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People walk near a giant sea wall which is used as a barrier to prevent sea water from flowing into land and cause flooding in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, July 27, 2019. Photo: Achmad Ibrahim / AP

Indonesia’s Leader Says Sinking Jakarta Needs Giant Sea Wall

JAKARTA — Indonesia's president said in an interview that he wants to see the speedy construction of a giant sea wall around Jakarta to...
A resident looks at damages in Itbayat town, Batanes islands, northern Philippines following the earthquakes Saturday, July 27, 2019. Phioto: Agnes Salengua Nico / AP

8 Dead, 60 Hurt as Quakes Shake Northern Philippine Isles

MANILA — Two strong earthquakes hours apart struck a group of sparsely populated islands in the Luzon Strait in the northern Philippines early Saturday,...
Libyan Red Crescent workers stand around a body of a drowned migrant near the city of Khoms, some 100 kilometers (60 miles) east of Tripoli, Libya, Friday, July 26, 2019. Photo: Hazem Ahmed / AP

Libya’s Coast Guard Recovers Dozens of Bodies of Migrants

CAIRO — Libya's coast guard recovered dozens of bodies of Europe-bound migrants who perished at sea as search operations continued Friday, a day after...
In this Nov. 10, 2011 file photo, Cuba's Cardinal Jaime Ortega celebrates a Mass, in Havana. Cuba's Roman Catholic Church said Friday, July 26, 2019, the former archbishop of Havana who helped organize the first papal visit to communist Cuba has died. Ortega was 83. Photo: Javier Galeano / AP

Cardinal Ortega, Former Archbishop of Havana, Dies at 82

HAVANA — Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, a sugar worker's son who oversaw the first papal visit to Cuba, helped lower barriers to...

Power Bank Explosion at CNX Caused by Leaked Liquid: Official

CHIANG MAI — The explosion of a power bank at Chiang Mai Airport last week was caused by leaked liquid inside an American tourist’s backpack, officials said Friday.
Bua Noi in her cage on July 25, 2019 at Pata Zoo.

Thailand’s Last Gorilla Lives in Decrepit Zoo Atop a Mall

On the top floor of a decrepit mall in western Bangkok, the last gorilla in Thailand and her friends will live out their days, with rats and roaches as companions.
People cool down in the fountains of the Trocadero gardens in Paris, Thursday July 25, 2019, when a new all-time high temperature of 42.6 degrees Celsius (108.7 F) hit the French capital. in the background is the Eiffel Tower. Photo: Rafael Yaghobzadeh / AP

Europe Melts Under Sahara Heat Wave, Smashes Heat Records

PARIS — Even ice cream, Italian gelato or Popsicles couldn't help this time.
This Feb. 9, 2019 file photo shows A$AP Rocky at Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icons in Beverly Hills, Calif. Photo: Richard Shotwell / Invision / AP, File

Rapper A$AP Rocky Charged With Assault Over Fight in Sweden

STOCKHOLM — A Swedish prosecutor on Thursday charged rapper A$AP Rocky with assault over a fight in Stockholm last month, in a case that...
Former Radio Free Asia reporter Yeang Sothearin, left, arrives at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, July 26, 2019. Photo: Heng Phearum / AP

Trial of Cambodian Reporters Who Used to Work for US Begins

PHNOM PENH — The espionage trial of two Cambodian journalists who formerly worked for a U.S. government-funded radio station began Friday, almost two years after their arrests.

Khaosod Signs Partnership With China’s Xinhua

BANGKOK — Khaosod and two other publications under Matichon Group announced a groundbreaking partnership with China’s Xinhua News Agency on Thursday.

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