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Photo Story: Presentation of the medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Tokyo Olympics medals (L-R: Silver, Gold and Bronze) are displayed after the One Year to Go Ceremony at Tokyo Forum in Tokyo, Japan, 24 July 2019. The Tokyo Organising Committee…

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North Korea detains crew of Russian fishing vessel

North Korea is holding 15 Russian and two South Korean crew of a fishing vessel for violating entry regulations, the Russian Embassy in North Korea said on Wednesday. The crew…

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South Korean petrol stations refusing to fill up Japanese cars

Petrol stations and garages in South Korea are refusing to fill up or service Japanese cars as part of a growing boycott of Japanese goods sparked by trade and political…

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Concern as drug-resistant malaria strains spread through south east Asia

Strains of drug-resistant malaria are becoming more dominant in Vietnam, Laos and northern Thailand after spreading rapidly from Cambodia. Malaria is caused by parasites which are carried by mosquitoes and…

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Li Peng: Chinese Prime Minister who ordered Tiananmen Square crackdown dies

The Chinese Prime Minister who ordered a bloody crackdown in Tiananmen Square to counter pro-democracy protests has died. Li Peng died at the age of 90 on Monday of an…

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UPDATED: Joint Russian and Chinese air patrol heightens tension in Korean peninsula

Russia has said it carried out its first long-range joint air patrol with China in the Asia-Pacific region, a mission that triggered hundreds of warning shots from South Korean jets…

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Photo Story: FINA Swimming World Championships 2019 in South Korea

Luxemburg's Alain Kohl competes in the Men's 20m high diving at the 2019 FINA World Championships at Chosun University in Gwangju, South Korea, on Monday 22 July 2019. Photo:…

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India’s mission to the moon takes off

India has successfully launched its second lunar mission a week after it halted the scheduled blast-off due to a technical snag. Chandrayaan-2 was launched at 09:13 GMT on Monday from…

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IAEA chief Amano dies aged 72

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Yukiya Amano has died aged 72, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday in a note to member states. “The Secretariat of the International…

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Korean cargo ship attacked by pirates near Singapore Strait

Pirates attacked a South Korean-flagged cargo ship near the Singapore Strait early on Monday, assaulting the crew and making off with thousands of dollars in cash, Korea’s Yonhap news agency…

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Armed mob storms Hong Kong station

Dozens of masked men armed with batons stormed a train station in the Hong Kong district of Yuen Long. The men, all in white T-shirts, violently attacked people on platforms…

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Man dies after setting himself on fire at Japanese embassy in South Korea

A South Korean man died on Friday after setting himself on fire in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, police said, amid ongoing trade and diplomatic disputes with…

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Photo Story: Suicide bomb blast killed 12 people in Kandahar

Afghan security officials rush to the scene as smoke rises at the scene of a car bomb blast that targeted the Police headquarters, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 12…

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Photo Story: The FINA Swimming World Championships 2019

Members of Team Brazil perform during the Free Combination Artistic Swimming preliminary at the FINA Swimming World Championships 2019 in Gwangju, South Korea, 18 July 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/ANTONIO…

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At least 24 dead in arson attack on Japanese animation studio

At least 24 persons died and dozens more have been injured in a fire at an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto. Police say the blaze broke out …

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China’s economy slows down

China's economy grew at its slowest pace since the early 1990s in the second quarter, official figures showed. In the three months to June, the economy grew 6.2% from a…

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Hundreds evacuated after 7.3 quake in Indonesia

At least one person has been found dead and hundreds were evacuated after a major 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia on Sunday. The shallow quake…

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India space launch delayed by technical problem

The launch of India's second lunar mission has been halted less than an hour before the scheduled blast-off, due to a technical problem. The countdown stopped 56 minutes before…

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7.3-magnitude quake rattles eastern Indonesia

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 hit southeast of the city of Ternate, in the Moluccas in the eastern area of Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Beside Sumbawa,…

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Former Bangladesh military dictator Ershad dies, aged 90

Former Bangladeshi military dictator Hussain Muhammad Ershad died on Sunday at the age of 90, local media reported. Ershad was suffering from kidney and liver complications and was admitted…

