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North Korea releases rare photos of President Kim at uranium facility

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Views: 12 military officials. Their publication comes amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula. “[Mr Kim] went round the control room of the uranium enrichment base to learn about the overall operation of the production lines,” KCNA reported, adding that he “felt strong” to see the site. The South Korean government has said it strongly […]

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Thailand’s new PM outlines policies to parliament as consumer mood drops

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Views: 13 BANGKOK — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday (Sept 12) outlined her government’s policy agenda to parliament, headlined by plans to give away 450 billion baht (S$17 billion) in handouts to jumpstart Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy. Political newcomer Paetongtarn’s cabinet was sworn in this month, after parliament elected her Thailand’s youngest premier following the shock removal of predecessor Srettha Thavisin by a court

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Red Cross pushes for aid corridors into war-torn Myanmar

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Views: 14 BANGKOK — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is in talks with Myanmar’s ruling junta, its armed opponents and its neighbours to provide cross-border humanitarian assistance into the war-torn country, its chief said on Wednesday (Sept 11). Myanmar has been mired in conflict since Feb 2021 when top generals ousted the elected government

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Passenger on SIA flight gets offloaded for repeatedly abusing cabin crew

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Views: 12 One passenger on board a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight in Hong Kong was offloaded and handed to the authorities due to his angry outburst. According to aviation tracking website Flightradar24, flight SQ897 taxied close to the runway at the Hong Kong International Airport but turned back. The plane was bound for Singapore. The flight, which was

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Pope Francis calls on Singapore to give ‘special attention’ to poor and elderly in state address

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Views: 12 Pope Francis has commended Singapore for its rapid development, but called for “special attention” to be given to the most vulnerable in society. In his speech at the National University of Singapore’s University Cultural Centre on Thursday (Sept 12), the 87-year-old pontiff noted the Republic’s “growth and resilience”. “Those arriving here for the first

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Key charges against Philippines’ ‘Appointed Son of God’ Apollo Quiboloy

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Views: 10 MANILA — Philippine pastor Apollo Quiboloy, self-proclaimed “Appointed Son of God”, has been apprehended after a weeks-long search by more than 2,000 police officers of his huge church compound in the southern city of Davao. The celebrity evangelist faces charges of sex trafficking and sexual abuse of minors. He denies wrongdoing and his lawyers

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Four climbers are found dead on the Alps’ highest peak

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Views: 8 French rescue officials have found the bodies of two Italian and two South Korean climbers close to the peak of Mont Blanc on the French side after they went missing over the weekend in bad weather. The Chamonix-Mont Blanc search and rescue team found the two pairs of climbers at an altitude of 4,700 meters (more than 15,400

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Iran President visits Iraq on his first foreign Tour

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Views: 10 Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, began a visit to Iraq on Wednesday, aiming to deepen already close ties with the neighboring country on his first trip abroad since taking office. The three-day trip comes amid turmoil in the Middle East sparked by the war in Gaza, which has drawn in Iran-backed armed groups

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Ambassador of Korea presents credentials to President Japarov

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Views: 10 President Sadyr Japarov today received newly arrived Ambassador of South Korea Kim Kwang-jae, who presented his credentials, the president’s press service reported. The President congratulated the Ambassador with start of diplomatic mission in Kyrgyzstan, adding the diplomatic relations established 32 years ago build upon traditions of friendship, spiritual and cultural similarities, mutually beneficial

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Vietnam To Attract More High-tech Investments From Russia: Official

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Views: 10 VLADIVOSTOK, Sept 10 (Bernama-Sputnik) — Vietnam is interested in seeing more investments from Russian high-tech companies into the Southeast Asian economy, Bo Linh Le, a member of the Central Theoretical Council of the Vietnamese Communist Party’s Central Committee, has told Sputnik. “I hope that in the coming time, more Russian high-tech companies will invest

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