Anti-war protesters clash with police outside Australian arms convention
MELBOURNE, Australia (news agencies) — Thousands of anti-war protesters clashed with police Wednesday outside a military arms convention in downtown ...
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South Korean truth commission says it found more evidence of forced adoptions in the 1980s
SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — A South Korean commission found evidence that women were pressured into giving away their ...
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Pope arrives in deeply Catholic East Timor to encourage its recovery from bloody independence
DILI, East Timor (news agencies) — Pope Francis arrived in East Timor on Monday to encourage its recovery from a ...
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Asia’s newest billionaire founded a grocery store in 1987 and never gave up any stake — until this week’s IPO
Lee Thiam Wah, the founder of Malaysian mini-mart chain 99 Speed Mart, is Asia's latest billionaire.The company went public on ...
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East Timor looks to the pope’s visit as a reward after 20 years of fragile stability
DILI, East Timor (news agencies) — East Timor is in a festive mood as it prepares for the arrival of ...
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Villagers reluctant to say goodbye to one of Hong Kong’s last squatter settlements
HONG KONG (news agencies) — In months, Lo Yuet-ping will bid farewell to a centuries-old village he has called home ...
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Pope to meet Papua New Guinea Catholics who embrace both Christianity and Indigenous beliefs
MELBOURNE, Australia (news agencies) — Pope Francis’s visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of ...
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Southern China island province braces for powerful Typhoon Yagi after it sweeps by Hong Kong
HONG KONG (news agencies) — A powerful typhoon swept south of Hong Kong and was moving toward a Chinese island ...
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Japan’s leader makes farewell visit to South Korea to strengthen his legacy of warming ties
SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — Less than a month before leaving office, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is visiting ...
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Pope and imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque make joint call to fight violence, protect planet
JAKARTA, Indonesia (news agencies) — Pope Francis joined the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque in pledging to work ...
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