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N.Korea’s Kim calls for more ‘military muscle’ after watching hypersonic missile test
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N.Korea’s Kim calls for more ‘military muscle’ after watching hypersonic missile test

SEOUL, Jan 12 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for boosting the country’s strategic military forces as…
China locks down 3rd city, raising affected to 20 million
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China locks down 3rd city, raising affected to 20 million

BEIJING (AP) — A third Chinese city has locked down its residents because of a COVID-19 outbreak, raising the number…
N.Korea launches ‘more advanced’ missile less than week after hypersonic test
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N.Korea launches ‘more advanced’ missile less than week after hypersonic test

SEOUL, Jan 11 (Reuters) – North Korea appeared to test fire a ballistic missile on Tuesday that may be more…
China’s Tianjin on partial lockdown after omicron found
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China’s Tianjin on partial lockdown after omicron found

BEIJING (AP) — The numbers are small, but the major port of Tianjin may be facing China’s first local outbreak…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison…
Japan PM: Deal reached on US military curbs to halt COVID
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Japan PM: Deal reached on US military curbs to halt COVID

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday that Japan and the U.S. have reached “a basic agreement”…
Cambodia defends leader’s trip to Myanmar as ‘positive step’
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Cambodia defends leader’s trip to Myanmar as ‘positive step’

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s foreign minister on Saturday defended Prime Minister Hun Sen’s trip to Myanmar, the first…
Hong Kong bans flights, imposes other COVID-19 restrictions
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Hong Kong bans flights, imposes other COVID-19 restrictions

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities announced a two-week ban on flights from the United States and seven other…
China reports major drop in virus cases in locked-down Xi’an
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China reports major drop in virus cases in locked-down Xi’an

BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday reported a major drop in local COVID-19 infections in the northern city of Xi’an,…
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea
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North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, the South Korean…
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