China manufacturing activity rebounds in January
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's factory activity expanded in January after four months of contraction, official data showed Tuesday, as…
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Asia
US, S.Korea to hold ‘tabletop’ exercises on nuclear threats
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The United States and South Korea will hold discussion-based exercises on addressing nuclear threats, US…
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TikTok CEO to testify before US Congress in March
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify in March to US lawmakers in Washington where the Chinese social media app…
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Japan reactor shuts down after alert, no radiation rise seen
Tokyo, Japan | AFP | A reactor at a Japanese nuclear power plant automatically shut down on Monday after an…
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Gandhi’s killer a hero to India’s diehard Hindu nationalists
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NATO chief asks S. Korea to ‘step up’ military support for Ukraine
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg asked South Korea on Monday to "step up" military support…
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Japan to drop mask guidance, relax Covid strategy
Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Friday 1/27/2023 Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its…
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EU mission to Armenia will fuel confrontation, says Russia
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Thursday accused the EU of seeking to fuel "geopolitical confrontation" by sending a civilian…
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One dead as heavy snow and record cold hit Japan
Nagano, Japan | AFP | Tourists revelled in wintry scenes across Japan on Wednesday, as much of the country was…
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Two dead, nine missing after ship sinks between Japan, S. Korea
Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Two crew were confirmed dead and nine others were missing Wednesday after their cargo ship…
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