Myanmar military forces civilians to dismantle Yangon barricades
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Makeshift barricades of bamboo, brick and burning rubber tyres have lent the streets of Myanmar's largest…
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Asia
7.2 magnitude quake off northeast Japan, tsunami warning issued
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's meteorological agency issued a tsunami advisory on Saturday, after a strong 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck…
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N.Korea breaks ties with Malaysia over citizen’s extradition to US
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Pyongyang announced Friday that it broke diplomatic ties with Malaysia after that country extradited a…
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India’s PM warns of new wave as Covid-19 cases rise
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for increased testing and local restrictions to halt an…
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N. Korea says will ignore US contact unless Washington drops ‘hostile policy’: Yonhap
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea said Thursday it will ignore attempts by the US to contact it, the…
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Japan to lift virus state of emergency in Tokyo area
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will lift a virus state of emergency in the Tokyo area, the prime minister said…
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7 rockets target Iraq base housing US troops: security source
SAMARRA, Iraq (AFP) -- Seven rockets targeted an Iraqi airbase housing US troops north of Baghdad on Monday, a security…
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N. Korean leader’s sister slams US as Biden envoys begin Asia trip
by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's influential sister slammed the US and…
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Russia says Sputnik V production deals reached in key EU states
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The developers of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine said Monday they had reached production agreements in…
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Beijing smothered by hazardous yellow smog
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing was cloaked by a thick yellow smog on Monday with pollution surging to hazardous levels…
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