US, Japan, South Korea warn of ‘unparalleled’ response if North Korea holds nuclear test

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SYDNEY – Australian inflation raced to a 32-year high last quarter as the cost of home building and gas surged, a...

Global Covid-19 cases will increase in coming months, but at a slower pace

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Daily global Covid-19 infections are projected to rise slowly to about 18.7 million by February from the current 16.7 million...

South Korea opposition boycotts Yoon budget speech in battle of wills

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SEOUL – South Korea's opposition lawmakers boycotted President Yoon Suk-yeol's first budget speech to parliament on Tuesday (Oct 25) to protest...

Former Ukraine prisoner of war recall fainting from hunger in Russian captivity

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KYIV – Alina Panina, a Ukrainian prisoner of war freed last week, recalls women fainting from hunger as they took the...

Malaysia’s deportation of Myanmar refugees violates international law: UN

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GENEVA - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) urged Malaysia on Tuesday (Oct 25) to stop deporting refugees back to Myanmar, saying...

Air strike during Myanmar concert kills at least 50: Media, opposition

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An air strike killed at least 50 people at a concert in Myanmar held by an ethnic minority group in...

Russian TV presenter says sorry but faces probe for call to drown Ukrainian children

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A Russian TV presenter apologised on Monday (Oct 24) for calling for Ukrainian children to be drowned, as Russia's state...

Cyclone lashes Bangladesh killing 9, flooding low-lying areas

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DHAKA - A cyclone roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday (Oct 25), killing at least 9 people, destroying houses,...

Kim Jong-un congratulates Xi for re-election, hopes for ‘more beautiful’ ties