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Vietnam’s biggest city issues stay-home order as COVID-19 deaths soar
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Vietnam’s biggest city issues stay-home order as COVID-19 deaths soar

HANOI, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Vietnam’s business hub Ho Chi Minh City on Friday announced that its residents will be…
Hong Kong students charged with ‘advocating terrorism’ denied bail
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Hong Kong students charged with ‘advocating terrorism’ denied bail

HONG KONG, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Four Hong Kong student leaders charged with “advocating terrorism” after their union passed a…
European stock markets slip, Asian markets advance
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European stock markets slip, Asian markets advance

BEIJING (AP) — European stock markets opened lower Wednesday while Asia advanced as investors awaited an update from the Federal…
Hong Kong police arrest 4 from university student union
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Hong Kong police arrest 4 from university student union

HONG KONG (AP) — Four members of a Hong Kong university student union were arrested Wednesday on accusations of advocating…
Imprisoned Chinese citizen journalist not well, lawyer says
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Imprisoned Chinese citizen journalist not well, lawyer says

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Chinese citizen journalist serving a four-year sentence after reporting on the early stage of the…
Thai protester comatose with bullet lodged in head after clashes
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Thai protester comatose with bullet lodged in head after clashes

BANGKOK, Aug 17 (Reuters) – A Thai anti-government protester is in a coma with a bullet lodged in his head,…
China holds assault drills near Taiwan after ‘provocations’
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China holds assault drills near Taiwan after ‘provocations’

BEIJING/TAIPEI, Aug 17 (Reuters) – China carried out assault drills near Taiwan on Tuesday with warships and fighter jets exercising…
China economy under pressure as factory output, retail sales growth slow sharply
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China economy under pressure as factory output, retail sales growth slow sharply

BEIJING, Aug 16 (Reuters) – China’s factory output and retail sales growth slowed sharply and missed expectations in July, as…
Japan marks 76th anniversary of WWII defeat; no Suga apology
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Japan marks 76th anniversary of WWII defeat; no Suga apology

TOKYO (AP) — Japan marked the 76th anniversary of its World War II surrender on Sunday with a somber ceremony…
One dead, two missing as torrential rains slam Japan, risk alerts broadened
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One dead, two missing as torrential rains slam Japan, risk alerts broadened

TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) – One woman was dead and two people were missing on Saturday after torrential rains touched…
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