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China says a Chinese vessel and Philippine supply ship collided in the disputed South China Sea
A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Monday, China’s coast guard said.
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Muslims in Asia celebrate Eid al-Adha with sacrifice festival and traditional feast
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Singapore says dredger that hit tanker reported sudden loss of control, oil spill cleanup ongoing
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Watchdog: Nuclear-armed nations are deepening reliance on nuclear weapons
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Chinese premier agrees with Australia to ‘properly manage’ differences
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China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the north
China is being buffeted by two extremes of severe weather, with heavy rain and flooding in parts of the south and a heat wave and drought conditions in the north.
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New Caledonia reopening its international airport and shortening curfew as unrest continues to ebb
The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is shortening its overnight curfew and reopening its international airport that was closed to commercial flights for more than a month because of deadly violence.
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Toyota shareholders demand vote against chairman Toyoda as automaker embroiled in testing scandal
Toyota’s chairman Akio Toyoda will be facing some disgruntled shareholders this week, as two major proxy groups demand a vote against keeping the grandson of the founder on its board.
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Pakistani Taliban announce a 3-day cease-fire with security forces on Eid al-Adha holiday
A key Pakistani militant group behind scores of gun and bomb attacks has announced a rare cease-fire with security forces during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
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Noted Japanese author Haruki Murakami is happy with first animated adaptation of his short stories
Renowned Japanese author Haruki Murakami expressed joy with how several of his short stories were adapted in American director Pierre Földes’ animated film “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman”, adding he wanted to see future interpretations of his work with filmmakers’ own spin.
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Singapore rushes to clean up oil slick after boat hits stationary fuel supply ship
A cleanup was underway after an oil spill caused by a dredger boat hitting a stationary cargo tanker blackened part of Singapore’s southern coastline.
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A Japanese climber dies while trying to scale a mountain in northern Pakistan and another is missing
Officials say a Japanese climber has died while trying to scale one of the highest mountains in northern Pakistan and a search is still underway to find his missing colleague.
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Philippines seeks UN confirmation of its vast continental seabed in the disputed South China Sea
The Philippines has asked a United Nations body to formally recognize the extent of a vast undersea stretch of its continental seabed in the South China Sea, where it could exclusively exploit resources, the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said.
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Chinese premier lands in Australia on first such visit in 7 years
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has arrived in Australia on a relations-mending mission. Panda diplomacy, rock lobsters and China’s global dominance in the critical minerals sector are high on the agenda.
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Myanmar’s embattled military government cracks down on free flow of news by blocking VPNs
Myanmar’s military government has launched a major effort to block free communication on the Internet, shutting off access to virtual private networks, or VPNS.
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Cambodia burns $70 million of seized illegal drugs while urging public education about their danger
Cambodian authorities have destroyed more than seven tons of illicit drugs and the ingredients for them, as a drug-fighting official said educating people about their danger is the best way of combating the illegal trade.
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Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo movement sentenced to 5 years in prison
Supporters say a a Chinese journalist who promoted women’s rights as part of the country’s nascent #MeToo movement has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of undermining state security.
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Boy accused of terrorist act in Sydney church faces new charges of stabbing bishop and priest
A 16-year-old boy accused of committing a terrorist act by stabbing a bishop in a Sydney church in April faces two additional charges.
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People in an Indian city swallow live fish as a ‘miracle cure’ for asthma
HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A mother encourages her daughter to fully open her mouth to swallow a live fish holding “the medicine” she believes will help cure her child’s asthma, as scores clamor about, gulping down their own fish and hoping for the best.
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Unusually heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan will affect 200,000 people, a top UN official warns
A top U.N. official has warned that an estimated 200,000 people in Pakistan are likely to be affected by the upcoming above-normal monsoon rains.
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Australian man goes on trial in Indonesia for alleged drug possession on Bali
A court on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali has began the trial of an Australian man who faces up to 12 years in prison if convicted of possessing methamphetamine under the country’s tough drug laws.
