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Friday, May 19, 2023

China's Xi hails 'new era' of ties with Central Asia at summit

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MSN – AFP , 18 May 2023   Map showing Central Asia countries. China's President Xi Jinping will host a two-day summit with the leaders o...
Thursday, May 11, 2023

ASEAN leaders say 'deeply concerned' about Myanmar violence

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Yahoo – AFP , Martin Abbugao and Allison Jackson, May 10, 2023   The turmoil in junta-ruled Myanmar has dominated talks at the ASEAN summit ...
Thursday, March 2, 2023

High-level defection: why N. Korean diplomatic family chose freedom

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Yahoo – AFP , Kim Il-sung, March 1, 2023   Born into an elite North Korean family with ties to the ruling dynasty, Oh Hye Son grew up believ...
Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Concern mounts for Iranian climber who competed without hijab

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Yahoo – AFP , Stuart Williams, October 18, 2022   Alarm grew on Tuesday over the wellbeing of Iranian sports climber Elnaz Rekabi after she ...
Friday, September 23, 2022

Amanpour says Iran president interview scrapped over headscarf demand

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Yahoo – AFP , Ebrahim Raisi, September 22, 2022   Veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour said Thursday that an interview with Iranian Presid...
Saturday, August 27, 2022

Pope Francis asks North Korea to invite him to visit

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Yahoo – AFP , August 26, 2022   Pope Francis has asked Pyongyang to invite him to North Korea, saying in a televised interview on Friday tha...
Monday, August 22, 2022

Singapore to repeal colonial-era law against gay sex: PM

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France24 – AFP ,   21 August 2022   Gay rights campaigners have long said Singapore's law runs afoul of the affluent city-state's in...
Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Myanmar junta executes two pro-democracy rivals

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Yahoo – AFP , 25 July 2022   Myanmar's junta has executed four prisoners including a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's party a...

Droupadi Murmu sworn in as India's first tribal president

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Yahoo – AFP , 25 July 2022   Droupadi Murmu was sworn in as India's president on Monday, making her the first person from one of the cou...
Sunday, June 12, 2022

N. Korea appoints veteran diplomat as first female foreign minister

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France24 – AFP , 11 June 2022   A career diplomat who speaks fluent English, Choe Son Hui served as a close aide to Kim Jong Un during talks...
Saturday, June 4, 2022

Saudi women move from behind wheel to under the hood

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France24 – AFP , 3 June 2022   Ghada Ahmed (R) works on a car in Saudi Arabia, where garages are tapping women as a source for mechanics Fay...