South Korean court orders Japan to compensate former sex slaves
by Kang Jin-kyu Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A South Korean court on Friday ordered the…
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Asia
Bali bombing-linked cleric Bashir freed from prison
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Abu Bakar Bashir, a radical cleric linked to the deadly Bali bombings, was freed from a…
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Beijing freezes as temperature hits five decade lows
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Temperatures in the Chinese capital plunged to their lowest for more than five decades on Thursday,…
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China reports highest Covid-19 figures since July
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported 63 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday -- the highest single-day tally since July --…
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Japan to declare virus state of emergency in Tokyo region
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government will declare a coronavirus state of emergency in the greater Tokyo area on Thursday,…
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WHO virus mission blunted as China refuses team entry
by Beiyi Seow and Jing Xuan Teng BEIJING, China (AFP) -- An expert mission to China to probe the origins…
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China moves to stamp out virus outbreak in city of 11 million
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Travel has been restricted to a northern Chinese city of 11 million people and schools closed…
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N. Korea’s Kim admits mistakes as party congress opens: KCNA
by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, SOuth Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un admitted there had been mistakes in…
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Iran confirms first case of new Covid-19 variant
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran confirmed Tuesday its first case of a new Covid-19 variant first detected in Britain,…
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Saudi crown prince greets Qatar emir for reconciliation summit
by AFP correspondents ALA-ULA, Qatar (AFP) -- Qatar's leader arrived in Saudi Arabia Tuesday, greeted by de facto ruler Crown…
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