YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s junta on Saturday used the occasion of the country’s Armed Forces Day to try to justify the overthrow of the elected government of Aung…
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Two Indian states with sizeable Muslim populations began voting in local elections Saturday in a test of strength for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose Hindu nationalist agenda is…
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SUEZ, Egypt (AP) — The company that owns the giant container ship stuck sideways across the Suez Canal said an attempt will be made to refloat the vessel by taking advantage of…
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Mozambique(AFP): More than 180 people including expatriate workers are trapped inside a hotel in a northern Mozambique town under siege by insurgents for three days, workers and security sources said Friday. Several…
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Riyadh(AFP): A projectile attack sparked a fire at an oil terminal in southern Saudi Arabia, the country’s energy ministry said Friday, on the sixth anniversary of a Riyadh-led military intervention in Yemen.…
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Egypt(AFP): The owners of a giant container vessel blocking the Suez Canal said Thursday they faced “extreme difficulty” refloating it as Egypt temporarily closed one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. Salvage…
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TOKYO (AP) — The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics began its 121-day journey across Japan on Thursday and is headed toward the opening ceremony in Tokyo on July 23. The…
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Brazil’s daily Covid-19 death toll soared past 3,000 for the first time Tuesday as the hard-hit country struggled to contain a surge of cases that have pushed many hospitals to breaking point.…
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Pyongyang(AFP): North Korea test-fired several missiles just days after a visit to the region by the top US defence and diplomatic officials, a US official said Tuesday, in Pyongyang’s first overt challenge…
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Burma(AFP): Myanmar’s military on Tuesday said it was sad about people killed in its brutal crackdown on anti-coup protests, but vowed to press ahead with stamping out what it called “anarchy”. The…
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