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Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, seen here in March, is at the head of a coalition backed by a scandal-plagued party
World
10.08.2024
Malaysia PM wins parliamentary test of support
The action targets some of the most outspoken critics of China
World
10.08.2024
China hits top US lawmakers, envoy with sanctions over Xinjiang
The action targets some of the most outspoken critics of China
World
10.08.2024
China slaps tit-for-tat sanctions on US lawmakers, envoy over Xinjiang
Summer flooding has been an annual scourge in China since ancient times, often focused along the vast Yangtze basin that drains much of the central part of the country
World
10.08.2024
Chinese rivers and lakes swell perilously as summer flood season crests
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Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong marked anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown despite a ban on public gatherings
World 10.08.2024
Leading Hong Kong activists charged for Tiananmen vigil gathering
At least 72 people are confirmed to have died in torrential rains in Japan that triggered flooding and landslides
World 10.08.2024
Japan PM pledges billions for flood-hit region
The case against Malaysian news site Malaysiakini was brought by the attorney-general
World 10.08.2024
Malaysian news site faces contempt of court case
Police patrol near the Sydney Opera House, an area usually thronged with tourists, during Australia's coronavirus outbreak
World 10.08.2024
Concern over new Sydney cluster as Australia virus cases surge
A 2014 photo shows a US Marine refuelling tanker taking off at the Futenma air base, one of a number of US military bases on Japan's Okinawa island
World 10.08.2024
Two US bases on Okinawa locked down over virus spike
Xu Zhangrun was deeply critical of China's President Xi Jinping (centre)
World 10.08.2024
Detained Chinese professor who criticised Xi is freed, friends say
Huntsville Penitentiary in Texas -- the US may resume federal executions after 17 years
World 10.08.2024
US federal executions on brink of resuming after 17 years
Maasai Mara's entire reserve model is under threat
World 10.08.2024
Kenya wildlife reserves threatened as tourists stay away
Last year's massacre was the worst mass shooting in New Zealand's modern history
World 10.08.2024
New Zealand mosque shooter to represent himself at sentencing
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