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South Korea tightens coronavirus curbs, confines troops to base
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‘One of us’: South Asians celebrate Harris as VP choice
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Coronavirus found on Ecuador shrimps in China, state media says
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U.S. health chief, visiting Taiwan, attacks China’s pandemic response
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China sends fighter jets as U.S. health chief visits Taiwan
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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law, bearing out ‘worst fears’
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Anxious Mauritians use hair to stem Japanese ship’s oil spill
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Chinese WeChat users fear being cut off from US friends
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Hiroshima marks 75 years since atomic bombing in scaled-back ceremony
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U.S. health chief to be highest-ranking official in decades to visit Taiwan, angering China

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South Korea tightens coronavirus curbs, confines troops to base
South Korea tightens coronavirus curbs, confines troops to base
Seoul, Aug 18, 2020 - South Korea tightened social distancing rules on Tuesday as it reported a three-digit increase in novel coronavirus cases for...
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‘One of us’: South Asians celebrate Harris as VP choice
‘One of us’: South Asians celebrate Harris as VP choice
Chicago, Aug 13, 2020 — Two words summed up Tamani Jayasinghe’s exuberance for the first Indian American and Black woman to run for vice...
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Coronavirus found on Ecuador shrimps in China, state media says
Coronavirus found on Ecuador shrimps in China, state media says
Beijing, Aug 12, 2020 - A city in China’s eastern Anhui province found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of shrimps from Ecuador, state...
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U.S. health chief, visiting Taiwan, attacks China’s pandemic response
U.S. health chief, visiting Taiwan, attacks China’s pandemic response
Taipei, Aug 11, 2020 - U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar attacked China’s response to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday and said that if such...
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China sends fighter jets as U.S. health chief visits Taiwan
China sends fighter jets as U.S. health chief visits Taiwan
Taipei, Aug 10, 2020 - Chinese air force jets briefly crossed the mid-line of the Taiwan Strait on Monday and were tracked by Taiwanese...
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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law, bearing out ‘worst fears’
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law, bearing out ‘worst fears’
Hong Kong, Aug 10, 2020 - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai became the highest-profile person arrested under a new national security law on...
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Anxious Mauritians use hair to stem Japanese ship’s oil spill
Anxious Mauritians use hair to stem Japanese ship’s oil spill
Nairobi, Aug 10, 2020 - Mauritians are making floating booms of human hair and leaves in a round-the-clock scramble to mop up oil leaking...
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Chinese WeChat users fear being cut off from US friends
Chinese WeChat users fear being cut off from US friends
Beijing, Aug 8, 2020 — A US ban on the WeChat messaging platform could cut lines of communication between friends in China and America...
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Hiroshima marks 75 years since atomic bombing in scaled-back ceremony
Hiroshima marks 75 years since atomic bombing in scaled-back ceremony
Tokyo, Aug 6, 2020 - Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Thursday for the 75th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing, with ceremonies downsized...
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U.S. health chief to be highest-ranking official in decades to visit Taiwan, angering China
U.S. health chief to be highest-ranking official in decades to visit Taiwan, angering China
Taipei, Aug 5, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days, his office said on...
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