Asia
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Bangladesh to Hold National Polls on February 12
Bangladesh will hold national polls on February 12, its electoral commission announced Thursday, the country’s first since a student-led uprising…
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Vietnam’s Capital Chokes Through Week of Toxic Smog
Toxic smog has blanketed Vietnam’s capital for more than a week, blotting out the skyline and leaving residents wheezing as…
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Nine Thai Soldiers Killed in Renewed Border Clashes with Cambodia
Nine Thai soldiers have been killed since renewed fighting broke out along the border with Cambodia on Sunday, the Thai…
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Thailand Closes About 1,200 Schools at Cambodia Border Amid Border Fighting
The Thai Ministry of Education has ordered the closure of 1,168 schools in provinces along the border with Cambodia, due…
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Over Half a Million Displaced as Thailand–Cambodia Border Clashes Escalate Into Heavy Fighting
More than 500,000 people have been forced to flee their homes as intense border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia entered…
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China hits $1 trillion trade surplus, Premier warns against rising protectionism
China’s Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday urged trading partners to reject rising protectionism, a day after the world’s second-largest economy…
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Escalating Cambodia–Thailand Border Fighting Leaves Casualties on Both Sides
Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen on Tuesday vowed that his country would carry out a fierce fight against Thailand as…
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Thai–Cambodian Border Tensions Flare Amid Ceasefire Accusations
Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of breaking a…
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Sri Lanka Issues Fresh Landslide Warnings as Death Toll Hits 607
Heavy rains triggered fresh landslide warnings in Sri Lanka’s worst-affected central hills on Friday, as the death toll from last…
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Devastating Landslides Turn Sri Lanka Village into Burial Ground
Electrician V. K. Muthukrishnan ran to help when a lightning-fast mudslide flattened his neighbour’s home in rural Sri Lanka —…
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