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Russia warns South Korea against arming Ukraine

Moscou, Russia | AFP | Russia on Wednesday warned South Korea against sending weapons to Ukraine after Seoul opened the…

‘Hotter and hotter’: Swathes of Asia sweat in heatwave

Bangkok, Thailand | AFP | Wednesday 4/19/2023 Sweltering under a blistering sun, people across South and Southeast Asia have been…

Kim orders launch of North Korea’s first spy satellite

by Claire LEE Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country has…

India population to surpass China mid-year: UN estimates

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India is set to overtake China as the world's most populous country by mid-year with…

Fox faces stain of ‘disinformation engine’ despite settlement

by Anuj CHOPRA Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Fox News averted a potentially humiliating defamation trial after a…

Focus on reproductive rights rather than population numbers, UN urges

Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) by Robin MILLARD Rather than fixating on the impact of the world's soaring population, the world should…

‘Get ready’: Taiwan civilians train for Chinese invasion

by Yan ZHAO / Jack MOORE Agence France-Presse TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Physician Lin Yuh-ting has taken time out of…

Probe under way after Beijing hospital fire kills 21

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- An investigation was under way Wednesday after a fire ripped through a hospital in China's capital…

Indonesian fishermen saved after shipwreck off Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A group of Indonesian fishermen are recovering after being shipwrecked on a coral atoll off Australia's…

China’s economy rebounds after zero-Covid scrapped

by Sébastien RICCI Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's economy grew much better than expected in the first three…

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