Japan seeks restrictions on US troops after virus surge
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi urged his US counterpart Thursday to consider restricting American troop movement…
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North Korea says it tested hypersonic missile
by Qasim Nauman SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has successfully tested a hypersonic missile, state media reported Thursday,…
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Hong Kong ramps up virus controls, bans flights from eight countries including the PHL
2-week ban on flights from 8 countries to take effect starting Saturday midnight Hong Kong announced strict new anti-coronavirus…
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Myanmar has ‘ingredients for civil war’: ASEAN chair
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Myanmar has "all the ingredients for civil war", Cambodia, chair of Southeast Asia's regional bloc, has…
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China to test 12 million in Zhengzhou as Xi’an outbreak eases
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The city of Zhengzhou ordered its 12 million residents to take Covid-19 tests Wednesday after a…
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China says Xi’an outbreak controlled but other cities face restrictions
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Covid cases in the locked-down Chinese city of Xi'an fell to their lowest in weeks on…
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North Korea fires unidentified projectile into sea
by Sunghee Hwang North Korea has fired a projectile into the sea, the South's military and the Japanese coast guard…
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Eight killed in southern Iran floods: state media
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- At least eight people have been killed in flash flooding in Iran's south due to heavy…
2 years ago
Delhi imposes weekend curfew as Covid cases surge
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's capital New Delhi will lock down over the weekend as authorities grapple with a…
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14 killed in Chinese construction site landslide
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A landslide at a construction site in southwest China's Guizhou province has killed at least 14…
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