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7.5-magnitude quake hits, triggering tsunami warning
TV screens in Osaka, Japan, show news of an earthquake that struck western Japan and subsequent tsunami warnings in the affected regions, on January 1. Kyodo News/Getty ImagesThe…
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Women say their farms were seized to build nickel mines amid Indonesia’s electric vehicle boom
The mountain on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi was once covered in thousands of pepper trees planted by her family, but all that's left is exposed red soil. The 54-year-old said…
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Why teachers in South Korea are scared of their pupils, and their parents
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82-year-old Korean man has heart attack after eating ‘live octopus’
Seoul, South Korea
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An 82-year-old man in South Korea had a heart attack after choking on a piece of “live…
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Jeff Wilson: Washington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun through airport
Hong Kong
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An American politician has been arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun into the city, according to…
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China and Philippines accuse each other over collisions in disputed South China Sea
Hong Kong
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China and the Philippines on Sunday accused each other of causing collisions in a disputed area of…
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Nawaz Sharif: Pakistan’s former leader returns after nearly four years in self-exile
Islamabad, Pakistan
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Nawaz Sharif, the fugitive former prime minister of Pakistan, has returned to the South…
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Hong Kong court backs same-sex married couples on equal housing rights
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A Hong Kong court has dismissed a government bid to deny same-sex married couples the right to rent and own…
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Japan seeks dissolution of controversial Unification Church: What to know
Tokyo, Japan
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Japan’s government on Friday asked a court to order the dissolution of the Unification Church…
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New Zealand election: Voters goes to the polls in a narrow race
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New Zealand goes to the polls Saturday in a general election that’s shaping up to be a tight race between the…
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