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07 December 2023
Nepal detains 12 for illegal recruitment of citizens in Russian army
Queen Elizabeth II greets Burma's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi ahead of a private lunch at Buckingham Palace on May 5, 2017 in London, England. Photo: AFP
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09 September 2022
World briefly unites to mourn 'Elizabeth the...
Leaders from every corner of the globe briefly united Thursday in homage to Queen...
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks during the Welcome Breakfast at the Indo-Pacific Economic Ministerial in Los Angeles, California, on September 8, 2022. Photo: Frederic J. BROWN / AFP
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09 September 2022
US launches Asia economic forum to counter China
The United States began a series of meetings with ministers from the Asia-Pacific in Los...
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has launched a brutal 'war on drugs' in which thousands have been killed. Photo: AFP
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09 September 2022
Philippines asks ICC not to resume drug war probe
The Philippines on Thursday called on the International Criminal Court not to resume its...
Hundreds of thousands of people, mostly children living in Africa, die every year of malaria, an age-old mosquito-borne scourge Olympia. Photo: AFP
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08 September 2022
New malaria vaccine results raise hopes of mass...
A booster dose of a new malaria vaccine maintains a high level of protection against the...
A picture made available on 02 November 2016 shows firefighters trying to put out a fire outside a karaoke bar in Hanoi, Vietnam, 01 November 2016. Photo: EPA
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08 September 2022
32 dead in Vietnam karaoke bar fire
The death toll from a fire that tore through a karaoke bar in southern Vietnam has risen...
Increasingly, it’s women who are harvesting crops as heat waves worsen. Photo: AFP
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08 September 2022
Countries growing 70% of world's food face...
Blistering crop-withering temperatures that also risk the health of agricultural workers...
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) pose for a picture during their meeting in Beijing, China, 04 February 2022. Photo: EPA
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08 September 2022
Xi and Putin to meet in Uzbekistan next week:...
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin will meet next week during a regional summit in Uzbekistan...
A handout image made available by TASS Host Photo Agency shows Chairman of the State Administrative Council, Prime Minister of the Provisional Government, and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing attends a plenary session of the 2022 Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok, Russia, 07 September 2022. Photo: EPA
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08 September 2022
Min Aung Hlaing: Situation is under control  and...
Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said that the situation in Myanmar is under control...
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Myanmar's Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing, during a meeting on the sidelines of the 2022 Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok, Russia, 07 September 2022. Photo: EPA
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07 September 2022
Putin meets Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing,...
Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed "positive" ties with Myanmar on Wednesday as he...
Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), accompanied by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (L) and Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the Russian General Staff, oversees the 'Vostok-2022' military exercises at the Sergeevskyi training ground outside the city of Ussuriysk on the Russian Far East on September 6, 2022. Photo: AFP
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07 September 2022
Bolstering Asia ties, Putin watches military...
President Vladimir Putin attended large-scale military exercises on Tuesday involving...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Philippine First Lady Louise Araneta Marcos meet with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Indonesian First Lady Iriana Widodo on September 5, 2022. Photo: AFP
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07 September 2022
Philippines seeks clemency for Filipina on death...
The Philippines has sought clemency for a Filipino woman on death row in Indonesia,...
Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe attends the Police Day celebrations in Colombo. Photo: AFP
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07 September 2022
UN urges Sri Lanka to end 'drift towards...
Sri Lanka must immediately reverse its "drift towards militarisation" and prosecute those...

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