North Korea fires artillery barrage into buffer zone: Seoul
Seoul, South Korea (AFP) North Korea fired a barrage of artillery shells into a maritime buffer zone on Monday, Seoul's…
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Asia
Chinese cities relax testing rules as zero-Covid policy eases
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Businesses reopened and testing requirements were relaxed in Beijing and other Chinese cities on Monday as…
3 years ago
South Korea’s ex-national security chief arrested over border killing
Seoul, South Korea (AFP) South Korea on Saturday arrested a former national security chief on suspicion of covering up events…
3 years ago
Strong quake hits Indonesia’s Java island, injures one
Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP) A strong earthquake hit Indonesia's main island of Java on Saturday, injuring at least one person and…
3 years ago
Shanghai axes some Covid testing requirements
Beijing, China (AFP) Authorities in China's financial hub of Shanghai will from Monday scrap some testing requirements in the country's…
3 years ago
Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupts, forcing thousands to flee
Lumajang, Indonesia (AFP) by Agus Harianto with Agnes Anya in Jakarta Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupted Sunday spewing hot ash clouds…
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Concern rises as new Turkish media law squeezes dissent
Istanbul, Turkey (AFP) by Fulya OZERKAN A new law gives Turkey fresh ammunition to censor the media and silence dissent…
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Guard shot in ‘assassination attempt’ at Pakistan’s Kabul embassy
Kabul, Afghanistan (AFP) A security guard was wounded Friday by shots fired at Pakistan's embassy in the Afghan capital…
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Pres. Xi signalled to EU chief China may adopt more openness in Covid response
Bruxelles, Belgium (AFP) China's President Xi Jinping suggested in talks with EU chief Charles Michel that the spread of…
3 years ago
Hair transplant fad turns deadly in India
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA Agence France-Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- All that balding Indian television executive Athar Rasheed wanted was…
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