Japan further relaxes border controls for tourism
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) Tourists will be able to visit Japan from next week on package tours without a guide, Prime…
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Cambodian psychiatrist helping genocide survivors wins ‘Asia’s Nobel Prize’
Manila, Philippines (AFP) A Cambodian psychiatrist treating victims of the Khmer Rouge and a French environmentalist cleaning up Indonesian rivers…
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EU ministers agree to suspend Russian visa facilitation deal
Prague, Czech Republic (AFP) EU foreign ministers on Wednesday agreed to suspend a 2007 visa facilitation deal with Russia but…
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Thousands back Japanese ex-soldier demanding sexual assault probe
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) by Kyoko HASEGAWA A female former Japanese soldier on Wednesday submitted a petition to the defence ministry…
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Kremlin vows response to restrictions on EU visas for Russians
Moscow, Russia (AFP) The Kremlin on Tuesday warned it would respond if the European Union makes it harder for…
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China’s Communist Party Congress to open October 16
Beijing, China (AFP) by Laurie CHEN China's ruling Communist Party will begin its 20th Party Congress on October 16, state…
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Ukraine students brace for underground school year
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) by Anna KORIAGINA Five metres beneath a Kyiv classroom, headmaster Mykhaylo Aliokhin puts the finishing touches on…
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Fighting across southern front as Ukraine wages counter-offensive
Mykolaiv, Ukraine (AFP) by Thibault MARCHAND Intense fighting was raging on Tuesday across the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson…
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Rapper stabbed to death as London’s Notting Hill Carnival returns
London, United Kingdom (AFP) London's Notting Hill Carnival was marred by the murder of a young rapper and hundreds of…
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Solomon Islands suspends all naval visits
Honiara, Solomon Islands (AFP) Solomon Islands has suspended visits from all foreign navies, citing a need to review approval processes,…
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Monkeypox going ‘in right direction’ in Europe: WHO
Copenhagen, Denmark (AFP) The World Health Organization said Tuesday it saw "encouraging" signs the monkeypox epidemic was slowing in…
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UN appeals for $160 mn to help worst hit in Pakistan floods
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) The United Nations and the Pakistani government launched an emergency appeal for $160 million on Tuesday to…
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