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North Korea flies more balloons likely carrying trash after the South resumes propaganda broadcasts
South Korea says North Korea has again launched balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North Korean balloons were flying north of Seoul, the South Korean capital, after crossing the border on Sunday.
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Bangladesh imposes strict curfew with a ‘shoot-on-sight-order’ following deadly protests
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Myanmar’s civil war has seen a devastating increase in attacks on schools, researchers say
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11 dead and dozens missing after a highway bridge in China crumbles in flooding and heavy storms
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Indonesian women assert themselves with martial arts as gender-based violence remains a challenge
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Malaysia honors a new king in coronation marked by pomp and cannon fire
Traditional pomp and cannon fire marked the coronation of Malaysia’s billionaire King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, who pledged to govern fairly the five-year term he will serve under a unique rotating monarchy system.
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Airlines rush to get back on track after global tech disruption
Transport providers, businesses and governments are rushing to get all their systems back online after long disruptions following a widespread technology outage.
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A faulty software update causes havoc worldwide for airlines, hospitals and governments
Escalating disruptions continued hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services.
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Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country’s most powerful leader, dies at age 80
Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s most powerful politician, has died following months of ill health. He was 80.
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India has ramped up its wind and solar energy. It now needs to expand places to store it
India’s lithium ion battery storage industry — which can store electricity generated by wind turbines or solar panels for when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing — makes up just 0.1% of global battery storage.
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Pakistan says it arrested an al-Qaida leader who was a close aide to Osama bin Laden
Pakistan counterterrorism police say they have arrested an al-Qaida leader who was a close aide to Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States.
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Massachusetts lawmakers call on the Pentagon to ground the Osprey again until crash causes are fixed
Three Massachusetts lawmakers are pressing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to ground the V-22 Osprey aircraft again until the military can fix the root causes of multiple recent accidents, including a deadly crash in Japan.
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Strife-torn Myanmar marks 77th anniversary of the assassination of independence hero Gen. Aung San
Myanmar’s military government has held a wreath-laying ceremony in the country’s largest city to mark the 77th anniversary of the assassination of the country’s fallen independence heroes, including Gen.
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Five people survive after a helicopter crashes in Bali
Officials say two Australian and three Indonesian nationals have survived after a tourist helicopter crashed in Bali, due to being entangled in a kite string.
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Stock market today: Wall Street finishes worst week since April with more losses
U.S. stocks slumped following another washout. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% Friday to close its first losing week in the last three and its worst since April.
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What to know about Malaysia’s coronation of its king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar
Malaysia’s billionaire king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, was officially installed six months after he was sworn in for a five-year term under a unique rotating monarchy system.
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South Korea restarts blaring propaganda broadcasts to retaliate against North’s trash balloon flying
South Korea says it has restarted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the border in response to North Korea’s resumption of trash-carrying balloon launches.
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US Treasury sanctions Sierra Leone man for allegedly smuggling migrants into the United States
The U.S. Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on a man from Sierra Leone for smuggling thousands of migrants from Asia and Africa into the United States.
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Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 2 passengers and injuring 20 others
A passenger train has derailed in northern India, killing at least two passengers and injuring 20 others.
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106 rare crocodile eggs are found in Cambodia, the biggest such discovery in 20 years
Officials in Cambodia say conservationists have found 106 eggs of rare Siamese crocodile species in a western Cambodian wildlife sanctuary.
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In landmark verdict, South Korea’s top court recognizes some rights for same-sex couples
South Korea’s top court has ruled that same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples, a landmark verdict hailed by human rights groups.
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Vietnam’s President To Lam becomes caretaker of Communist Party while chief Trong focuses on health
The Vietnamese Communist Party says President To Lam on Thursday became the caretaker of the Party while its general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong focuses on receiving treatment for his health.
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China investigators suspect construction work caused fire that killed 16 people in shopping mall
Chinese investigators suspect construction work sparked a fire that caused 16 deaths in a shopping mall in the southwestern city of Zigong.
