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Photo Story: Typhoon Tapah approaches South Korea

A yacht is pushed to shore by strong tides in Ulsan, South Korea, 22 September 2019, as Typhoon Tapah approaches the country. In Japan, the typhoon hit Japan’s southern Okinawa…

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Massive deployment of police around Hong Kong airport

Hong Kong riot police took up position at the main rail station serving the airport on Sunday to prevent a new anti-government protest targeting air travel after a night of…

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Tear gas used to disperse protesters in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police fired tear gas to disperse democracy protesters marching in sweltering heat on Saturday after pro-China groups pulled down some of the "Lennon Walls" of anti-government messages in…

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Media preview of the US Air Force ‘Air Power Day 2019’ in South Korea

Highlight from the media preview of the US Air Force Air Power Day that is being held at Osan Air Base in Osan-city, South Korea. The US Air Force…

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U.S. drone kills 30 farm workers in Afghanistan

A U.S. drone strike intended to hit an ISIS hideout in Afghanistan killed at least 30 civilians resting after a day’s work in the fields. The attack on Wednesday night…

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Deadly Taliban attack ‘destroys’ hospital

At least 15 people have died after a truck packed with explosives was detonated by Taliban militants outside a hospital in southern Afghanistan. Many of the victims in the attack…

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Photo Story: Haze in Singapore

A man fishes while pictured against the backdrop shrouded by haze in Singapore, 19 September 2019. Fires from the Indonesian provinces of Sumatra and Borneo brought on by a drought…

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Investors withdraw gold from Hong Kong

Private investors have begun to shift their holdings of gold from Hong Kong, months into the financial centre’s worst political crisis. Gold is moving to Singapore and Switzerland as some…

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India bans e-cigarettes

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that e-cigarettes will be banned in India. Envisioned as a tool to combat tobacco addiction, electronic cigarettes and other vaping products have become a…

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Monsoon destroys Rohingya shelters, sparking record UN emergency food agency response in Bangladesh

Unusually heavy monsoon rains have inundated shelters in refugee camps in southern Bangladesh creating “havoc”, the World Food Programme (WFP) said, as it launched its biggest emergency response of the…

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Photo Story: Preparations for the upcoming 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China

A Chinese woman using a mobile phone takes pictures of an installation celebrating the upcoming the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing, China,…

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Hong Kong reopens after violent weekend

Hong Kong’s businesses and underground rail stations re-opened as usual on Monday morning, after a chaotic Sunday that saw police fire water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters…

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Kim invited Trump to visit Pyongyang

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited U.S. President Donald Trump to visit Pyongyang in a letter sent in August, a South Korean newspaper reported on Monday, citing diplomatic sources.…

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Scuffles between rival protesters in Hong Kong

Pro-China supporters’ scuffle with anti-government protesters inside a shopping mall in Hong Kong, China, 14 September 2019. Shopping malls have become the latest hot spots in the city as large…

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Moderately strong earthquake jolts the Philippines

A moderately strong earthquake has jolted areas of the northern Philippines including the capital Manila, where office workers streamed out of buildings and train services were briefly disrupted. There are…

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Photo Story: Floods in the Philippines

Villagers hold on a rope at a flooded village in Zamboanga City, southern Philippines, 13 September 2019. Heavy rain is expected across Philippines, which may cause flooding as tropical depression…

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Overloaded boat capsizes killing 11 in Bhopal, India

People stand on the shore of a lake as members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) undertake a rescue operation at Khatlapura Ghat in Bhopal, India 13 September 2019.…

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Trump willing to meet again with North Korean leader

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday he would be willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to resume denuclearisation talks at some point later this year.…

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Exiting nuclear power unrealistic for Japan, minister says, disputing colleague

Exiting nuclear power in Japan is unrealistic, the country’s new industry minister said on Thursday, in comments that reiterated the government’s line but are at odds with those made earlier…

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Japan’s new environment minister says country should stop using nuclear power

