US citizen detained in Myanmar: embassy
Yangon, Myanmar | AFP An American citizen is being wrongfully detained in junta-ruled Myanmar, a US embassy spokesperson told…
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Asia
Japan regulator OKs release of treated Fukushima water
Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Friday 7/22/2022 Japan's nuclear regulator on Friday formally approved a plan to release more than…
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Nine dead after ferry sinks in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least nine bodies have been found after a ferry sank off the coast of an…
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New Sri Lanka president sworn in eyeing unity government
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka's six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in Thursday as president of the…
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China condemns US warship passage through Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- China on Wednesday slammed Washington as "a destroyer of peace" in the Taiwan Strait, following…
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Myanmar rebels claim killing and capturing junta troops
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A Myanmar ethnic rebel group said Tuesday it had captured 14 junta troops and killed an…
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Indian rupee breaches 80 per dollar, hits new record low
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- The Indian rupee fell to more than 80 per US dollar for the first time on…
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The kidnapped Sri Lankan dissident who helped oust a president
by Sean Gleeson Agence France-Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Activist Premakumar Gunaratnam says he was marked for death by…
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India’s parliament begins voting for new president
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's parliament began voting Monday for a new president, with a female politician from…
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China banks vow to repay more customers after protests
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese regulators have promised to repay more victims of one of the country's biggest-ever banking scandals,…
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