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Aid Groups Urge Assistance After Super Typhoon Goni Hits Philippines
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Australia Joins Malabar Naval Exercises With India, US, Japan
The Australian navy joined Indian, Japanese and American warships for annual Malabar exercises that began Tuesday in the Indian Ocean markin...
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US Secretary of State Condemns Arrests of Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists
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Why Deadly Philippine Super Typhoon Ended up Sparing Lives
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Death Toll Rises in Philippines in Aftermath of Powerful Super Typhoon
The death toll from a super typhoon that struck the main Philippine island of Luzon Sunday has risen to 16. Typhoon Goni made landfall on L...
Asian-Australians Victims of COVID-Fueled Racism According to Australian Study
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Thailand’s King Hints at Compromise with Protesters
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UN Says Myanmar’s Discriminatory Laws Cast Doubt on Fairness of Elections
The U.N. human rights office warns Myanmar’s discriminatory citizenship and electoral laws cast doubt on the fairness of next week’s general...
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