Turkish President Erdogan tests positive for Covid-19
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday he had tested positive for Covid-19 but was not experiencing severe symptoms. "After…
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Asia
India’s coronavirus death toll crosses 500,000
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's official death toll from Covid-19 crossed 500,000 on Friday, even as many experts…
2 years ago
Xi to meet Putin as tensions rise with West
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's President Xi Jinping is poised for his first face-to-face meeting with a world leader in…
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Biden says IS leader killed in US military raid
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden said Thursday that the leader of the Islamic State group had been…
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Myanmar shadow govt nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- Myanmar's self-proclaimed shadow government has been nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian…
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Myanmar shuts shop to defy junta on coup anniversary
Streets emptied and shops shuttered across Myanmar on Tuesday as people defied junta orders to go about their business with…
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Japan finds piece of missing F-15, searching for crew
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese aircraft and boats were searching Tuesday for two crew from a fighter jet that is…
2 years ago
Search after Japan F15 jet disappears from radar
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's military said Monday it was searching for a fighter jet that disappeared from radar…
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Blinken to speak with Russian counterpart Lavrov Tuesday
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia said Monday that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would hold a telephone conversation with US Secretary…
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Beijing reports highest Covid cases since June 2020 as Olympics loom
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing recorded its highest number of new Covid-19 cases for a year and a half on…
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