China ‘must back off’, says Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan on Tuesday demanded that China "back off" and accused it of threatening peace after a…
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Asia
Trump and new Japan PM Suga discuss ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’: US
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke to Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga,…
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Ten dead, up to 25 feared trapped in India building collapse
BHIWANDI, India (AFP) -- Ten people were killed and up to 25 were feared trapped after a three-storey residential building…
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Lost at sea: surfboard drifts 8,000 km from Hawaii to Philippines
by Mikhail FLORES MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- When big wave surfer Doug Falter lost his board in a wipeout in…
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China launches sanctions regime after US moves on TikTok, WeChat
by Dan Martin Agence France Presse China on Saturday launched a mechanism that would allow it to sanction foreign companies,…
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China holds military exercises near Taiwan as US diplomat visits
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China said Friday it was conducting military exercises near the Taiwan Strait, as a top…
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China lab leak infects thousands with bacterial disease
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Thousands of people in northwest China have tested positive for a bacterial disease after a…
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Yoshihide Suga named Japan’s new prime minister
by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Sara HUSSEIN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Yoshihide Suga became Japan's new prime minister on Wednesday, with…
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India coronavirus cases pass 5 million: health ministry
by Jalees ANDRABI NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's total coronavirus cases passed five million on Wednesday, health ministry data…
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Trump vows ‘1,000 times greater’ response to any Iran attack
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Monday vowed that any attack by Iran would be met…
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