From Trump shooting to Biden dropping out: 8 days upending US politics
WASHINGTON, July 22, 2024 (AFP) - If a week is a long time in politics, the last eight days of…
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Asia
Philippines ‘to assert our rights’ after China sea deal
MANILA, July 22, 2024 (AFP) - Manila insisted Monday it will continue to "assert our rights" over a hotspot South…
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Japan sees 17. 78 million foreign visitors in first half of 2024, new half-year record
By Kyoko Hasegawa and Tomohiro Osaki TOKYO, July 19, 2024 (AFP) - Japan welcomed a million more foreign visitors in…
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Philippines and China de-escalate tensions with resupply “arrangement”
By Pam CASTRO MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines and China have agreed on an "arrangement" for resupplying Filipino troops stationed…
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Vietnamese leader Nguyen Phu Trong has died: party
HANOI, July 19, 2024 (AFP) - The general secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong, considered the country's top…
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Massive global IT outage hits airlines, banks, media
By Joseph BOYLE PARIS, July 19, 2024 (AFP) - Airlines, banks, TV channels and other business across the globe were…
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‘Hong Kong’s Dr Fauci’ sounds alarm on next pandemic
By Xinqi SU HONG KONG, July 19, 2024 (AFP) - Hong Kong microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung has done battle with some…
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Six killed in China mall fire, people trapped inside
BEIJING, July 18, 2024 (AFP) - A fire that tore through a shopping centre in southwestern China has killed 16…
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Sacked hotel worker arrested over killings of two Australians, Filipina
MANILA, July 17, 2024 (AFP) - A disgruntled former hotel employee has been arrested over the killings of two Australians…
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Bangladesh turns back fleeing Myanmar soldiers at border
TEKNAF, Bangladesh, July 16, 2024 (AFP) - Bangladesh stopped dozens of Myanmar security personnel from crossing into its territory to…
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