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China holds large-scale military drills around Taiwan

China on Tuesday sent its army, navy, air and rocket forces to surround Taiwan for large-scale drills Beijing said were aimed at practising for ‘precision strikes’ and a blockade of the self-ruled island....

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Malaysia gas pipeline inferno injures 100

A massive fire caused by a gas pipeline leak forced people from their homes and injured more than 100 during Eid celebrations near Malaysia\'s capital on Tuesday, fire officials said....

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Myanmar, Thailand quake death toll rises to 1,654

The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand passed 1,600 on Saturday, as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors.

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Massive quake kills 144 in Myanmar, Thailand

A huge earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, killing nearly 150 people and injuring hundreds, with dozens trapped in collapsed buildings and the death toll expected to rise.

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7.7 magnitude earthquake hits central Myanmar: USGS

A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, buckling roads in the capital Naypyidaw and with tremors felt in China and Thailand.

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27 killed in South Korea wildfires

Wildfires in South Korea are now the largest and deadliest on record, having burned more forest and killed more people than any previous blaze, officials said Thursday, as the death toll hit 27.

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S Korea court reinstates impeached PM as acting president

South Korea’s Constitutional Court dismissed the impeachment of prime minister Han Duck-soo on Monday, reinstating him as acting president — a role he took after the president was suspended for declaring martial law.

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Beijing eases marriage rules to boost weddings

China on Saturday announced measures to simplify the marriage registration process and lessen the financial burden on couples, the latest initiative by Beijing to boost births.

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Protests intensify as court prepares to rule on Yoon

Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans took to the streets Saturday as rallies for and against the impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol intensified over the next constitutional court’s decision on whether to dismiss him.

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North Korea test-fires new weapons

North Korea said Friday it had test-fired a new weapons system which would boost its combat readiness, as Russia’s security chief arrived in Pyongyang for talks with leader Kim Jong Un.

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