IAEA chief in Japan ahead of Fukushima water release
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Japan on Tuesday to present a review of…
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Asia
China says UK offering ‘protection to fugitives’ after bounty put on Hong Kong activists
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has accused the UK of giving protection to fugitives after its foreign secretary slammed Hong…
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Fire injures four in Tokyo building
TOKYO, July 3, 2023 (AFP) - Four people were injured in a blast and a blaze in a central Tokyo…
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Yellen to visit China, raising need to ‘responsibly manage’ ties
By Beiyi SEOW Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to visit Beijing this…
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China’s top diplomat says new law to counter foreign ‘bullying’
BEIJING, June 29, 2023 (AFP) - China's top diplomat said Thursday a new foreign relations law would help counter "bullying"…
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Taiwan rejects Chinese officials entry permits for tourism expo
TAIPEI, June 29, 2023 (AFP) - Taiwan has rejected applications by Chinese tourism officials to enter the island for an…
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Crippled exports slow Vietnam’s growth
HANOI, June 29, 2023 (AFP) - Vietnam's economic growth slowed in the first half of the year as exports were…
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Football pitch of tropical forest lost every 5 seconds
PARIS, June 27, 2023 (AFP) - Earth lost an area of carbon-absorbing rainforest larger than Switzerland or the Netherlands in…
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China’s premier says West’s economic de-risking ‘false proposition’
TIANJIN, China, June 27, 2023 (AFP) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang slammed efforts in the West to "de-risk" the global…
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Indian clock tells story of most populous nation
By Glenda KWEK Agence France-Presse MUMBAI, June 26, 2023 (AFP) -- India's first population clock, made up of 10 white…
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