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Nomadic Muslim devotees throng a forest shrine in disputed Kashmir
Tens of thousands of men in vibrant attires, henna-dyed beards and bright headgears thronged the Muslim shrine nestled at the base of a mountain to pay their obeisance last week.
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1,000 days have passed since the Taliban barred girls from secondary education, the UN says
A thousand days have passed since girls in Afghanistan were banned from attending secondary schools.
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Chinese Premier Li and New Zealand’s Luxon hail close ties as they sign trade deals in Wellington
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has met with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Wellington, where the two leaders played up the ability of “good friends” to respectfully disagree — while publicly diverging on little.
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Macron suspends voting reform in New Caledonia that had sparked violence
French President Emmanuel Macron has suspended plans for the controversial voting reforms in New Caledonia following a spate of unrest in the French Pacific territory.
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Pakistan’s new government presents its first budget as it seeks a new long-term IMF bailout
Pakistan’s new coalition government presented its first budget in parliament. It is promising an increase of up to 25% in the salaries of government employees and setting an ambitious tax collection target.
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Indonesian police arrest 6 suspected poachers over the killing of 26 endangered Javan rhinos
Indonesian authorities have arrested six suspects in an international poaching ring targeting the Javan rhinoceros, a critically endangered species.
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A helicopter has crashed with 3 on board in southeastern China
Chinese state media say a helicopter has crashed in southeastern Jiangxi province and three people on board are missing. The crash occurred Wednesday afternoon.
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India urges Russia to return its citizens recruited by Russia’s army after 2 were killed
India says it has urged Russia to return Indian citizens recruited by Russia’s army after two were killed recently in the war in Ukraine.
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Japanese architect Maki, credited with fusing East with West, has died at age 95
Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, who won the prestigious Pritzker Prize for designs praised as smartly and artfully fusing the East with the West, has died. He was 95.
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Myanmar’s economy in crisis as civil strife disrupts trade and livelihoods
Myanmar, once a thriving emerging economy, is struggling to regain momentum as the country’s civil war increasingly disrupts trade and livelihoods.
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Bangladesh court indicts Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and others on charges of embezzlement
A special judge’s court in Bangladesh has indicted Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and 13 others on charges in an over $2 million embezzlement case.
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North Korea’s Kim hails Russia ties as Putin reportedly plans a visit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed the country’s expanding relationship with Russia as reports suggest that Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon visit the country for his third meeting with Kim.
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Heavy snows and drought of deadly ‘dzud’ kill more than 7 million head of livestock in Mongolia
An extreme weather phenomenon known as the dzud has killed more than 7.1 million animals in Mongolia, endangering herders’ livelihoods and way of life.
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Hong Kong invokes a new law to cancel passports of 6 overseas-based activists, including Nathan Law
The Hong Kong government has canceled the passports of six overseas-based activists under the new national security law, stepping up its crackdown on dissidents who moved abroad.
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A magnitude 4.8 earthquake in southwestern South Korea cracks walls and leaves other minor damage
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake has cracked walls and caused other minor damage in a fishing community in southwestern South Korea.
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Myanmar’s army is reportedly emptying villages in a western state to boost defenses against rebels
Reports from Myanmar say its military has been emptying villages on the outskirts of the capital of the western state of Rakhine as part of an evident effort to defend against expected attacks by a powerful rebel group that has captured most of the surrounding area.
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Pakistani army kills 11 militants in raid in the northwest following bombing that killed 7 soldiers
Pakistan’s authorities say security forces have killed 11 militants in an overnight operation in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the restive northwest.
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Bizarre psychological warfare using K-pop and trash balloons raises tensions between the 2 Koreas
South Korea has started blaring propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts at border areas in retaliation for the North sending over trash-carrying balloons.
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Chinese man who sailed into a strategic river mouth in Taiwan was acting on his own, China says
The Chinese government says a Chinese man who sailed a small boat into a strategic river mouth in Taiwan was acting on his own and would be punished after his return to China.
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