‘Nightmare’: Workers, students decry Japan virus entry ban
by Etienne Balmer and Katie Forster TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Yanita Antoko has been waiting for over a year in…
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At least 18 dead after clash, fire at club in Indonesia’s West Papua
SORONG, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least 18 people were killed during clashes between two groups at a night club in…
4 years ago
North Korea appears to have fired cruise missiles, Seoul says
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea appeared to have fired two cruise missiles Tuesday morning, South Korea's military said,…
4 years ago
Seven injured in US F-35 incident in South China Sea
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Seven US sailors were injured Monday in a Navy F-35C fighter "landing mishap" on an…
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World can end Covid emergency this year: WHO chief
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) --The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the planet can end the Covid-19…
4 years ago
UAE intercepts two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen rebels: defense ministry
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Huthi rebels have been intercepted and destroyed…
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China lifts Xi’an lockdown as Beijing virus fight ramps up
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- One of China's longest coronavirus lockdowns since the start of the pandemic came to an end…
4 years ago
Thai PM to visit Saudi Arabia for first time since gem theft soured ties
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-cha will this week make the first visit by a Thai leader to…
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Beijing tests 2 million for coronavirus as Winter Olympics loom
Beijing city officials on Sunday said all two million residents of a neighbourhood where a small cluster of coronavirus cases…
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Myanmar sentences lawmaker from Suu Kyi’s party to death
A Myanmar military tribunal sentenced a member of Aung San Suu Kyi's ousted party to death for terror offences on…
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