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Diplomat says Myanmar court gives 10-year prison sentence to Japanese journalist who filmed anti-government protest
Oct 6, 2022

Diplomat says Myanmar court gives 10-year prison sentence to Japanese journalist who filmed anti-government protest

Diplomat says Myanmar court gives 10-year prison sentence to Japanese journalist who filmed anti-government protest...

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Motorcycle-riding gunmen kill Philippine radio commentator
Oct 5, 2022

Motorcycle-riding gunmen kill Philippine radio commentator

Motorcycle-riding gunmen have killed a longtime radio commentator in metropolitan Manila in the latest attack on a member of the media in the Philippines, considered one of the world's most dangerous ...

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Marcos trip to watch Singapore F1 races sparks criticism
Oct 4, 2022

Marcos trip to watch Singapore F1 races sparks criticism

A trip by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Singapore over the weekend to watch Formula One races has come under attack from critics who described it as “utterly callous” while thousands of...

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China manufacturing weak, adding to economy pressure
Sep 30, 2022

China manufacturing weak, adding to economy pressure

Two surveys show growth in Chinese manufacturing was weak in September, export orders fell and employers cut jobs...

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South Korea's president scolds media over hot mic moment
Sep 26, 2022

South Korea's president scolds media over hot mic moment

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accused the country’s media of damaging its alliance with the United States after a TV broadcaster released a video suggesting that he insulted U.S. Congress m...

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Under COVID lockdown, Xinjiang residents complain of hunger
Sep 14, 2022

Under COVID lockdown, Xinjiang residents complain of hunger

Residents of a city in China’s far west Xinjiang region say they are experiencing hunger, forced quarantines and dwindling supplies of medicine and daily necessities after more than 40 days in a virus...

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Death toll climbs to 33 in Vietnamese karaoke parlor fire
Sep 8, 2022

Death toll climbs to 33 in Vietnamese karaoke parlor fire

The death toll from a fire at a karaoke parlor in southern Vietnam has climbed to 33, with police blaming some of the fatalities on customers who failed to heed employees’ warnings to flee and remaine...

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Former British ambassador to Myanmar reportedly detained
Aug 25, 2022

Former British ambassador to Myanmar reportedly detained

Independent Myanmar media say a former British ambassador to Myanmar who now heads a business ethics advisory group has been arrested...

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Malaysia ex-PM Najib goes to jail after losing graft appeal
Aug 23, 2022

Malaysia ex-PM Najib goes to jail after losing graft appeal

Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has begun a 12-year prison sentence after losing his final appeal in a graft case linked to the looting of the 1MDB state fund, with the top court unanimously u...

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Unification Church followers decry 'biased' Japanese media
Aug 18, 2022

Unification Church followers decry 'biased' Japanese media

Thousands of Unification Church followers have rallied in South Korea protesting negative Japanese media coverage after the suspect in the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe bla...

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