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Indonesian leader Prabowo now heads to China despite deadly Jakarta protests
JAKARTA, Sept 3 — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will visit China for a military parade commemorating 80 years since the end of World War II today, after earlier cancelling his trip over deadly domestic protests stoked by the death of
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South Australia bans plastic fish-shaped soy sauce containers
SYDNEY, Sept 3 — An Australian state has banned plastic fish-shaped soy sauce containers, reeling in a sushi lovers’ favourite that is washing up in drains and beaches. South Australia is the first state in the country to cast a
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Rights group says 20 people missing after Indonesia protests
JAKARTA, Sept 2 — At least 20 people were missing after violent protests sparked in Indonesia by lavish perks for lawmakers that have come to include anger against police, a rights group said Tuesday. At least six people have been
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Vietnam celebrates 80 years of independence with huge parade, mass amnesty
HANOI, Sept 2 — Vietnam celebrated the 80th anniversary of its declaration of independence from colonial rule on Tuesday, with its largest military parade in decades, unprecedented cash handouts and the release of nearly 14,000 prisoners. Tens of thousands of
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Afghanistan quake kills over 800 as rescuers dig for survivors
NURGAL (Afghanistan), Sept 2 — Survivors of an earthquake that flattened villages in eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people, spent the night in the open as rescuers worked Tuesday to pull victims from the rubble. The 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck just
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Belgium to back Palestine recognition, sanctions on Israel at UN session
BRUSSELS, Sept 2 — Belgium will recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, its foreign minister announced on Tuesday. “Palestine will be recognised by Belgium at the UN session! And firm sanctions are being
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China’s Xi, Russia’s Putin put on united front against West at regional bloc gathering
TIANJIN, Sept 2 — Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin took turns Monday to swipe at the West during a gathering of Eurasian leaders aimed at putting Beijing front and centre of regional relations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)touts itself
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Gaza flotilla with Greta Thunberg resumes voyage after weather setback in Barcelona
BARCELONA, Sept 2 — A Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and pro-Palestinian activists including environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg departed Barcelona again on Monday, several hours after winds forced it to return to the Spanish port, according to AFP journalists at
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How millennia of history vanished in Sudan’s war
CAIRO, Sept 2 — In the scorched courtyard of Sudan’s National Museum in Khartoum, a towering black granite statue of Kush Pharaoh Taharqa now stands alone, surrounded by shards of broken glass and shattered stone. Since the museum was looted
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Modi tells ‘dear friend’ Putin India and Russia stand together ‘even in difficult times’
NEW DELHI, Sept 1 — India’s Narendra Modi told Vladimir Putin today that India and Russia stood shoulder to shoulder even in difficult times after the Kremlin chief cast the Indian prime minister as his “dear friend” and gave him
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