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Japan TV station cancels K-Pop stars BTS over atomic-bomb T-shirt
A Japanese television station cancelled a performance by the wildly popular Korean boyband BTS after controversy erupted over a shirt worn by a member appearing to show the mushroom cloud created by an atomic
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Hong Kong bars FT journalist from entering
A Financial Times Asia editor was denied entry into Hong Kong a month after he was forced to leave the semi-autonomous Chinese city when the government refused to renew his work visa. British journalist
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South Korea: The women of the Gwangjang Market
Seoul, South Korea - The sun sets on a cool autumn Sunday afternoon but the action is just getting started at one of Seoul's oldest establishments - the Gwangjang Market. The century-old market began its
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Australia under growing pressure over remote detention policy
Canberra, Australia - Opposition to Australia's policy of confining people on remote Pacific islands if they try to get to the country by boat is coming under increasing pressure as evidence grows of the
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Bangladesh silent on Canada offer to take Rohingya refugees
Bangladesh declined an offer by Canada to take in Rohingya refugees - including women who were raped - Canadian officials said, as the South Asian country pushes ahead with controversial plans to repatriate the
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Two Iraq ministers risk sack over Saddam-era posts
ASHMA: Chimo Osman’s children stopped going to school after Turkish shelling struck his home in northeastern Syria, where Kurdish residents fear another military onslaught is imminent. In recent days, cross-border Turkish artillery fire has
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Egypt convicts 65 on terror charges, allegiance to Daesh
Dubai wants to have the world’s most active residents, what can other cities in the region learn DUBAI: Whether it is rewarding dieters with gold, offering lucrative cash prizes to fitness enthusiasts or introducing
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Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in border clashes
ASHMA: Chimo Osman’s children stopped going to school after Turkish shelling struck his home in northeastern Syria, where Kurdish residents fear another military onslaught is imminent. In recent days, cross-border Turkish artillery fire has
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Thousands demand Mueller protection after Trump fires Sessions
Washington, DC- Thousands protested across the United States on Thursday to demand that President Donald Trump not impede Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The protests come
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Trump administration moves to restrict asylum seekers at border
The Trump administration took a major step on Thursday to restrict asylum claims, putting forward a regulation that would make individuals ineligible for asylum if they cross the US southern border between official ports