Japan’s newly installed environment minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, wants the country to close nuclear reactors to avoid a repeat of the Fukushima catastrophe in 2011. The comments by the son of…

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Typhoon Faxai cuts power to 900,000 homes in Tokyo

More than 900,000 homes have been left without power after Typhoon Faxai made landfall near Tokyo. With winds of up to 210km/h, Faxai is one of the strongest typhoons to…

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No let down in anti-government protests in Hong Kong

The entrance to Central MTR station is on fire set by protesters during a rally in Hong Kong, China, on the night of Sunday 08 September 2019. Thousands of people…

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Japan braces for Typhoon Faxai

Japan is braced for Typhoon Faxai on Sunday cancelling trains and flights in Tokyo with destructive winds of up to 216 kph and heavy rain expected to hit the region…

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New dinosaur species discovered in Japan

Hokkaido University professor Yoshitsugu Kobayashi (L) and Mukawa town mayor Yoshiyuki Takenaka (R) pose with a replica of the skeleton of the hadrosaurid dinosaur 'Kamuysaurus japonicus' at the National…

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Trump cancels peace deal with Taliban

US President Donald Trump says he has cancelled a peace deal with the Taliban. Trump tweeted he had been set to meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and senior Taliban leaders…

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Fears that India’s space craft crashed as contact is lost with lunar lander

India's space agency has lost touch with its lunar lander as it approached the moon's south pole. It's not clear whether the Vikrum lander has crashed or landed. The lander…

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Myanmar military aircraft accident forces the closure of country’s biggest airport

Handout photos made available by Myanmar Department of Civil Aviation shows people during a removal operation of a damaged Myanmar military transport aircraft after it skidded off the runway at…

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US woman accused of hiding baby in bag at Manila airport

A US woman has been charged with human trafficking in the Philippines after she allegedly attempted to smuggle a new-born baby out of the country. Jennifer Talbot, 43 from Ohio,…

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North Korea tells UN to cut international aid staff

North Korea has told the United Nations to cut the number of international staff it deploys in the country because the world body’s programs have failed “due to the politicization…

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Suicide attack targets checkpoint in downtown Kabul

Afghan security forces inspect the scene after a suicide attack targeted a checkpoint in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, 05 September 2019. According to reports, at least three people were killed, and…

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Photo Story: Mother Teresa’s death is remembered in Kolkata

Sister Prema (R), superior-general of the Mother House, speaks during a mass to mark the 22nd anniversary of Mother Teresa's death, at The Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity…

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Hong Kong’s Lam says hopes extradition bill’s withdrawal will help solve crisis

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday she hopes the formal withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill and other measures will help solve the city’s political crisis. Beijing-backed Lam…

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Train crash in Japan’s second-largest city

An express train and a truck collided in Japan's second-largest city of Yokohama on Thursday, train operator Keikyu Corp said, with fire officials confirming that about 30 people were injured.…

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Photo Story: Apache AH-64E attack helicopters introduced into Indian Air Force fleet

Apache AH-64E attack helicopters displayed during an induction ceremony at Indian Air Force Station Pathankot in Punjab. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has introduced Apache AH-64E helicopters into IAF fleet…

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Hong Kong leader announces withdrawal of controversial extradition bill

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of an extradition bill that triggered months of unrest and threw the Chinese-ruled city into its worst crisis in decades,…

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Hong Kong to withdraw China extradition bill

Hong Kong's chief executive is to announce the formal withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill that sparked weeks of unrest, finally meeting a key demand of the protest movement. Carrie…

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Fighting in Afghanistan escalates as US and Taliban ‘close to deal’

The US is "at the threshold of an agreement" with the Taliban, the US envoy in Afghanistan has said. But the militant Islamist group has stepped up assaults on cities…

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New round of US-China trade tariffs worth $200 billion takes effect

The United States and China levied additional tariffs on thousands of each other's goods on Sunday, with Beijing targeting US crude oil for the first time since the trade war began.…

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Hong Kong protesters once more plan to disrupt airport after night of chaos

