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UN experts: North Korea using cyber attacks to update nukes
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UN experts: North Korea using cyber attacks to update nukes

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea has modernized its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles by flaunting United Nations sanctions, using…
China reports no new local COVID-19 infection for first time in nearly two months
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China reports no new local COVID-19 infection for first time in nearly two months

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China reported no new locally transmitted mainland COVID-19 case for the first time in nearly two months,…
Blinken presses China on Xinjiang, Hong Kong in call with Beijing’s top diplomat
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Blinken presses China on Xinjiang, Hong Kong in call with Beijing’s top diplomat

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in a phone call on…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi charged, can be held until Feb. 15
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi charged, can be held until Feb. 15

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Police in Myanmar have charged deposed national leader Aung San Suu Kyi with having several illegally…
China looks to Winter Olympics as chance for rare soft power win amid COVID, rights concerns
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China looks to Winter Olympics as chance for rare soft power win amid COVID, rights concerns

BEIJING (Reuters) – The Winter Olympics, due to begin in one year, offer China a chance to show off its…
WHO team visits animal disease center in Wuhan, China
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WHO team visits animal disease center in Wuhan, China

WUHAN, China (AP) — World Health Organization experts visited an animal disease center in the Chinese city of Wuhan on…
Suu Kyi’s party demands her release as Myanmar generals tighten grip on power
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Suu Kyi’s party demands her release as Myanmar generals tighten grip on power

Reuters) – The party of Myanmar’s detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Tuesday for her immediate release…
WHO team in Wuhan visits disease control centers
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WHO team in Wuhan visits disease control centers

WUHAN, China (AP) — A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited two disease control…
Military takes control of Myanmar; Suu Kyi reported detained
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Military takes control of Myanmar; Suu Kyi reported detained

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one…
Japan mulls four-day working week amid COVID pandemic
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Japan mulls four-day working week amid COVID pandemic

Japanese employees are famous for putting in agonizingly long hours at their desks and declining to take all their annual…
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