Myanmar junta re-arrests more than 100 released in amnesty: monitoring group
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Myanmar's junta has re-arrested more than 100 anti-coup protesters freed in a recent amnesty, according to…
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Beijing launches new mass testing wave after four Covid cases found
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing plans to test tens of thousands of people after four new Covid-19 cases were found…
4 years ago
New Zealand sets 90% vaccine target to end lockdown
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand set a 90-percent vaccination target Friday for scrapping lockdowns as Prime Minister Jacinda…
4 years ago
China hounds Taiwan with ‘greyzone’ war plane incursions
by Amber Wang and Jerome Taylor in Hong Kong Agence France Presse TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Chinese fighter jets…
4 years ago
China tells US to act with caution over Taiwan, vows ‘no room for compromise’
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Friday urged Washington to tread carefully on Taiwan after President Joe Biden said the…
4 years ago
Israeli PM in Russia for first talks with Putin
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived in Russia on Friday to meet with President Vladimir Putin…
4 years ago
UPDATED: 15 dead after fire at Russian explosives factory: authorities
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Fifteen people died as a result of a fire at a Russian explosives factory southeast of…
4 years ago
Biden says US would defend Taiwan against China invasion
BALTIMORE, United States (AFP) -- The United States would defend Taiwan if the island were attacked by China, President Joe…
4 years ago
Prop gun fired by Alec Baldwin kills woman on set: police
US actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun that killed a cinematographer and wounded the director on a film set…
4 years ago
‘Mix & match’ Covid boosters may gird immunity: EMA
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The use of so-called "mix and match" Covid-19 vaccine boosters may give a stronger immune…
4 years ago
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