China’s Xi congratulates Biden on US election win: state media
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday congratulated Joe Biden on his US election victory, state media…
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Asia
Homes evacuated as cyclone threatens India
PUDUCHERRY, India (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of people in southeastern India fled their homes on Wednesday, out of the…
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India’s southeastern coast braces for powerful cyclone
MAHABALIPURAM, India (AFP) -- Local Indian authorities banned public gatherings and closed shops as more than 1,000 rescue personnel mobilized…
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Taiwan expanding submarine fleet as China threat grows
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan began construction on a fleet of indigenous submarines on Tuesday, the latest move by the…
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China launches Moon probe to bring back lunar rocks
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Tuesday launched an unmanned spacecraft to bring back lunar rocks -- the first attempt…
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Shanghai airport mass testing staff after virus cases reported
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Staff at Shanghai's biggest international airport are facing mass testing after a small outbreak of Covid-19…
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Almost a million people inoculated with Chinese Covid-19 vaccine: firm
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Nearly a million people have taken an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese company Sinopharm,…
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India’s coronavirus cases pass nine million as Delhi struggles
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's coronavirus caseload passed nine million on Friday,…
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Xi touts China’s ‘openness’ on trade in APEC address
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- President Xi Jinping pegged China as the pivot point for global free trade on Thursday,…
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Japan on ‘maximum alert’ after record virus cases: PM
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan is on "maximum alert" after logging a record number of daily coronavirus infections, the prime…
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