Asia-Pacific
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Hindu culture fights the odds in Sindh, Pakistan
SUKKUR, Pakistan (AP) — On the sandy banks of the Indus River, which flows top to toe through Pakist...
November 16, 2022
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Cambodian PM positive for COVID-19 after meeting with Kishida
BANGKOK (Jiji Press) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that he has tested positive for...
November 16, 2022
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Kishida stresses importance of rule of law at ASEAN+3
PHNOM PENH — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed the importance of an international order based on...
November 12, 2022
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South Korea: Secret collector of Korea’s most expensive painting revealed
For three years, rumors swirled around who was the mysterious winning bidder of Korean artist Kim Wh...
November 11, 2022
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Cambodia to send deminers to help train Ukrainians in clearing land mines
PHNOM PENH (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has agreed to send deminers to help train Ukraini...
November 11, 2022
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Climate change makes Indian nomads move to towns
KHARNAK, India (AP) — For decades, Konchok Dorjey grazed the world’s finest cashmere-producing goats...
November 11, 2022
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Russia recruiting U.S.-trained Afghan commandos, vets say
Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside American troops and then fled to Iran after the ...
November 9, 2022
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Afraid of needles? China offers inhalable COVID-19 vaccine
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese city of Shanghai started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine on O...
November 8, 2022
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Itaewon survivor stuck in crush for over an hour
SEOUL — One week after the deadly Itaewon Halloween crush, a clearer picture is starting to emerge a...
November 6, 2022
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Sri Lanka families seek answers on missing relatives
KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka (Reuters) — Arumuga Lakshmi, tormented by questions about the fate of her two...
November 5, 2022
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Singapore: The nation offers to help other countries go green with new related training courses
Officials in developing countries will be able to tap Singapore’s experience in areas such as water ...
November 4, 2022
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N. Korea apparently fires ballistic missile again
Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press) — A possible ballistic missile was launched from North Korea on Thursday ...
November 3, 2022
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Australian air base to receive U.S. B-52 bombers
JAKARTA — The United States plans to send nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to an air base in northern Au...
November 3, 2022
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3 tragedies in Asia take hundreds of lives in 1 month
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — More than 400 people died in October in a series of crowd-related disaster...
November 2, 2022
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South Korean police chief apologizes for failure to respond to emergency calls
SEOUL — The head of South Korea’s police agency has apologized for the police’s failure to respond a...
November 2, 2022
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