South Korean president urges expanded technology cooperation with Japan
Seoul (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Japanese business leaders on Monday and called for expanded
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Powerful cyclone floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar; at least 6 dead, 700 injured
Dhaka (AP) — Rescuers on Monday evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet) deep along western
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China sentences 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges
Beijing – China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges, in a case
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Powerful Cyclone Mocha floods streets, cuts communications in western Myanmar, at least 3 killed
Dhaka (AP) — A powerful tropical cyclone flooded streets, blew off roofs and severed communications in western Myanmar on Sunday
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Pakistan’s external financing requirements for IMF deal unchanged – IMF
Karachi (Reuters) – Pakistan’s external financing requirements have not been changed in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over
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Powerful Cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar, tearing off roofs and killing at least 3
Dhaka (AP) — Thousands of people hunkered down Sunday in monasteries, pagodas and schools, seeking shelter from a powerful storm
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Sherpa climbs Everest 26th time, matching record set by fellow Nepalese guide
Kathmandu (AP) — A Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, matching the record set by
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Imran Khan, a former Pakistani prime minister, demands widespread protests
Lahore — Imran Khan, a former prime minister of Pakistan, issued a call for widespread “freedom” demonstrations on Sunday after
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Sri Lanka wants to strengthen its bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia
Colambo – The Saudi-Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Association’s new leadership promised on Saturday to strengthen bilateral ties by emphasising interpersonal
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IsDB approves 7 agreements to finance food and water projects in Afghanistan
Jeddah – Seven new social programmes will get funds from the Saudi-based Islamic Development Bank through the Afghanistan Humanitarian Trust
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