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07 December 2023
Nepal detains 12 for illegal recruitment of citizens in Russian army
A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) the test fire of a newly-developed anti-aircraft missile, organized by the Academy of Defence Science of the DPRK, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, 30 September 2021 (issued 01 October 2021). Photo: EPA
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19 December 2022
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: Seoul...
North Korea fired two medium-range ballistic missiles Sunday, Seoul's military said, days...
An elderly man receives a Covid-19 vaccine in Qingzhou in China’s eastern Shandong province on December 16, 2022. Photo: AFP
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19 December 2022
China nursing homes struggle to keep residents...
China's nursing homes are fighting an uphill battle to keep their elderly residents safe...
People from Dala township arriving by boat in Yangon after crossing the Yangon River. Photo: AFP
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19 December 2022
Around a dozen injured in Myanmar ferry blast
Around a dozen people were injured in a blast on a ferry in Myanmar’s commercial hub...
In this file photo taken on February 10, 2022 Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during a press conference at SpaceX's Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas. Photo: AFP
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18 December 2022
Musk says will restore suspended Twitter accounts...
Elon Musk said late Friday he would reinstate the Twitter accounts of several journalists...
People inspect the damage after a landslide in Batang Kali, Selangor on December 16, 2022. Photo: AFP
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18 December 2022
Malaysia landslide death toll rises to 21
Rescue workers scoured muddy terrain for survivors and bodies on Saturday as the death...
EU flags outside the European Central Bank (ECB) office building complex in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 15 December 2022. Photo: EPA
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18 December 2022
EU supports WFP’s food insecurity efforts in...
The European Union (EU) has contributed EUR 6.5 million to the United Nations World Food...
This file photo taken on April 9, 2013 shows officers of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (SDF) walking in front of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) surface-to-air missile launchers, on the grounds of the Defence Ministry in Tokyo. Photo: AFP
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17 December 2022
Japan defense plan to 'strengthen and...
The overhaul of Japan's defense policy announced on Friday will "strengthen and modernize...
People wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 show a QR code "Health Kit" displayed on their smartphone before entering a crowded area on a street in Beijing on October 16, 2020. Photo: AFP
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17 December 2022
China tightens regulation of online comments
China began applying new rules governing online comments on Thursday, further threatening...
Children of earthquake victims walk past a collapsed house at Cugenang village in Cianjur, West Java on December 1, 2022, ten days after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake left 328 people dead. Photo: AFP
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17 December 2022
Indonesia quake death toll jumps to 602 after new...
The death toll from an earthquake that hit Indonesia's main island Java last month has...
The United States national flag flies at half-staff over the United States Capitol by order of US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, to honor the late Queen Elizabeth II of Britain following her death, in Washington, DC, USA, 08 September 2022. Photo: EPA
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17 December 2022
NUG supports passage of Burma Act through the US...
The National Unity Government (NUG) in exile Acting President, Duwa Lashi La has made a...
This photo taken on December 8, 2022 shows Taratera cannabis lab co-owners Kajkanit “Gem” Sakdisubha (L) and Pasit “Pong” Chulasata (R) talking in front of cannabis plants inside one of their medicinal cannabis dispensaries, The Dispensary by Taratera, in Bangkok. Photo: AFP
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16 December 2022
Let the good times roll? Bangkok becomes...
From sleek boutiques to rickety stalls, hundreds of cannabis dispensaries have sprouted...
Ground Self-Defense Force troops take part in a military review at the GSDF's Asaka training ground in Saitama Prefecture in October 2018. Photo: AFP
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16 December 2022
Key points of Japan's new defence strategy
Japan is set to outline plans Friday to drastically expand its defence capabilities over...

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