Russia reports record virus deaths for second day
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Wednesday recorded its highest coronavirus death toll for a second day running, as infections…
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Asia
6.1-magnitude quake rattles Japan, no tsunami risk
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northwestern coast on Wednesday but no tsunami warning was issued,…
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Fumio Kishida: calm centrist picked as Japan’s next PM
by Katie Forster TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's next leader Fumio Kishida is a soft-spoken former foreign minister from a…
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JUST IN: N. Korea says it tested hypersonic missile
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has successfully tested a hypersonic gliding missile, state media reported Wednesday, in what…
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North Korea fires ‘missile’, insists on right to weapons tests
by Claire LEE Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a presumed short-range missile…
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Russia reports record daily coronavirus deaths
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Tuesday recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll yet, following an increase in…
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Japan PM announces end to virus state of emergency
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A coronavirus state of emergency targeting nightlife in Tokyo and other Japanese regions will end this…
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Drones and jets: China shows off new air power
ZHUHAI, China (AFP) -- China on Tuesday showed off its increasingly sophisticated air power including surveillance drones and jets able…
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North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’: South’s military
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Nuclear-armed North Korea fired an 'unidentified projectile' into the sea off its east coast, the…
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China’s Xi warns of ‘grim’ situation with Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that relations between Beijing and Taipei were "grim" on Sunday,…
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