UN warns thousands trafficked into online crime in SE Asia
GENEVA, Aug 29, 2023 (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of people are being coerced in Southeast Asia by criminal gangs…
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Malaysia rejects new Chinese map over South China Sea claims
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30, 2023 (AFP) - Kuala Lumpur rejected Wednesday a new Chinese map that claims waters off Malaysia's…
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Japan PM eats ‘safe and delicious’ Fukushima fish
TOKYO, Aug 30, 2023 (AFP) - Japan's prime minister ate what he called "safe and delicious" fish from Fukushima…
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India deploys ‘monkey-men’ to scare away primates from G20 summit
Indian officials preparing for the G20 summit next week have hired teams of "monkey-men" and erected primate cutouts to deter…
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China warns US against ‘disastrous’ trade curbs
BEIJING, Aug 29, 2023 (AFP) - China's premier warned US officials Tuesday that moves to "politicise" trade issues would prove…
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Toyota factories in Japan hit by massive glitch
TOKYO, Aug 29, 2023 (AFP) - Toyota said Tuesday it halted operations at 12 of its 14 factories in Japan…
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7.1-magnitude quake, aftershocks rattle Bali residents
DENPASAR, Indonesia, Aug 29, 2023 (AFP) - A strong, deep 7.1-magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks rattled Bali and other Indonesian…
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Japan PM condemns China over stone throwing at embassy, schools
TOKYO, Aug 28, 2023 (AFP) - Japan's prime minister urged China to ensure its people "act in a calm and…
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Japan postpones ‘Moon Sniper’ liftoff for third time
TOKYO, Aug 28, 2023 (AFP) - Japan's space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its…
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Hundreds flee floods as super typhoon brushes past Philippines
MANILA, Aug 27, 2023 (AFP) - More than a thousand people fled their homes as floods unleashed by Super Typhoon…
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