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India teacher accused of killing student over spelling mistake

Lucknow, India (AFP) Indian police are searching for a teacher accused of beating a low-caste student to death over a…

Vietnam orders mass evacuations ahead of Super Typhoon Noru

Danang, Vietnam (AFP) Vietnam ordered hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate their homes Tuesday as Super Typhoon Noru barrelled…

Philippines to deport 40,000 Chinese workers in online gaming crackdown

Manila, Philippines (AFP) The Philippines will deport 40,000 Chinese workers in a crackdown on unlicensed online gaming businesses, an official…

Japan honours assassinated Abe at controversial funeral

  Tokyo, Japan (AFP) by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Sara HUSSEIN Japanese and foreign dignitaries paid tribute to assassinated former prime…

Bangladesh pilgrim boat tragedy death toll hits 61

Boda, Bangladesh (AFP) Rescuers and navy divers recovered 10 bodies Tuesday after a boat overloaded with religious pilgrims capsized in…

North Korea, China resume cross-border train trade after Covid suspension

Seoul, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea and China have resumed cross-border freight train trade, Seoul said Tuesday, ending a…

US Vice President Harris to visit DMZ on South Korea trip

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - US Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone on a trip to…

Pompeo says era of ‘blind’ China engagement ending in Taiwan speech

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AFP) - Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo told an audience in Taiwan on Tuesday that the…

Blinken urges Pakistan to seek China debt relief after floods

by Shaun Tandon Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday on Pakistan…

Six people killed in Philippine typhoon

https://youtu.be/t6FIURxpaBk San Ildefonso, Philippines |(AFP) by Ron LOPEZ The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year left at least…

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