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US says it’s consulting on Asian missile deployment

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 12:08:17 +0000

US Under Secretary of State Andrea Thompson attends a panel discussion after the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) conference in Beijing on January 31, 2019. (Photo by THOMAS PETER / POOL / AFP)

BEIJING — A senior U.S. diplomat says Washington is consulting with its allies as it proceeds with plans to deploy intermediate-range missiles in Asia, a move China says it will respond to with countermeasures. Washington has said it plans to place such weapons in the Asia-Pacific following the U.S. withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces […]

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Singapore to ban domestic trade of ivory from 2021

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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 10:07:03 +0000

Singapore to ban domestic trade of ivory from 2021

SINGAPORE — Singapore will ban the domestic trade of elephant ivory from Sept 1, 2021, according to the National Parks Board (NParks). The sale of elephant ivory and ivory products, as well as the public display of such products for the purpose of selling them, will be prohibited here once the ban takes effect. It […]

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Flights from Hong Kong Airport to resume from 6 am Tuesday

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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 12:49:41 +0000

Flights from Hong Kong Airport to resume from 6 am Tuesday

Hong Kong Airport Authority hopes to resume flights from 6 a.m. on Tuesday after more than 180 departures were canceled earlier today, according to Hong Kong Media.

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Pyongyang lambasts Seoul over military exercise with US

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Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 10:31:03 +0000

Pyongyang lambasts Seoul over military exercise with US

SEOUL — North Korea has slammed South Korea for the latter’s combined military exercise with the United States, which kicked off Sunday, saying it will not interact with the South until there is a plausible explanation for the “war exercise.” In a Foreign Ministry statement, released a day after it launched what are believed to be short-range […]

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Cathay grounds pilot, removes 2 staff after regulator’s warning

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Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 09:39:20 +0000

Cathay grounds pilot, removes 2 staff after regulator's warning

HONG KONG – A Hong Kong pilot charged with rioting for taking part in a recent protest has been grounded, Cathy Pacific confirmed on Saturday. This came a day after the embattled carrier received a warning from the nation’s aviation regulator over safety risk and queries from passengers and the public. The airline also confirmed that two […]

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60% of flight attendants of Japanese airlines victimized by sneaky filming on duty—survey

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Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 09:11:00 +0000

60% of flight attendants of Japanese airlines victimized by sneaky filming on duty—survey

TOKYO — About 60 percent of flight attendants have fallen prey to surreptitious photographing and filming while on duty, but many of them face difficulties in charging offenders over such acts in the sky. The Japan Federation of Aviation Industry Unions — a Tokyo-based labor union for workers in the aviation industry — conducted a nationwide […]

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India to fence entire border with Bangladesh

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Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 08:59:03 +0000

India to fence entire border with Bangladesh

DHAKA — Bangladesh has no objection to India’s plan to fence the entire border between the two countries if it is done following due procedure, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said.  “India has already fenced about 80 percent of the border. They want to complete the rest of the work. I said that if it is […]

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Myanmar troops help flood rescue after landslide kills 48

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 06:04:03 +0000

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MAWLAMYINE, Myanmar — Myanmar troops deployed to flood-hit parts of the country on Sunday to help with relief efforts after the death toll from a deadly landslide jumped to 48. Every year, monsoon rains hammer Myanmar and other countries across Southeast Asia, submerging homes, displacing thousands and triggering landslides. But the disaster Friday in southeastern […]

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Man found guilty of molesting maid while his family is on holiday

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Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 04:55:07 +0000

A air traffic control watch manager at Changi Airport repeatedly molested his domestic helper in his home when his family members were away on holiday.

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