Bomb in Myanmar’s Yangon kills two, wounds nine
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A bomb blast near a shopping mall in Myanmar's commercial hub Yangon has killed two people…
3 years ago
Asia
Former bosses of Fukushima operator ordered to pay $97 bn damages
by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Tomohiro OSAKI Agence France Presse A Tokyo court Wednesday ordered former executives from the operator…
3 years ago
Macau closes casinos, most businesses as Covid outbreak worsens
Hong Kong, China (AFP) Macau on Saturday announced a weeklong shutdown of its casinos and non-essential businesses as the…
3 years ago
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after president flees
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, hours after President…
3 years ago
South Korea vows probe of 2019 North Korean repatriations
by Claire Lee Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The South Korean government on Wednesday slammed the controversial 2019…
3 years ago
Sri Lanka president flees to Maldives ahead of expected resignation
by Amal JAYASINGHE Agence France-Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka's embattled president flew out of his country…
3 years ago
China locks down city of 300,000 over single Covid case
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Hundreds of thousands of people were under lockdown in a small Chinese city Tuesday after just…
3 years ago
Japan mourns as funeral for former PM Abe held in Tokyo
by Andrew Mckirdy Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Family and friends of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe gathered…
3 years ago
China banks to repay some customers after mass protests
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Customers of rural Chinese banks whose withdrawals have been frozen will begin to get some of…
3 years ago
Fleeing Sri Lankan president’s cash in court, succession battle begins
by Amal JAYASINGHE Agence France Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Millions of rupees in cash left behind by…
3 years ago
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