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Australian prison to be evacuated after mice move in
A plague of mice that has ravaged vast swathes of eastern Australia has forced the evacuation of a prison while…
Suu Kyi tells lawyers trial testimony against her is wrong
Lawyers for Myanmar’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, say she told them some of the testimony against her was…
Companies give vaccines to workers, boosting Japan’s rollout
Thousands of Japanese companies began distributing COVID-19 vaccines to workers and their families Monday in an…
AP Interview: India says it hopes to resume vaccine exports
An Indian health official says his country, the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines, wants to resume exports…
North Korea’s Kim vows to be ready for confrontation with US
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his government to be fully prepared for confrontation with the United…
AP PHOTOS: Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper under pressure
HONG KONG (AP) — A year ago, the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper published a front-page headline saying Hong…
Malaysian PM switches back to real name after court bungle
Malaysia’s government has issued a directive ordering all civil servants to use the legal spelling of the prime…
China sends record 28 fighter jets toward Taiwan
China has flown a record 28 fighter jets toward the self-ruled island of Taiwan, the largest such display of force…
Investigation begun into China gas explosion; toll now 25
An investigation has begun into the cause of a gas line explosion at a market in central China where the death toll…
From vaccine sharing to climate, G-7 talks yield agreements
The Group of Seven wealthy democracies have wrapped up their first face-to-face summit in two years at a seaside…
Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China
Leaders of the world largest economies have unveiled an infrastructure plan for the developing world to compete…
Bus carrying pilgrims overturns in SW Pakistan, killing 20
Pakistani police say a speeding bus carrying pilgrims has overturned on a highway in the country's southwest,…
