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South Korea floods, landslides kill 26 as heavy rains continue
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South Korea floods, landslides kill 26 as heavy rains continue

SEOUL (Reuters) – At least 26 people have died after 46 days of heavy rains in South Korea, with the…
US sanctions branded ‘clowning actions’ as Hong Kong vows it won’t be intimidated
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US sanctions branded ‘clowning actions’ as Hong Kong vows it won’t be intimidated

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Beijing’s top representative office in Hong Kong said on Saturday that sanctions imposed by Washington on…
Urgency to bear witness grows for last Hiroshima victims
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Urgency to bear witness grows for last Hiroshima victims

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — For nearly 70 years, until he turned 85, Lee Jong-keun hid his past as an atomic…
China, WHO in talks on plans to trace coronavirus origin
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China, WHO in talks on plans to trace coronavirus origin

BEIJING (AP) — China and the World Health Organization are discussing plans to trace the origin of the coronavirus outbreak…
Mexico 3rd in global pandemic deaths, Vietnam struggles anew
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Mexico 3rd in global pandemic deaths, Vietnam struggles anew

PARIS (AP) — Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind the United States and Brazil,…
Asia-Pacific tourism makes patchy restart, and some missteps
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Asia-Pacific tourism makes patchy restart, and some missteps

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tourism operators across Asia and the Pacific are making furtive and faltering advances, as well as…
Asia Today: China, SKorea, Japan see upticks in virus cases
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Asia Today: China, SKorea, Japan see upticks in virus cases

BEIJING (AP) — China reported more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday as the country continues to battle…
North Korean women faced torture, rape, malnourishment in detention, says UN report
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North Korean women faced torture, rape, malnourishment in detention, says UN report

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean women detained in prison camps suffered from torture, rape and other forms of “multiple and…
US-China spats rattle world, prompting calls for unity
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US-China spats rattle world, prompting calls for unity

BEIJING (AP) — Antagonisms between the United States and China are rattling governments around the world, prompting a German official…
New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
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New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes…
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