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Demoted? Pushed aside? Fate of Kim Jong Un’s sister unclear
World
January 13, 2021
Demoted? Pushed aside? Fate of Kim Jong Un’s sister unclear
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — What has happened to Kim Yo Jong, the North Korean leader’s influential sister? That is…
Indonesia retrieves ‘black box’ from crashed Sriwijaya Air plane -official
World
January 12, 2021
Indonesia retrieves ‘black box’ from crashed Sriwijaya Air plane -official
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities have retrieved one of the black boxes from a Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed into…
N. Korea’s Kim adds title: General secretary of ruling party
World
January 11, 2021
N. Korea’s Kim adds title: General secretary of ruling party
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was given the title of general secretary of the…
China denies coercive birth control measures in Xinjiang
World
January 11, 2021
China denies coercive birth control measures in Xinjiang
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese official on Monday denied Beijing has imposed coercive birth control measures among Muslim minority women,…
The Latest: South Korea to vaccine its 52M people for free
World
January 11, 2021
The Latest: South Korea to vaccine its 52M people for free
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president says it’ll offer COVID-19 vaccinations to all its people free of charge in…
80 percent want Tokyo Games cancelled or delayed: Japanese survey
World
January 10, 2021
80 percent want Tokyo Games cancelled or delayed: Japanese survey
TOKYO (Reuters) – About 80 percent of people in Japan say this year’s Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled or delayed…
Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea
World
January 10, 2021
Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian divers on Sunday located parts of the wreckage of a Boeing 737-500 at a depth…
Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight
World
January 9, 2021
Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A Sriwijaya Air passenger jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers after taking…
Coronavirus: India’s approval of local vaccines draws criticism
World
January 8, 2021
Coronavirus: India’s approval of local vaccines draws criticism
On Sunday, January 3, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin and Serum Institute of India’s Covishield…
China plays down WHO concern about delay in coronavirus team’s trip
World
January 6, 2021
China plays down WHO concern about delay in coronavirus team’s trip
BEIJING (Reuters) – China played down on Wednesday World Health Organization (WHO) concern about a delay in authorization for a…