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In Hong Kong, protesters clashed hard with riot police on Thursday. In the Mong Kok district, people took to the streets again to demonstrate against their own government. The widespread student protests on Chinese Tiananmen…
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The authorities in Singapore are trying to create new housing for about 60,000 foreign workers by the end of the year. They want to reduce the crowds in residential complexes to combat the spread of the coronavirus. In the…
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In China, a man has been reunited with his real parents after more than 32 years. The man was kidnapped in October 1988, but his mother never stopped looking for her child. So now she has found her son as a 34-year-old businessman.…
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The authorities in the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan may test the entire population for the coronavirus. Chinese state media reports that local authorities in the metropolis have been ordered to draw up plans for testing residents.…
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The state of emergency in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta has been extended by two weeks in response to the expansion of corona infections in the country. The state of emergency is now in effect until April 19, said Governor…
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Tonight Rudi Vranckx goes to Afghanistan in "The Eternal War". After 18 years of war, the US and the Taliban seem to be close to a peace agreement again today. But what would that mean for women's rights in the country? Brave…
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Protesters in Iran took to the streets on Saturday against their own government. This is reported by the Iranian news agency Fars News. The rare protests in the capital, Tehran, follow on the plane crash on Wednesday, killing all…
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Inside the Taiwanese capital Taipei, 170,000 to 200,000 folks participated in the Pride Parade on Weekend. Members waved rainbow flags to express their help for that recently accepted LGBT marriage. Taiwan was the very first Asian…
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China is Claiming 46 Billion pounds of Funding for Africa. China has pledged to invest 46 billion pounds in the coming years in Africa. The money is released in the form of government assistance and investments in financial…
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Erdogan Wants to expand Turkish Military operations in Iraq and Syria. The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to increase the Turkish army's cross-border operations in Iraq and Syria. He will "dry out the source of the…
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