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Missing Russian-American climber Alex Goldfarb found dead in Pakistan
Mountaineer was climbing near K2 in northern PakistanAuthorities are now working to bring body down mountainA …
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Indonesia earthquake: monsoon rains slow search for survivors as death toll passes 80
Heavy rain could lead to further collapses, rescue workers fear, as thousands of homeless seek refugeTorrentia…
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Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan says 12 civilians killed by shelling in Ganja
Rescuers pull men, women and children out of rows of houses turned to rubble in latest escalation of conflict …
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Hong Kong police arrest nine people suspected of aiding fleeing activists
Police detain four men and five women suspected of arranging transport for activists who tried to flee by boat…
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Fukushima nuclear disaster preventable, court rules, with more damages claims likely
Government and company Tepco ordered to pay some damages for 2011 event, but ruling could spur further claimsA…
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Dozens killed as Armenian and Azerbaijani forces clash for second day
Fighting prompts international calls for immediate ceasefire in dispute over breakaway regionWhat is happening…
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China and India accuse each other of opening fire as border tensions rise
Nuclear-armed neighbours swap accusations after clash in disputed Himalayan regionTensions have escalated betw…
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‘Deep remorse’: Japanese emperor marks 75th anniversary of surrender
Naruhito reflects on war actions at Covid-curtailed ceremony, marked elsewhere by former foes as Victory in th…
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China criticises Canada for ‘irresponsible remarks’ over two men charged with spying
Beijing denounces ‘megaphone diplomacy’ over jailed Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, and arrest of…
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Chinese billionaire rescued after being held hostage with family
Police arrest five people over attempt to kidnap Midea Group co-founder He XiangjianChinese police have rescue…
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Hong Kong officials lash out at Trump plan to strip city of special status
Criticism follows the US president accusing Beijing of breaking its word over Hong Kong for imposing national …
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Pakistan plane crash survivor: ‘All I could see was smoke and fire’
One of two survivors recalls how Airbus crashed during second attempt to land at Karachi airport, killing at l…
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Super cyclone Amphan: evacuations in India and Bangladesh slowed by virus
Thousands of migrant workers left jobless by Covid-19 pandemic are still on the roads, and evacuations have be…
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North Korea fires projectiles into sea for second week running
South Korean military says three projectiles were launched on Monday, following launch of two short-range miss…
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Thai police storm mall after soldier kills at least 20 in mass shooting
Police believe gunman, named as Jakrapanth Thomma, is still inside shopping centre in Nakhon RatchasimaThai po…