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(File) The new Huawei P30 phone is on display at a shop in Bangkok, Thailand, 13 June 2019. Photo: EPA
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06 December 2019
Huawei moves to overturn ‘unlawful’ US subsidy ban
2018's top disasters showed that even the world's most advanced and resilient economies can find themselves at the mercy of weather amped up by climate change (AFP/File)
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05 December 2019
In nations rich and poor, climate-related...
Japan, the Philippines and Germany top a list of countries worst hit by climate-enhanced...
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf (C, left) and Queen Silvia (C, right) arrive at the Imperial Palace to attend the proclamation ceremony of Japan's Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo, Japan, 22 October 2019. Photo: EPA
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02 December 2019
Swedish King, Queen to arrive in India for 5-day...
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden will arrive in India for a five-day visit...
A sapper landmine clearance personal belonging to the HALO Trust, walks during demining efforts next to an abandoned church at Qasr al Yahud baptism site on the Jordan River, near the West Bank city of Jericho. Photo: EPA
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02 December 2019
Over 160 nations agree to speed landmine clearing
The 164 signatory countries to the Mine Ban Treaty (MBT) agreed Friday to accelerate the...
A student activist poses for a portrait during a 'Solidarity Sit-down' protest outside of the office of the Liberal Party of Australia in Sydney, Australia, 29 November 2019. Photo: Steven Saphore/EPA-EFE
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30 November 2019
Climate protests kick off in smoke-covered Sydney...
Protesters in smoke-covered Sydney kicked off a fresh round of global protests against...
Myanmar boys play at flooded road in Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar, 10 August 2019. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
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30 November 2019
Rich nations must pay for climate damage: NGOs
Climate negotiations opening next week in Madrid must prioritise funding for nations...
This photo taken on November 6, 2019 shows Aung Sein Phyo (C), 22, and other crew members operating a human-powered ferris wheel in Taunggyi, Shan state. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
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27 November 2019
Australian gran wins Malaysia drugs death...
An Australian grandmother won her final appeal against a death sentence for trafficking...
The first remains of the 39 people found dead in a truck in Britain have arrived in Vietnam (AFP Photo/Nhac NGUYEN)
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27 November 2019
First remains of UK truck victims arrive in...
The first remains of the 39 people found dead in a truck in Britain last month arrived in...
Southeast Asia has been flooded with plastic from more developed nations such as the US and Australia since last year when China -- which boasted a massive recycling industry -- ordered a halt to imports (AFP / Mohd RASFAN)
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26 November 2019
Britain to take back plastic waste from Malaysia
Britain has agreed to take back 42 containers of plastic waste illegally exported to...
US President Donald J. Trump. Photo: EPA
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23 November 2019
45 years after Nixon, another US president faces...
On August 7, 1974, a trio of top Republican leaders went to the White House and told...
Prince Charles (L) and Camilla (C-L), Duchess of Cornwall, greet people during their royal visit to New Zealand, in Auckland, New Zealand, 19 November 2019. Photo: EPA
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23 November 2019
Prince Charles warns of climate ‘tipping point’
Prince Charles warned Friday that time is running out to address the impact of climate...
Record number of IED casualties last year: monitor. (AFP Photo)
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22 November 2019
Record number of IED casualties last year: monitor
Nearly 3,800 people were killed or injured around the world last year by improvised mines...
Pope Francis arrives at Military Air Terminal of Don Muang Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, 20 November 2019. Photo: Ciro Fusco/EPA-EFE
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21 November 2019
Pope lands in Thailand to kick off two-country...
Pope Francis arrived in Thailand on Wednesday greeted by cheering faithful, on the first...

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