Hong Kong foreign domestic workers ‘abandoned’ in virus crisis
by Jerome TAYLOR Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's foreign domestic workers are being "abandoned"…
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China helps virus-ravaged Hong Kong build isolation units
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Construction crews from mainland China were helping Hong Kong build two temporary isolation facilities…
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Seoul eases Covid restrictions with daily cases at record high of over 100,000
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea said it would ease pandemic restrictions Friday, even as the country's daily…
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Russia says it is withdrawing military forces from near Ukraine
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia said Friday it had begun withdrawing more tanks and other armoured vehicles from areas…
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38 sentenced to death over 2008 bombings in India: court
AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) - An Indian court sentenced 38 people to death on Friday over a string of bomb blasts…
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Japan eases virus border rules for workers, students
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will ease its strict virus border rules to allow students and businesspeople into the…
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China’s Xi orders Hong Kong to suppress outbreak ‘above everything else’
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for Hong Kong to take "all necessary measures" to…
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North Korea marks ex-leader’s birthday with snowy celebration
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea marked the 80th birthday of leader Kim Jong Un's late father with a…
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Indonesia teacher gets life in prison for rape of 13 students
BANDUNG, Indonesia (AFP) - An Indonesian court Tuesday sentenced a teacher to life in prison for the rape of 13…
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Japan PM to call Ukraine leader over invasion fears: media
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later Tuesday, local media…
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