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Court rejects retrial for Malaysia's Najib

M Jegathesan, Agence France-Presse
Aug 16 05:12 PM

Malaysia's highest court said Tuesday it would hear former leader Najib Razak's final bid to overturn his 12-year jail sentence for corruption, with an acquittal potentially clearing the way for his return to power. Read more »

Putin lashes out at US over Ukraine, Taiwan

Agence France-Presse
Aug 16 05:08 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused Washington of seeking to prolong the conflict in Ukraine and of fueling conflicts elsewhere in the world. Read more »

Ukraine war could push 20M people into poverty: UN

Kyodo News
Aug 16 04:50 PM

Almost an additional 20 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty this year due to Russia's war on Ukraine and its negative fallouts such as rising food prices, according to a recent UN report. Read more »

US, Japan defense chiefs slam China on missile launches

Kyodo News
Aug 16 04:44 PM

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and new Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on Monday condemned China's firing of ballistic missiles that fell in waters near Japan during recent military exercises around Taiwan, the two governments said. Read more »

2 COVID scares cause mayhem in Shanghai

Agence France-Presse
Aug 16 01:55 PM

Just 2 possible COVID cases sparked chaotic scenes in Shanghai, with crowds of people seen running out of a building and a store to escape a lockdown. Read more »

Space mission shows Earth's water may be from asteroids: study

Agence France-Presse
Aug 16 11:43 AM

Water may have been brought to Earth by asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system, scientists said. Read more »

'Extreme heat belt' to cover middle of US by 2053: report

Agence France-Presse
Aug 16 11:43 AM

An area of intensely warm weather is expected to cover a US region home to more than 100 million people by the year 2053, according to a new study. Read more »

Zelensky warns Zaporizhzhia 'catastrophe' would threaten whole Europe

Agence France-Presse
Aug 16 10:41 AM

A 'catastrophe' at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine would threaten the whole of Europe, Ukrainian President Zelensky said. Read more »

UK clears new Moderna vaccine targeting Omicron variant

Agence France-Presse
Aug 16 06:44 AM

The UK's drug regulator said Monday it had approved an updated Moderna vaccine against Covid-19 that targets the Omicron variant as well as the original form of the virus. Read more »

Myanmar junta court jails Suu Kyi for six years

Agence France-Presse
Aug 16 01:01 AM

Suu Kyi, 77, has been detained since the generals toppled her government in a coup on February 1 last year. Read more »

DJI asserts drones’ civilian use

Jiaxing Li, South China Morning Post
Aug 15 10:55 PM

The world’s largest maker of consumer drones has rebuffed a social media post by Russia’s embassy in China that heaped praise on the alleged use of its products in modern warfare. Read more »

Taiwan tinaasan ang sahod ng home-based foreign workers

ABS-CBN News
Aug 15 09:48 PM

Inaasahang makikinabang ang libo-libong OFW sa taas-sahod na inutos ng Taiwan. Read more »

China conducts fresh drills around Taiwan as US lawmakers visit

Beiyi Seow with Catherine Lai in Taipei, Agence France-Presse
Aug 15 03:53 PM

China said it had organized fresh military drills around Taiwan, as a delegation of visiting US lawmakers were set to meet the island's leader. Read more »

Taiwan President meets US lawmakers amid tensions with China

Kyodo News
Aug 15 03:35 PM

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen held talks with a delegation of US lawmakers on Monday, local media reported, amid heightened military tensions between the self-ruled island and mainland China. Read more »

US lawmakers to meet Taiwan president as China seethes

Catherine Lai, Agence France-Presse
Aug 15 11:38 AM | Updated Aug 15 11:46 AM

US lawmakers were set to meet Taiwan's president on Monday days after China reacted to a visit by House Speaker Pelosi with huge military drills. Read more »

South Korea offering aid package for North's nukes

Agence France-Presse
Aug 15 11:38 AM | Updated Aug 15 11:42 AM

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said he will offer a wide-ranging aid package to the North in return for denuclearization. Read more »

Taliban mark turbulent first year in power

Jay Deshmukh and Abdullah Hasrat, Agence France-Presse
Aug 15 11:38 AM

The Taliban marked the first anniversary of their return to power that saw women's rights crushed and a humanitarian crisis worsen. Read more »

All systems go: NASA prepares return to Moon

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Aug 15 10:45 AM

The Artemis 1 is set to take off later this month -- the first time a capsule that can carry humans will be sent to the Moon since the last Apollo mission in 1972. Read more »

Japan police officer loses case files after drinking spree

Kyodo News
Aug 15 08:50 AM

An investigator in western Japan lost documents containing the names of a crime suspect and around 400 other people related to a case he was working on after he became intoxicated and slept on the street. Read more »

China seizes thousands of maps over missing 'nine-dash line'

Jack Lau, South China Morning Post
Aug 15 07:56 AM

Customs officials in China’s eastern Zhejiang province have seized thousands of maps intended for export because the national borders represented did not conform to Chinese territorial claims in the South China and East China seas. Read more »

Dust alerts as sandstorms return to UAE

Agence France-Presse
Aug 15 07:28 AM

Large parts of the United Arab Emirates were hit by dust and sandstorms on Sunday as authorities urged caution on the roads and battened down for expected heavy rain. Read more »

Man dies after crashing car, firing gun near US Capitol: police

Agence France-Presse
Aug 15 07:25 AM

A man died early Sunday near the US Capitol building after driving his car into a barricade and firing shots into the air before turning his gun on himself, police said. Read more »

US Vice President Harris to attend Abe's state funeral

Kyodo News
Aug 14 04:52 PM

US Vice President Kamala Harris plans to attend a state funeral for slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next month in Tokyo, a diplomatic source said Sunday. Read more »

Fighting forest fire in Portugal

Nuno Andre Ferreira, EPA-EFE
Aug 14 04:21 PM

Firefighters battle a forest fire in Rapa, Celorico da Beira, Guarda, Portugal, Saturday. Read more »

China, Japan share love of dinosaurs, Doraemon

Kyodo News
Aug 14 12:36 PM

About 150 Chinese children, their parents and others shared their love of dinosaurs in a recent exchange event held at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing. Read more »