Japan’s Abe to meet media as hospital visits fuel health concerns
Japanese prime minister, who suffers from chronic illness, says he wants to do utmost in job and look…
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Concerns for media as foreign journalist denied visa in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press editor says visa denial seems to be reprisal for coverage 'under climate of national…
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US says China’s South China Sea missile launches threat to peace
Pentagon says use of missiles, military exercises in disputed sea are destabilising and violate 2002…
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Several killed as two-storey restaurant collapses in China
State media says at least 17 people killed and 28 others injured in the accident in Shanxi province's…
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‘Great friend’: World leaders react to Japan PM Abe’s resignation
Japanese PM, the nation's longest-serving, has announced he will step down from his post due to health…
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Severe storms tear through Melbourne in Australia
Three people died when a major wind storm hit the state capital overnight.
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How possible successors stack up if Japan PM Abe resigns
Once Shinzo Abe resigns, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will pick a new leader to be formally elected…
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Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s possible successors
Shinzo Abe is set to resign, saying he wants to avert problems for the government from his ill health.
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Thousands of South Korean doctors strike amid COVID-19 resurgence
Walkout forces country's five major hospitals to limit hours, delay some surgeries as return-to-work…
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New Zealand shooter told ‘true justice’ awaits him in next life
Australian gunman in Christchurch attack set to be sentenced after pleading guilty to 2019 shooting…
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