Asia
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China-Taiwan: Aircraft carrier ‘seal off’ island on day three of drills
China don finish practicing how to “seal off” Taiwan for three days of drills wia e appear to use one…
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World’s most expensive number plate sells for US$15 million in Dubai
A wealthy bidder has splashed out a world-record 55 million dirhams ($15 million) for a prestigious car license plate in…
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BREAKING NEWS: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin over war in Ukraine
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes in…
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Bao Fan: Why do Chinese billionaires keep vanishing?
The disappearance last month of technology industry dealmaker Bao Fan has rekindled interest in a recent Chinese phenomenon – vanishing…
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Covid origin: Why the Wuhan lab-leak theory is so disputed
More than three years after Covid-19 was detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the question of how the virus…
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Confusion over Russian 600,000 barrels of crude shipped to Ghana
The Herald is picking up mixed signals as to the real owners of the 600,000 tonnes of Russian fuel, which…
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Sri Lanka Police Fires Tear Gas at Election Protest; 15 Injured
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA — Police in Sri Lanka fired tear gas and water cannons Sunday to disperse protesters angry over…
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Eleven Palestinians killed during Israeli raid in Nablus
Israeli troops have killed at least 11 Palestinians and wounded dozens more during a raid in the occupied West Bank,…
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Strong earthquake strikes Tajikistan, near border with China
DUSHANBE, Feb 23 (Reuters) – An earthquake of about 6.8 magnitude shook eastern Tajikistan at 5:37 a.m. (0037 GMT) on…
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3 dead, 600 injured in new earthquake in Turkey
Three people have died after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey on Monday, weeks after a deadly quake devastated the…
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