South Korea says joint missile drill with US shows zero tolerance for North provocation
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) - A South Korean military spokesperson on Wednesday (July 5) said a joint missile drill it…
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Hong Kong leader lays out difficulties in achieving universal suffrage
HONG KONG, China (Reuters) - New Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam struck a conciliatory tone on Wednesday (July 5) and…
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Gas pipeline blast in northeast China kills 5, injures 89
SONGYUAN, China (Reuters) - At least five were killed and 89 others were injured in a gas pipeline explosion in…
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Rain-triggered floods leave 27 dead, 8 missing in central China province
CHINA (Reuters) - Floods triggered by a continuous bout of heavy rain have killed 27 people with 8 missing in…
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N. Korea says ICBM can carry ‘large, heavy nuclear warhead’
SEOUL, North Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile is capable of carrying a "large, heavy nuclear warhead" that can…
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N. Korea claims major breakthrough with first ICBM test
by Max Delany with Sebastien Berger in Seoul Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- North Korea's declaration of a…
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Russia, China urge freeze on N. Korea missile tests and US exercises
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia and China on Tuesday called for a simultaneous freeze on North Korean nuclear and missile…
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Hanoi to ban motorbikes by 2030 to curb pollution, traffic
by Tran Thi Minh Ha Agence France Presse Officials in Vietnam's traffic-choked capital Hanoi vowed on Tuesday to banish…
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Featured video: North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un excitedly watches latest missile test
https://youtu.be/9mtcu58EjZc North Korea says it has successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile -- a watershed moment in its push…
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US-backed forces breach IS defences in heart of Syria’s Raqa
by Layal Abou Rahal with Ahmad Mousa in Mosul Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- United States-backed forces…
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