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Man who crossed into North Korea ‘defected to South in 2020’
Seoul defence ministry says it is in the process of verifying facts about incident at the weekendA man observe…
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Abducted son finds family by drawing map of village he last saw aged four
Li Jingwei still recalled key features of his home village 30 years later and made successful appeal for help …
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Afghan agents pour 3,000 litres of alcohol into Kabul canal amid crackdown
Liquor destroyed after barrels seized and three arrested in capital as Taliban government increases raids over…
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‘A normal tactic’: Myanmar’s aid workers vow to press on despite Christmas Eve massacre
Attacks such as the one in which two Save the Children staff died are a harsh fact of life under the junta, sa…
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World’s oldest person celebrates 119th birthday in Japan nursing home
Kane Tanaka has set her sights on becoming 120 next year, as figures show the number of young adults in Japan …
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British DJ escapes prosecution after sparking New Zealand’s first Omicron scare
Robert Etheridge, aka DJ Dimension, apologises for ‘my misunderstandings’ in breaking isolation rules and visi…
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Hong Kong’s Citizen News to close citing fears for staff safety
Independent online news portal to cease operations amid ‘worsening environment for media’ in cityThe Hong Kong…
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‘There is no money left’: Covid crisis leaves Sri Lanka on brink of bankruptcy
Half a million people have sunk into poverty since the pandemic struck, with rising costs forcing many to cut …