South Korea charges intelligence officers with raping North Korean defector

September 1, 2020

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BANGKOK - Thai police arrested a student leader on Tuesday (Sept 1) as part of a continued crackdown against political...

Oracle enters race to buy TikTok’s US operations: FT

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Oracle Corp has held preliminary talks with TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, and was seriously considering buying the app’s operations in...

Philippines bans poultry products from Australia over bird flu outbreak

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MANILA - The Philippines said on Wednesday (Aug 19) it has temporarily banned the importation of domestic and wild birds...

Democrats nominate Joe Biden for president, vowing to end Trump ‘chaos’

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Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden for president on Tuesday, vowing his election would repair a pandemic-battered America and put an...

Taiwan says China behind cyberattacks on government agencies, emails

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TAIPEI - Taiwan said on Wednesday hacking groups linked to the Chinese government had attacked at least ten government agencies and...

Indonesia displays dummy coffin as coronavirus warning

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JAKARTA - Authorities in Indonesia's capital are experimenting with some shock tactics to fight Covid-19, by displaying an empty coffin...

Malaysia says Vietnamese fisherman killed in clash with coast guard

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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 - Malaysia said on Monday that a Vietnamese fisherman died from gunshot wounds in a confrontation...

Immune response after mild Covid-19 is prolonged; psychiatric risk revealed

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The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find...

Philippines promises ‘refreshed’ coronavirus approach as capital exits strict lockdown