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The Latest: Chinese province ups restrictions amid outbreak
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The Latest: Chinese province ups restrictions amid outbreak

BEIJING — A Chinese province grappling with a spike in coronavirus cases is reinstating tight restrictions on weddings, funerals and…
Typhoon Vamco triggers worst floods in Philippine capital in years
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Typhoon Vamco triggers worst floods in Philippine capital in years

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered government agencies to rush aid to people affected by Typhoon…
Super typhoon batters Philippines; 1 million in shelters
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Super typhoon batters Philippines; 1 million in shelters

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A super typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines with ferocious winds early Sunday, knocking down power…
Asia Today: Philippine capital’s virus lockdown to be eased
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Asia Today: Philippine capital’s virus lockdown to be eased

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to ease a mild coronavirus lockdown in the capital 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…
Lawmakers vote to close down Philippines’ largest TV network
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Lawmakers vote to close down Philippines’ largest TV network

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine lawmakers voted Friday to reject the license renewal of the country’s largest TV network, shutting…
Virus misinformation fuels panic in Asia
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Virus misinformation fuels panic in Asia

False alerts about a man shot dead at a coronavirus checkpoint, old footage of a supermarket stampede in reports of…
Typhoon leaves 1 dead, extensive damage in Philippine towns
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Typhoon leaves 1 dead, extensive damage in Philippine towns

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Strong winds and rain from Typhoon Vongfong left at least one person dead and damaged hundreds…
Some leaders use pandemic to sharpen tools against critics
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Some leaders use pandemic to sharpen tools against critics

BANGKOK (AP) — Health concerns were on artist Danai Ussama’s mind when he returned to Thailand last month from a…
Struggle, fear and heartbreak for medical staff on virus frontline
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Struggle, fear and heartbreak for medical staff on virus frontline

Doctors, nurses and healthcare workers have become the unwitting heroes of the coronavirus pandemic, winning applause from balconies and streets…
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