US to sell air-to-ground missiles to Taiwan
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government announced approval Wednesday to sell $1 billion worth of advanced air-to-ground…
5 years ago
Asia
Floods kill 111 in central Vietnam, Storm Saudel on the way
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- More than 100 people have died and 20 others are missing in central Vietnam following weeks…
5 years ago
Israel, UAE agree visa-free travel for nationals: Netanyahu
TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) -- Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed Monday to reciprocal visa-free travel, making Emirati citizens…
5 years ago
Japan, Vietnam boost defense ties as South China Sea tensions mount
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Japan and Vietnam agreed to step up security and defence cooperation Monday, reaching an agreement in…
5 years ago
Bus crash kills 16 in northern Pakistan: officials
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) -- Sixteen people were killed when a passenger bus was forced off the road by a landslide…
5 years ago
Trudeau: Canada will not be cowed by China on human rights
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada will continue to defend human rights in China, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged Friday,…
5 years ago
Japan to release treated Fukushima water into sea: reports
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will release more than a million tonnes of treated radioactive water from the stricken…
5 years ago
10,000 protesters defy Thai crackdown after emergency decree, arrests
by Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI and Lisa MARTIN BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Some 10,000 Thai protesters gathered Thursday in defiance of a…
5 years ago
Russia registers new Covid vaccine, EpiVacCorona, as cases hit record high
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that Russia has registered its second coronavirus vaccine, while the…
5 years ago
13 cases, 10 million tests: China swabs city after coronavirus outbreak
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Almost 10 million people in the Chinese city of Qingdao have now been screened for the…
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