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Huawei planning extensive layoffs in the United States

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is planning extensive layoffs in the United States as the Chinese telecoms equipment company grapples with its U.S. blacklisting, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing…

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Monsoon floods wreck havoc in Nepal and India

Dozens of people have been killed as monsoon floods rip through Nepal and north-eastern India. At least 43 people have lost their lives in Nepal as torrential rains hit the…

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Photo Story: FINA Swimming World Championships 2019

Eunbi Cho and Nayun Moon of South Korea perform in Diving Womens 10 m synchro platform of FINA Swimming World Championships 2019 in Gwangju, South Korea, 14 July…

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Second Chinese cybersecurity centre opens in Brussels

China’s ZTE is opening a cybersecurity centre in Brussels, four months after a similar move by Huawei. ZTE said in a press release that its “lab” will be installed…

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Malaysia looks to revamp its gambling laws

As concern grows in Malaysia due to illegal gambling, authorities are taking action to stop the activity before it gets worse. In order to do so, lawmakers are going to…

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Indonesia sending back dozens of containers of waste back to Western nations

Indonesia is sending dozens of containers of waste back to Western nations after finding it was contaminated with used nappies, plastic and other materials, adding to a growing backlash in…

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Chinese warship heads toward U.S.-Australia war games

Australian defense officials said they were tracking a Chinese surveillance ship that is expected to position itself just outside of its territorial waters to monitor military exercises between Australia…

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Photo Story: Fire in New Delhi

Indian firefighters douse a fire that broke out in the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) office in New Delhi, India. According to a media report, around 22 fire tenders…

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Photo Story: Building Collapses in Seoul

Rescue work is under way at the site of a building collapse in southern Seoul, South Korea. The five-story building under demolition collapsed, killing one person and injuring…

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Chinese Muslim children being separated from their families in Xinjiang

The BBC reports that China is deliberately separating Muslim children from their families, faith and language in its far western region of Xinjiang, according to new research. At the…

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Photo Story: The Rath Yatra Festival

Traditional dancers participate the Rath Yatra, or Chariot journey festival in Puri, Odisha, India, 04 July 2019. The Rath Yatra of Hindu god Jagannath is one of the most important…

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Fears protests could worsen in Hong Kong as police make arrests

There is concern in Hong Kong that the situation could worsen after police arrested more than a dozen people following protests earlier this week. Weeks of mass protests in the…

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Australian student released from arrest in North Korea

Alek Sigley, an Australian student who went Sigley had been pursuing a graduate degree in Korean literature at Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang. He also runs several social media…

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Photo Story: Floods in Japan

The Wada river is reaching its overflow level in Kagoshima, Kagoshima prefecture, southwestern Japan. According to media reports, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued warnings of heavy rain that could…

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North Korea accuses the US of being “hell-bent on hostile acts”

North Korea has accused the US of being "hell-bent on hostile acts", despite a recent agreement between the two countries to resume nuclear talks. Pyongyang's delegation to the United Nations…

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Photo Story: Rain showers in Bhopal

An Indian vendor sells umbrellas during monsoon rain in Bhopal, India on 03 July 2019. A monsoon shower is expected to affect the city. Photo: EPA-EFE/SANJEEV GUPTA

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Rahul Gandhi quits as India opposition leader

Rahul Gandhi resigns as leader of India's main opposition Congress party, ending weeks of speculation. Gandhi's resignation letter, which he tweeted out on Thursday, saw him take responsibility for the…

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Eva Air cancels hundreds more flights

The ongoing saga of Taiwanese airline Eva Airways continues as the airline cancelled 550 more flights scheduled through mid-July as a cabin crew strike entered its 14th day. The decision…

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Photo Story: Life in a cage

A photo taken through window glass shows female gorilla named 'Bua Noi', meaning Little Lotus, looks on from behind the bars of her cage at the Pata Zoo in Bangkok,…

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Journalists’ investigation reveals that Chinese border police are secretly installing surveillance apps on visitors’ phones

Chinese border police are secretly installing surveillance apps on the phones of visitors and downloading personal information as part of the government’s intensive scrutiny of the remote Xinjiang region, the…

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