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Cambodian workers flock home from Thailand

Hundreds of thousands of Cambodian migrant workers have returned from Thailand following deadly border clashes between the two neighbours, a labour ministry official said on Wednesday...

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Hiroshima marks 80 years as US-Russia nuclear tensions rise

Japan marked 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Wednesday with a ceremony reminding the world of the horrors unleashed, as sabre-rattling between the United States and Russia keeps the nuclear ‘Doomsday Clock’ close to midnight...

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Flash floods kill 6 in Myanmar-China border town

Monsoon floods in a rebel-held Myanmar town on the country’s mountainous border with China have killed six people, a spokesman for the armed group controlling the area said Wednesday...

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Beijing issues new storm warning

Beijing issued its highest alert for rainstorms on Monday, days after deadly deluges swept parts of the Chinese capital and triggered a rare apology from under-prepared officials.

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S Korea removing loudspeakers on border with North

South Korea said Monday it was removing loudspeakers used to blare K-pop and news reports to the North, as the new administration in Seoul tries to ease tensions with its bellicose neighbour.

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17 heat records broken in Japan

Seventeen heat records were broken in Japan on Monday, the weather agency said, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July.

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China, Russia start joint drills in Sea of Japan

China and Russia began joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan on Sunday as they seek to reinforce their partnership and counterbalance what they see as a US-led global order...

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Japan sweats thru hottest July on record

Japan sweltered through its hottest July since records began in 1898, the weather agency has reported, warning of further ‘severe heat’ in the month ahead.

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Indonesia volcano belches six-mile ash tower

An Indonesian volcano spewed a 10-kilometre molten plume of ash topped by lightning into the Friday night sky, weeks after another huge eruption triggered dozens of flight cancellations in Bali.

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Cambodia urges Thailand to return soldiers

Cambodia called on Thailand Thursday to return 20 soldiers it said were taken captive hours after a ceasefire to halt the neighbours’ bloodiest border clashes in decades...