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07 December 2023
Nepal detains 12 for illegal recruitment of citizens in Russian army
Medical workers take swab samples to be tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus from high school students as they prepare to take the annual "Gaokao" or college entrance examinations in China, in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province on June 6, 2022. Photo: AFP
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21 November 2022
China records first Covid death since May
China reported its first death from Covid-19 in six months on Sunday as it contends with...
Heads of state attend the handover ceremony at the end of the 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok on November 19, 2022. (Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP)
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20 November 2022
'Most' APEC members condemn war in...
Asia-Pacific leaders added their voices on Saturday to international pressure on Russia...
This picture taken on November 18, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on November 19, 2022 shows the launch of North Korea's new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Hwasong Gun 17", at Pyongyang International Airport. Photo: AFP
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19 November 2022
US and allies vow pressure on North Korea after...
US Vice President Kamala Harris and leaders from Japan, South Korea, Australia, New...
A woman votes at a polling station during the 15th General Election in Bera, Malaysia, 19 November 2022. Malaysians go to the polls for the 15th general election (GE15) on 19 November. Photo: EPA
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19 November 2022
Malaysians vote in tightly contested election
Malaysians headed to the polls on Saturday with jailed ex-leader Najib Razak's graft-...
Relatives gather around a bus carrying prisoners being released outside the Insein prison in Yangon on November 17, 2022. Photo: AFP
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19 November 2022
CSW welcomes the release of 53 political...
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) says it welcomes the release of 53 political...
The meeting between Xi Jinping and Fumio Kishida is the first face-to-face talks between the leaders of China and Japan in three years. Photo: AFP
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18 November 2022
Japanese PM voices security concerns in first...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday pressed Chinese leader Xi Jinping on...
Tailed Macaque (Philippine Monkey) is seen caged in the Wildlife Rescue Center in suburban Quezon City. Photo: EPA
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18 November 2022
Cambodian wildlife official arrested in US over...
A Cambodian government wildlife official has been arrested in New York for alleged...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Photo: EPA
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18 November 2022
Prisoner release a 'bright spot' but no...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday welcomed Myanmar's release of thousands...
Sean Turnell at home with his wife Ha Vu. Photo: Ha Vu - Facebook
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18 November 2022
Australian economist freed by Myanmar junta in...
An Australian economist freed after more than 20 months imprisonment by Myanmar's junta...
An M14 landmine found by deminers in Kayah State in eastern Myanmar. Photo: AFP
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18 November 2022
Russia and Myanmar landmine use challenges mine...
Russia's use of newly-produced landmines in Ukraine poses the greatest challenge to the...
Japanese journalist Toru Kubota (C) is welcomed by his supporters upon his arrival at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport after being released from a Myanmar prison in Tokyo, Japan on November 18, 2022. Photo: AFP
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18 November 2022
Foreign prisoners freed in Myanmar arrive in...
A former British envoy, an Australian economic adviser and a Japanese journalist flew to...
(File) Pro-democracy activist Kyaw Min Yu (left) and former lawmaker Phyo Zeya Thaw (right) would be the first people to be judicially executed in Myanmar in decades. Photo: AFP
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17 November 2022
Death penalty: Gulf countries and Myanmar buck...
Kuwait on Wednesday became the latest country to revive capital punishment, hanging seven...

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