Vietnam tycoon appeals against $27 bn fraud death sentence
HANOI, April 26, 2024 (AFP) - A top Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death in a $27 billion fraud case…
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Asia
Xi tells Blinken US, China should be ‘partners, not rivals’
By Shaun TANDON and James EDGAR BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday told top…
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Taiwan hit by several quakes, strongest reaching 6.1-magnitude
TAIPEI, April 26, 2024 (AFP) - Taiwan was hit by a series of at least 10 earthquakes in the early…
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Malaysian airline mogul Fernandes delays retirement
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia's Tony Fernandes, one of Asia's most prominent entrepreneurs, has decided to extend his contract as…
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At least six killed in India hotel fire: police
PATNA, India, April 25, 2024 (AFP) - At least six people were killed in a fire that ripped through a…
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‘So hot you can’t breathe’: Extreme heat hits the Philippines
By Cecil MORELLA Extreme heat scorched the Philippines on Wednesday, forcing schools in some areas to suspend in-person classes and…
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‘Everyone’s afraid’: Ukraine power plant workers fear fresh strikes
By Anna MALPAS The clocks had stopped at the exact moment Russian missiles recently ripped into the Ukrainian power plant,…
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Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023:UN
By Robin MILLARD GENEVA, April 23, 2024 (AFP) - Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from climate and weather…
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Taiwan hit by numerous quakes, strongest reaching 6.3 magnitude
TAIPEI, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - Taiwan's capital was hit by a series of earthquakes overnight into the early hours…
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Southern China storms kill four, force mass evacuations
BEIJING, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - Four people are dead and 10 others missing following storms that battered southern China,…
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