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Analysis: N.Korea reshuffle signals military policy not top priority now, analysts say
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Analysis: N.Korea reshuffle signals military policy not top priority now, analysts say

SEOUL, July 8 (Reuters) – New photos confirm North Korea has demoted a military leader in a reshuffle that left…
The world’s most powerful passports for 2021
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The world’s most powerful passports for 2021

(CNN) — If there was an Olympics of passports, Japan wouldn’t just be hosting it — it’d be winning the…
Hong Kong police arrest nine suspected of terrorist activities
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Hong Kong police arrest nine suspected of terrorist activities

HONG KONG, July 6 (Reuters) – Hong Kong police said on Tuesday they had arrested nine people, including six secondary…
Japan searches for dozens missing in resort town mudslide
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Japan searches for dozens missing in resort town mudslide

ATAMI, Japan (AP) — Rescue workers slogged through mud and debris Monday looking for dozens feared missing after a giant…
Tokyo goes to the polls as pandemic-shadowed Olympics loom
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Tokyo goes to the polls as pandemic-shadowed Olympics loom

TOKYO, July 4 (Reuters) – Tokyo residents went to the polls on Sunday to pick members of its metropolitan assembly…
At least 19 missing as mudslide west of Tokyo hits houses
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At least 19 missing as mudslide west of Tokyo hits houses

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful mudslide carrying a deluge of black water and debris crashed into rows of houses in…
Delta variant sweeps Asia, prompting curbs as vaccination remains tepid
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Delta variant sweeps Asia, prompting curbs as vaccination remains tepid

SEOUL/SYDNEY, July 2 (Reuters) – The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is surging through Asia this week, with…
North Korea’s Kim says ‘great crisis’ caused by pandemic lapse
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North Korea’s Kim says ‘great crisis’ caused by pandemic lapse

SEOUL, June 30 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the failure to implement measures to tackle the…
Hong Kong to ban passenger flights from UK to curb virus
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Hong Kong to ban passenger flights from UK to curb virus

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong says it will ban all passenger flights from the UK starting Thursday as it…
Finance Minister discusses increasing Korean investments in Egyptian bonds
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Finance Minister discusses increasing Korean investments in Egyptian bonds

Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait on Sunday discussed with South Korean Ambassador to Cairo Hong Jin-wook ways to increase the…
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