Asia
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Indonesian farmers stage protests against palm oil export ban
JAKARTA, May 17 — Hundreds of Indonesian smallholder farmers today staged a protest in the capital Jakarta and in other…
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US warns firms over incognito North Koreans seeking tech jobs
WASHINGTON, May 17 — The US government warned yesterday that North Koreans are hiding their identities to try to get…
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Putin warns Finland, Sweden over Nato as Ukraine braces for eastern assault
KYIV, May 17 — President Vladimir Putin said yesterday Sweden and Finland joining Nato would be no threat to Russia…
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Japan announces limited ‘test tourism’ from May as step to full re-opening
TOKYO, May 17 — Japan said today it would start conducting “test tourism” in the form of limited package tours…
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New Sri Lankan PM assumes duties
Colombo : Newly-appointed Sri Lankan Prime Minister and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has assumed duties at the PM’s office on…
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India-UAE CEPA to drive India’s economic growth: Goyal
Mumbai : Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Friday said the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)…
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ISRO successfully tests large human rated solid rocket booster for Gaganyaan
Chennai : Marking a major milestone, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today successfully completed the static test of a…
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Will take over, provided Gotabaya quits: SJB
Colombo : MPs of Samagi Jana Balawegyaya, the opposition party in Sri Lanka, have decided to take over the government,…
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6.2-magnitude quake hits Taiwan: CENC
Taipei : A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted the waters off eastern Taiwan’s Hualien County at 2:23 p.m. Monday, according to the…
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Civilians leave steelworks as Ukraine braces for renewed offensive
ZAPORIZHZHIA (Ukraine), May 8 — All vulnerable civilians have been evacuated from the Azovstal steelworks holdout in Mariupol, Ukraine said…
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