Pro-democracy demonstrators planned on Sunday to choke travel routes to Hong Kong’s international airport after a chaotic night of running battles between police and masked protesters in the Chinese-ruled city.…

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Tear Gas fired in Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong riot police have fired multiple rounds of teargas on thousands of demonstrators surrounding the government headquarters, escalating tensions on the city’s 13th straight weekend of mass protests. The…

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Photo Story: Ferryboat catches fire in the Philippines

A handout picture made available by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows the M/V Lite Ferry 16 being docked at a port in Dipolog in Zamboanga del Norte province, Philippines. According…

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Trump says US and China to resume trade talks

President Donald Trump has said the US and China will "very shortly" resume trade talks after a weekend of escalating tension with Beijing. "China called last night... said let's get…

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Photo Story: Mother Teresa remembered on the anniversary of her birth

A series of photos of nuns and visitors taking part in a mass prayer during a service celebrating Mother Teresa's 109th birth anniversary at the Mother House of the Missionaries…

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East Kalimantan choosen as site of new Indonesian capital

The Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has announced that two regencies in East Kalimantan are to be the site of the country's new capital city. In a press conference on Monday…

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12-year-old among those arrested in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police said on Monday they arrested 36 people, the youngest aged 12, after violence during anti-government demonstrations escalated as protesters hurled Molotov cocktails at security forces who responded…

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Photo Story: Tropical Storm Bailu aftermath in the Philippines

Filipino villagers navigate a flooded road in the town of Bacarra, Ilocos Norte province, Philippines. According to news reports, two deaths were recorded in the northern Philippine province of Ilocos…

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South Korean military drills around disputed island

South Korea’s military began two days of drills on Sunday around a tiny island also claimed by Japan, prompting a protest from Tokyo just days after Seoul decided to scrap…

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Bank warns Hong Kong protests will hit economy

The Hong Kong-based Bank of East Asia Ltd (BEA) has warned that weeks of protests in Hong Kong could hit the economies of the Chinese-ruled city and mainland China itself…

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Hong Kong airport once more in the cross hairs for more protests

Hong Kong braced on Friday for further demonstrations and a “stress test” of the city’s international airport at the weekend, as nearly three months of anti-government protests showed no sign…

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North Korea says ready for dialogue or confrontation with U.S.

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said on Friday Pyongyang is ready for both dialogue and confrontation with the United States, warning Washington that continuing with sanctions would be…

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Photo Story: Military drills in Japan

Japanese tanks and armoured vehicles fire munitions during a fire drill conducted by elements from Japan's Ground Self-Defence Force (GSDF) at the Higashi-Fuji training field in Gotemba, central Japan, 22…

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Photo Story: The Janmashtami Festival in Mumbai

Indian college girls dressed as Lord Krishna pose for photograph during Janamashtami festival celebrations at Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) college in Mumbai, India. Janamashtmi is celebrated as the birth…

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Photo Story: Explosions mars Afghanistan independence celebrations

An Afghan soldier marks the Independence Day in Helmand, Afghanistan, 19 August 2019. On Monday Afghanistan is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its independence from British rule on 19 August.…

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Photo Story: The Parsi New Year in Mumbai

An Indian Zoroastrian family takes selfies near the knights reliefs in a fire temple on 'Nowruz', the Parsi New Year Day, in Mumbai, India, 17 August 2019. Nowruz is the…

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Family seeks more answers to teen’s death in Malaysia

The family of a 15-year-old Irish teen who was found dead nine days after she disappeared from a Malaysian forest resort claimed her body on Saturday and are hoping to…

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Another weekend of protests in Hong Kong

Another weekend of protests began in Hong Kong on Saturday, days after both the demonstrators and the police came under criticism for taking violence and mayhem to new levels. The…

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Photo Story: Independence Day celebrations in Indonesia

Balinese people fly kites during a kite festival held to celebrate Indonesian Independence Day in Bali, Indonesia, 17 August 2019. Indonesia celebrates the 74th anniversary of its independence from the…

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