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Typhoon Haikui expected to make landfall in Taiwan Sunday afternoon
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Typhoon Haikui expected to make landfall in Taiwan Sunday afternoon

Taipei, Taiwan CNN  —  Typhoon Haikui is expected to make landfall in Taiwan near the southeastern city of Taitung around…
North Korea says it has simulated a nuclear missile attack to warn US of ‘nuclear war danger’
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North Korea says it has simulated a nuclear missile attack to warn US of ‘nuclear war danger’

CNN  —  North Korea said Sunday it had simulated a nuclear missile attack to warn the United States of “nuclear…
Hong Kong closes schools and cancels hundreds of flights as Typhoon Saola arrives
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Hong Kong closes schools and cancels hundreds of flights as Typhoon Saola arrives

Hong Kong CNN  —  Schools and businesses closed while hundreds of flights were canceled in Hong Kong and other parts…
Taiwan’s election battle shaken up by billionaire’s second attempt at presidency
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Taiwan’s election battle shaken up by billionaire’s second attempt at presidency

CNN  —  A self-made, septuagenarian billionaire with limited political experience has thrown his hat into one of the most consequential…
Chinese people are living two years longer thanks to ‘war on pollution,’ report says
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Chinese people are living two years longer thanks to ‘war on pollution,’ report says

Hong Kong CNN  —  Ten years ago, China’s capital was often covered in dense yellow and gray smog, so thick…
Egypt keen to broaden horizons of foreign investments, says minister
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Egypt keen to broaden horizons of foreign investments, says minister

Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait said Egypt is keen to broaden the horizons of foreign investments in its market, noting…
Only one third of young South Koreans feel positively about marriage, survey finds
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Only one third of young South Koreans feel positively about marriage, survey finds

Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  It’s no secret young South Koreans are increasingly shunning marriage and parenthood – the country’s…
BRICS expansion is a big win for China. But can it really work as a counterweight to the West?
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BRICS expansion is a big win for China. But can it really work as a counterweight to the West?

CNN  —  When leaders of the BRICS nations gathered for group photos at the end of their summit in Johannesburg…
Schools egged, businesses harassed: Japan suffers Chinese backlash over Fukushima release
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Schools egged, businesses harassed: Japan suffers Chinese backlash over Fukushima release

Tokyo CNN  —  A wave of online harassment and vitriol directed at Japanese people following the release of treated radioactive…
In a rare win, a migrant worker sued his bosses in Singapore. And won
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In a rare win, a migrant worker sued his bosses in Singapore. And won

CNN  —  A manual laborer from India has successfully sued his employers in Singapore for negligence after he fell off…
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