Russia kicks off large-scale military drills in Far East
Moscú, Russia (AFP) Russia on Thursday launched large-scale military exercises involving several Kremlin-friendly countries, including China, with tensions soaring between…
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Battling Williams powers into US Open third round
New York, United States (AFP) by Rob Woollard Serena Williams roared into the third round of the US Open on…
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Thai police hunt YouTuber ‘Nutty’ in multimillion-dollar forex scam
Bangkok, Thailand (AFP) Thai police are hunting a YouTube dancer nicknamed "Nutty", who swindled millions of dollars from her followers…
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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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