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US backs Japan over Putin trip to disputed islands
TOKYO, Aug 14, 2026 (AFP) – The United States recognises Japan’s sovereignty over islands visited by Russian President Vladimir Putin,…
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7 missing after coal mine gas outburst in central China’s Hunan
CHANGSHA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) : A gas outburst occurred at a coal mine in the city of Lianyuan in central…
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China slams ‘groundless’ espionage claims by New Zealand spy agency
WELLINGTON, Aug 14, 2026 (AFP) – China’s embassy in Wellington condemned on Friday “groundless” claims by New Zealand’s spy agency…
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Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji dies aged 97
BEIJING, Aug 12, 2026 (AFP) – Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, whose market reforms helped drive the country’s extraordinary economic…
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Senators demand inquiry into conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
WASHINGTON, United States, Aug 13, 2026 (AFP) – Congressional Democrats demanded answers Wednesday about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln,…
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Strait of Hormuz remains blocked; claims don’t change reality: Iran dismisses Trump’s “total US control” claims
Tehran [Iran], August 13 (ANI): Iran has rejected President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States has “total control” over…
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US Department of State Revokes Over 175,000 Visas Issued to Foreigners
Washington, August 11 (QNA) : The US Department of State has revoked more than 175,000 visas issued to foreign nationals…
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14 clandestine miners killed in disused S.Africa mine
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 11, 2026 (AFP) : Fourteen clandestine miners were killed and eight seriously hurt after a rockfall in a…
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Japan nuclear debate unnerves proponents of pacifism
TOKYO, Aug 9, 2026 (AFP) – As Japan marks the anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombs, its leaders are pushing…
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A Tibetan cooperative keeps a centuries-old weaving tradition alive
SHANNAN, Tibet Aug 8 (AP) — More than a dozen men and women sit at wooden looms, sliding shuttles through…
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