US risks ‘losing a friend’, Erdogan warns before meeting Biden
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned that the United States risked "losing a precious…
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Asia
Iran navy vessel sinks after fire in Gulf of Oman, crew safe
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- An Iranian naval vessel sank in the Gulf of Oman Wednesday after efforts to put out…
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China confirms first human case of bird flu strain
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported the world's first human infection of the H10N3 bird flu strain on Tuesday but…
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Vietnam reverses virus flight suspension
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- International flights to Vietnam's two biggest cities are to resume, officials said Wednesday, reversing a short-lived…
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Sri Lanka faces marine disaster as ship fire extinguished after 13 days
by Amal JAYASINGHE COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- A fire aboard a ship that triggered Sri Lanka's worst-ever marine ecological…
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Exhaustion and fear for India’s frontline doctors in Covid battle
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Low pay, 24-hour shifts and severe shortages of staff and protective gear…
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Malaysia scrambles jets to intercept Chinese military planes
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia scrambled jets to intercept 16 Chinese military aircraft off the country's coast in the…
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Israel eases Covid restrictions after mass vaccination
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel inched closer to lifting Covid restrictions Tuesday as its caseload remains tiny following a sweeping…
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Malaysia imposes lockdown as Southeast Asia battles virus surge
by M. Jegathesan KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia imposed a tough nationwide lockdown on Tuesday to battle a worsening…
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School’s out for Myanmar students defying junta threats
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Schools in Myanmar will open on Tuesday for the first time since the military seized power,…
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