Vietnam battles plastic blight in idyllic Ha Long Bay
By Alice PHILIPSON Agence France-Presse HA LONG, Vietnam, May 26, 2023 (AFP) -- Squinting in the bright light of…
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Suspect held after four killed in Japan gun and knife attack
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese police on Friday detained a suspect who had been holed up in a building after…
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US, Microsoft warn Chinese hackers attacking ‘critical’ infrastructure
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2023 (AFP) - State-sponsored Chinese hackers have infiltrated critical US infrastructure networks, the United States, its Western…
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Japan says scrambled jets after Russian planes seen off coasts
TOKYO, May 25, 2023 (AFP) - Japan scrambled fighter jets Thursday after Russian "intelligence-gathering" aircraft were detected off its coasts…
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Three killed, including two police, in Japan gun and knife attack
TOKYO, May 25, 2023 (AFP) - A woman and two male police officers were killed in a shooting and stabbing…
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China steps up response to US chip moves but economic reality limits how far
By Poornima WEERASEKARA, Luna LIN Agence France-Presse BEIJING, May 25, 2023 (AFP) -- Beijing's restrictions on American chipmaker Micron in…
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Typhoon Mawar pounds Guam with destructive winds
LOS ANGELES, May 24, 2023 (AFP) - Typhoon Mawar made a slow and brutal pass over the US territory of…
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Indonesia’s Merapi volcano erupts, spewing ‘avalanche’ of lava
JAKARTA, May 23, 2023 (AFP) - Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted on Tuesday, spewing…
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Sri Lanka navy finds 14 bodies in capsized Chinese boat
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 24, 2023 (AFP) -- Sri Lanka's navy said Wednesday it had located 14 bodies inside a…
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South Korea to launch homegrown rocket for third test
SEOUL, South Korea, May 24, 2023 (AFP) -- South Korea was set to launch its homegrown Nuri rocket Wednesday and…
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