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When a powerful earthquake jolted southern Japan this week, rattling homes and knocking out water and electricity, Tomoko Takaoka bundled up her beloved fluffy dogs…
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India and China revive Himalayan trade at high-altitude pass
High in the eastern Himalayas, where yak caravans once carried silk and salt between empires, a border crossing closed by suspicion six years ago is…
‘It will take time to change smoking culture,’ official says after 1,200 site checks
Changing the smoking culture on the city’s construction sites will “take time”, Hong Kong’s labour commissioner has said as authorities completed 1,200 site inspections and…
Taiwan’s political parties deadlocked over efforts to boost military drone capacity
A political row is threatening to undermine Taiwan’s efforts to increase its stockpiles of military drones and has raised questions about the future of its…
Massive Attack barred from Singapore for unfurling Palestinian flag on stage
British trip-hop band Massive Attack has been barred from performing in Singapore after an investigation found two members unfurled a Palestinian flag during a concert,…
9 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Zelensky pushes Trump for Patriot missiles
Russian strikes on Ukraine’s capital killed at least nine people and wounded more than a dozen others, local officials said on Saturday, after Kyiv’s mayor…