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Beijing seals off mall, housing compounds after virus cases found

BEIJING, China,Beijing sealed off a large downtown mall and locked down several residential communities Thursday in response to a recent…

China’s Xi warns of ‘Cold War-era’ tensions in Asia-Pacific

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Thursday against a return to Cold War-era tensions in…

Lions at Singapore wildlife park infected with coronavirus

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Four lions at a Singapore wildlife park have tested positive for the coronavirus after coming into…

New Japan foreign minister as PM unveils post-election cabinet

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveils his post-election cabinet Wednesday, with a new foreign minister but…

21 survive Turkey building collapse with no deaths

by Remi BANET ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Twenty-one people survived being buried under heavy debris when a two-storey building collapsed…

At least 10 missing in Turkey building collapse

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- A two-storey building packed with shoppers and diners collapsed in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, burying at…

WATCH: Eagle News International – November 9, 2021

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Singapore court delays disabled man’s execution over Covid infection

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- A Singapore court Tuesday postponed the imminent execution of a Malaysian man whom campaigners say is…

Chinese city offers cash for clues in Covid ‘people’s war’

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Covid-hit Chinese city is offering thousands of dollars for anyone giving clues in tracing the…

China ruling party plenary to further cement Xi’s grip on power

by Patrick BAERT BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, the uncontested leader of the world's most populous nation,…

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