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A police officer prepares an ATV for patrol ahead of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Photo: Dita Alangkara / AP

G20 Diplomats Face Unity Headwinds on Ukraine, War’s Impact

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Top diplomats from the world’s richest and largest developing nations are confronting multiple crises as they open talks beset by sharp divisions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its impacts on food and energy security, along with climate change, endemic poverty and the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

'Luxurious Monk' Scandal: Sordid Image Emerges

(17 June) The monk who has been captured on film traveling on private jet plane is alleged to be the same man that appeared...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in cross the military demarcation line to the South side in April at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone. Photo: Associated Press

Koreas Holding Military Talks to Reduce Tensions on Border

SEOUL, South Korea — The rival Koreas were holding rare high-level military talks Thursday to discuss reducing tensions across their heavily fortified border.

Personal Info of Hong Kong Police Officers, Families Leaked Online

HONG KONG (Xinhua) — The Hong Kong police said on Thursday that the personal data of a total of 1,614 police officers and their family members were illegally disclosed online since June.
A November 2013 file photo shows the destruction in the typhoon-damaged coastal town of Marabut of Eastern Samar Province, Philippines. Photo: DPA

Six Months On, Haiyan Survivors Forge Ahead

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Activist Leader Held on Eve of Rally to Dissolve Junta

KHON KAEN — A pro-democracy activist was detained briefly at a military court Friday, one day before he plans to lead a protest demanding that the military abolish the ruling junta.

China Exonerates Doctor Reprimanded for Warning of Virus

BEIJING (AP) — China has taken the highly unusual move of exonerating a doctor who was reprimanded for warning about the coronavirus outbreak and later died of the disease.

Sukhumvit’s Chuvit Garden to be Paved Over For Mall

BANGKOK — A downtown pocket park owned by a former politician who served jail time for demolishing its former tenants’ businesses will be developed into a commercial property.

Cambodian PM Promises Vigorous Probe into Critic’s Killing

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia's prime minister said Monday that authorities will conduct a vigorous investigation to uncover any conspiracy behind the shooting death of a government critic, and urged the opposition not to use the assassination to incite people.

France’s Constitutional Council Approves Higher Pension Age

PARIS (AP) — France's Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a victory...

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