Thai PM front-runner hails new baby as ‘secret power’
By Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI Agence France-Presse BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- One of the front-runners in Thailand's general election hailed her newborn…
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Dead rivers, flaming lakes: India’s sewage failure
By Simon STURDEE Agence France-Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Mohammed Azhar holds his baby niece next to a…
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Three crew missing after oil tanker fire off Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysian rescuers on Tuesday were searching for three missing crew members from an oil tanker…
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Singapore ‘should avoid economic contraction’: PM
Singapore is expected to post slower economic growth this year but it "should avoid an outright contraction", Prime Minister Lee…
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US panel again takes aim at India on religious freedom
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2023 (AFP) - A US government panel renewed calls Monday to blacklist India over religious freedom, saying…
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Jack Ma takes up visiting professor post in Japan
TOKYO, May 1, 2023 (AFP) - Chinese billionaire Jack Ma on Monday took up a visiting professor position at a…
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US, PHL to discuss countering Beijing in S.China Sea
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2023 (AFP) - Moves to check Beijing's aggressive expansion into the trade routes and strategic islands of…
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US demands Beijing stop ‘provocative and unsafe’ acts in South China Sea
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2023 (AFP) - The United States called on China Saturday to stop "provocative and unsafe conduct" in…
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China says Philippine boat’s ‘provocative action’ caused near-crash
Beijing, China | AFP | China said Friday that a near-collision in the South China Sea between a Chinese coast…
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Sniff test: Japan declares war on hayfever woes
Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Japan's prime minister vowed Friday to tackle an insidious enemy that causes enormous economic damage…
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