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Hong Kong commuters battle debris to get to work after devastating typhoon

by Elaine YU Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong commuters clambered over fallen trees and piles…

Sex abuse claims rock Dutch Catholic Church

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- More than half of the Netherlands' senior clerics were involved in covering up sexual assault…

Over 28% of Japanese population officially old: government

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- More than 28 percent of Japan's population is now officially classified as elderly according to government…

Denuclearization to top Moon’s Pyongyang agenda: Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Denuclearization will be high on South Korean President Moon Jae-in's agenda when he meets with…

In photos: Fallen trees on Hong Kong roads as Typhoon “Mangkhut” continues to batter Asia

(Eagle News) -- These pictures provided by EBC correspondents show fallen trees on Hong Kong roads as Typhoon "Mangkhut" battered…

Japan conducts first submarine drill in disputed South China Sea: media

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has carried out its first submarine drill in the South China Sea, a newspaper said…

Residents of hurricane-hit US town start to pick up the pieces

by Sébastien DUVAL Agence France Presse NEW BERN, United States (AFP) -- With rain still falling and no electricity, residents…

Typhoon makes landfall in China after killing 59 in Philippines

  by Elaine Yu with Purple Romero in Tuguegarao Agence France Presse HongKong, China (AFP) -- Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into…

Massive clean-up in Hong Kong after typhoon brings trail of destruction

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong began a massive clean-up Monday after Typhoon Mangkhut raked the city, shredding trees…

Brazil election frontrunner leaves intensive care after surgery due to stab wound: hospital

  SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's far-right presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro was released from intensive care Sunday after undergoing…

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