thai FM travels to Qatar, Egypt for Hamas hostage talks
BANGKOK, Oct 31, 2023 (AFP) - Thailand's foreign minister begins an urgent visit to Qatar and Egypt on Tuesday for…
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Israel demolishes West Bank home of Hamas deputy leader
ARURA, Palestinian Territories, Oct 31, 2023 (AFP) - The Israeli army demolished the West Bank home of exiled Hamas number…
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