Former Taiwan president Ma to make historic trip to China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan's ex-president Ma Ying-jeou will travel to China next week, his spokesman said Monday, in the…
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‘Floating toilets’ help Cambodia’s lake-dwelling poor
by Suy SE Agence France-Presse SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AFP) -- Pointing to the murky waters of the Tonle Sap, Si…
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Xi, Putin hail ties ahead of ‘journey of peace’ to Moscow
by Matthew WALSH Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin applauded on Monday the solidity of…
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N. Korea’s Kim led drills ‘simulating a nuclear counterattack’: KCNA
Seoul, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un led two days of military drills "simulating a nuclear…
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Indonesia’s Merapi volcano erupts, spews hot lava
Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP | Saturday 3/18/2023 Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted late Friday…
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North Korea says 800,000 people enlist to fight ‘US imperialists’
Seoul, South Korea | AFP | Saturday 3/18/2023 More than 800,000 young North Koreans have volunteered to join the army…
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Three Japanese ex-soldiers charged over sexual abuse: media
Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Friday 3/17/2023 Japanese prosecutors on Friday charged three ex-soldiers over sexual abuse of a colleague,…
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China’s Xi to go to Russia on first visit since Ukraine invasion
Beijing, China | AFP | Friday 3/17/2023 by Jing Xuan TENG / Matthew WALSH Chinese President Xi Jinping will…
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North Korea says missile test-fired Thursday was an ICBM: KCNA
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea said the projectile it test-fired Thursday was an intercontinental ballistic missile known as…
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Japan parliament expels YouTuber MP who never came to work
A celebrity gossip YouTuber-turned-lawmaker became the first MP expelled by Japan's parliament in over 70 years Wednesday, having not shown…
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