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‘More lenient than to a chicken thief’: Grief, anger run high in Indonesia’s Malang a year after deadly football stampede
Before the tragedy, spectators would sit on long uninterrupted rows of raised concrete floors making the stadium have a capacity…
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A year since Indonesia’s deadly stadium stampede, justice remains elusive, more work needed to stop football violence
Before the tragedy, spectators would sit on long uninterrupted rows of raised concrete floors making the stadium have a capacity…
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Bosnia’s Serb region adopts draft ‘foreign agents’ law despite criticism
SARAJEVO: Lawmakers in Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic on Thursday (Sep 28) passed a draft law that labels non-profit groups funded…
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US, China talks gather momentum, paving way for Xi-Biden Summit: WSJ
Beijing and Washington are paving the way for Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the U.S., the Wall Street Journal…
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China to step up anti-graft efforts for better economic development, says Xinhua
BEIJING: China will step up anti-corruption efforts in state-owned companies and the financial sector to increase their economic contributions, state…
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Taiwan says China knows armed threats backfire on influencing elections
TAIPEI: China’s leadership knows that sabre rattling around Taiwan to force an outcome to its liking in elections does not…
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Thai court drops murder charges against officials over vanished activist
BANGKOK: A Thai court on Thursday (Sep 28) dropped murder charges against four national park officials over the disappearance of…
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Every Chuseok a stark reminder for families separated during the Korean War that time is running out
However, around 93,000 of them subsequently passed away. Among those alive, about 67 per cent are 80 years old or…
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Taiwan unveils first domestically built submarine
The first prototype is named “Hai Kun”, which means “mythical sea creature” in Chinese, and was unveiled Thursday at a…
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Vietnam jails environmental activist for 3 years for tax fraud
HANOI: A Vietnamese court has sentenced an environmental activist to three years in prison on charges of tax fraud, just…
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