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What to know about the violent protests over government jobs roiling Bangladesh
Bangladesh has been gripped by violence after relentless clashes between student protesters, security officials and pro-government student activists over a quota system for government jobs.
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19 more die in Bangladesh clashes as student protesters try to impose a ‘complete shutdown’
Media reports from Bangladesh say 19 more people have died in clashes between police and student protesters attempting to impose a “complete shutdown” of the country, following days of violent confrontations during demonstrations over a system of allocating government jobs.
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North Korea plans to launch major tourism site next year though it still blocks foreign tourists
State media say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited a major tourism site being constructed on the country’s eastern coast and discussed steps to open the zone by next year.
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Pacific island leaders agree to enhance Japan’s role in the region amid growing China influence
Leaders of 18 Pacific island nations and areas have agreed to an enhanced role of Japan in the region’s development while opposing any attempted coercive activity, as Tokyo seeks greater engagement to counter China’s influence.
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A fire kills 16 people at a shopping mall in southwestern China
State media in China say that a fire at a shopping mall has killed 16 people in the southwestern Chinese city of Zigong.
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Trump says Taiwan should pay more for defense and dodges questions if he would defend the island
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has demanded the self-governed island of Taiwan pay for U.S. protection.
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Pakistan summons Afghan diplomat to protest a suicide attack that killed 8 soldiers in the northwest
Pakistan summoned a senior Afghan diplomat to strongly protest a deadly militant attack that left eight soldiers dead in the northwest bordering Afghanistan, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
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The head of Hong Kong’s leading journalist group says she lost WSJ job after refusing to drop role
The new chair of Hong Kong’s leading media professional group says she lost her job at The Wall Street Journal after she refused her supervisor’s request to withdraw from the election for the leadership post.
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North Korean land mines could float into South Korea, South warns
North Korean land mines could be swept into South Korea by swelling rivers, South Korea’s military warned Wednesday, as the North places tens of thousands of the deadly explosives along its heavily fortified border.
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China’s Communist Party charts technology- and security-focused development for reviving the economy
In a year of major elections setting the course of many countries for years to come, China’s ruling Communist Party is holding top-level meetings in Beijing to draft policies for reviving its slowing economy.
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Papua New Guinea’s sidelined minister to fight domestic violence charge in Sydney court next year
Papua New Guinea’s sidelined Petroleum Minister, Jimmy Maladina, will appear in a Sydney court in March to fight a charge of assaulting a woman during a domestic dispute.
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Appeals court voids Marine’s adoption of Afghan orphan; child’s fate remains in limbo
A Virginia appellate court ruled Tuesday that a U.S. Marine should never have been granted an adoption of an Afghan war orphan and voided the custody order he’s relied on to raise the girl for nearly three years.
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Philippine officials say suspect in the killings of 2 Australians and a Filipina has surrendered
Philippine officials say the suspect in last week’s killings of two Australians and their Filipina companion at a Philippine hotel in a popular resort city south of Manila has surrendered.
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Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui convicted of defrauding followers after fleeing to US
A Chinese business tycoon who sought asylum in the U.S. now stands convicted on charges that he engaged in a massive, multiyear fraud.
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At least 40 die after heavy rains pound eastern Afghanistan, destroying houses and cutting power
Taliban officials say heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan have killed at least 40 people and injured nearly 350 others.
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4 Indian soldiers are killed in a gunfight with suspected rebels in disputed Kashmir
The Indian military says four of its soldiers were killed in a gunfight with suspected rebels fighting against Indian rule in disputed Kashmir.
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Hong Kong is testing out its own ChatGPT-style tool as OpenAI planned extra steps to block access
Hong Kong’s innovation minister says the government is testing its own ChatGPT-style tool for its employees, with plans to eventually make it available to the public, after OpenAI decided to take extra steps to block access from unsupported regions like China.
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