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North Korea says it tested new ballistic missile with ‘super-large’ warhead 2024-09-19
Al Jazeera

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the successful...

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Sri Lanka’s victor of circumstances seeks another term 2024-09-18
Gulf News

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s right-wing President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who seeks re-election this week, describes himself as the “designated survivor” capable of salvaging the economically troubled nation. Critics, however, say the 75-year-old six-time prime minister has been the beneficiary of...

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Singaporean Bank Leads Asia With First Of Its Kind Crypto Options 2024-09-18
Bitcoinist

By being the first Asian bank providing over-the-counter (OTC) crypto options and structured notes, Singapore’s DBS Bank is creating waves in the financial industry. Originally scheduled for Q4 2024, these products will mostly target institutional investors and accredited wealth clients,...

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At least 236 killed in Myanmar flooding from Typhoon Yagi 2024-09-17
Al Jazeera

At least 236 people have been confirmed dead after Typhoon Yagi caused severe flooding in several regions of Myanmar. Some 77 people remain missing, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Tuesday......

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Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods 2024-09-14
Urdu Point

Yangon, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Sep, 2024) Myanmar's junta chief made a rare request Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have endured three years of war. Floods and landslides have killed almost 300 people...

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The economic way to reverse demographic decline 2024-09-13
Asiatimes

This is the first installment of a two-part essay. In an April essay published by Asia Times about actual or impending fertility decline to below population-replacing levels in nearly all countries outside sub-Saharan Africa, I observed: No one has shown how to raise birth rates without greater...

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Elon Musk's 'fascists' comment over social media disinformation angers Australians 2024-09-13
Anadolu Agency

Tesla chief Elon Musk invited criticism and sparked a debate by labeling the Australian government as "fascists" in reaction to proposed laws targeting intentional misinformation on social media, according to local reports. The suggested...

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North Korea shows first photos of banned uranium enrichment site 2024-09-13
CyprusMail

North Korea for the first time showed images of the centrifuges that produce fuel for its nuclear bombs on Friday, as leader Kim Jong Un visited a uranium enrichment facility and called for more weapons-grade material to boost the arsenal. The state media report on Kim’s visit to the Nuclear Weapons...

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Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides and floods 2024-09-13
Hong Kong Standard

The death toll in the aftermath of a typhoon in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods, state media reported. Flood waters from the swollen Red River in the capital, Hanoi, were beginning to recede somewhat, but many...

photo: AP / Hau Dinh

Who does US want to be Japan’s next leader? 2024-09-13
Asiatimes

As Liberal Democratic Party members struggle to pick the next prime minister of Japan, there is a vote that will not be counted but matters a lot – who does Washington want to be Japan’s next leader? The most obvious answer to that question is that Washington doesn’t care. At the senior levels of...

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