NKorea must prepare for ‘dialogue and confrontation’ with US: Kim
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said his country needs to prepare for "both…
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Asia
Kuwait to allow vaccinated foreigners entry from August
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) -- Kuwait announced Thursday it would allow foreigners who have been fully vaccinated against the novel…
5 years ago
More horses die as Bangladesh tourist town reels from Covid closures
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Animal activists in Bangladesh have warned of a growing crisis among horses used for tourism…
5 years ago
One dead, seven missing in Nepal monsoon flood
SINDHUPALCHOK, Nepal (AFP) -- At least one person died and seven others were missing after houses and bridges were washed…
5 years ago
Japan to issue vaccine passport for travel abroad
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan said on Thursday it will make a vaccine passport available from a next month for…
5 years ago
Japan to lift virus emergency one month before Olympics
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan plans to lift Tokyo's virus emergency on June 20, a month before the Olympics, the…
5 years ago
Rocket blasts off carrying first Chinese crew to new space station
by Ludovic EHRET JIUQUAN, China (AFP) -- The first astronauts for China's new space station blasted off Thursday for the…
5 years ago
Iran to elect president amid nuclear talks, sanctions pain
by Marc Jourdier and Frank Zeller TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iranian voters are to elect a new president Friday, with…
5 years ago
South Korea failing to tackle widespread digital sex crimes: HRW
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean authorities are failing to properly tackle the country's widespread digital sex crimes…
5 years ago
5.8 magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's remote Maluku islands on Wednesday, the…
5 years ago
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