Asia

Chinese tech billionaire goes missing: company

Beijing, China | AFP | Friday 2/17/2023 The Chinese billionaire chairman of investment bank China Renaissance has gone missing, the…

Japan weighs finally lifting age of consent from 13

by Tomohiro OSAKI Agence France-Presse Tokyo, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese justice ministry panel on Friday proposed raising the country's…

Football captain from Thai cave rescue dies in UK

  London, United Kingdom | AFP | by Jitendra JOSHI One of 12 boys dramatically rescued from a Thai cave…

In Pictures: 6.1 magnitude quake rocks central Philippines

  Manila, Philippines | AFP | Thursday 2/16/2023 by Mikhail FLORES A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the central Philippines on…

TikTokers jailed as Iraq targets ‘decadent content’

by Ammar Karim Agence France-Presse Baghdad, Iraq (AFP) -- Dancing to Iraqi pop made TikTok personality Om Fahad a hit…

Philippines’ Marcos summons Chinese envoy over laser incident at sea

Manila, Philippines | AFP | Tuesday 2/14/2023 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos summoned Beijing's ambassador Tuesday to express "serious concern" after…

China accuses US of sending balloons into its airspace

Beijing, China | AFP | Monday 2/13/2023 by Ludovic EHRET China on Monday accused the United States of flying balloons…

Turkey-Syria quake toll rises above 35,000

    Kahramanmaras, Turkey | AFP | Monday 2/13/2023 by Fulya Ozerkan with Joris Fioriti in Antakya and Maher al-Mounes…

URGENT: Death toll rises above 35,000 in Turkey, Syria quake

Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | Monday 2/13/2023 The death toll from a catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria climbed…

Ten deadliest quakes of the 21st century

  Paris, France | AFP | Monday 2/13/2023 Graphic Content The massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February…

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