Lawmakers elect Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan’s new premier. Protests in parliament greet appointment
ISLAMABAD (news agencies) — Lawmakers in Pakistan’s National Assembly elected Sunday Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s new prime minister for ...
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South Korean doctors hold massive anti-government rally over medical school recruitment plan
SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — Thousands of senior doctors rallied in Seoul on Sunday to express their support for ...
What to watch for as China’s major political meeting of the year gets underway
BEIJING (news agencies) — One burning issue dominates as the 2024 session of China’s legislature gets underway this week: the ...
A small drone flies into a damaged Fukushima reactor for the first time to study its melted fuel
TOKYO (news agencies) — A drone small enough to fit in one’s hand flew inside one of the damaged reactors ...
South Korean and US troops will begin major exercises next week in response to North Korean threats
SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — South Korean and U.S. troops will begin their expanded annual military drills next week ...
Japan had the fewest babies it has ever recorded last year. Marriages dropped steeply, too
TOKYO (news agencies) — The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for an eighth straight year to ...
Why thousands of junior doctors in South Korea are striking, and what it means for patients
SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — Thousands of junior doctors in South Korea have been refusing to see patients and ...
Feleti Teo is named Tuvalu’s new prime minister after elections that ousted Taiwan supporter
MELBOURNE, Australia (news agencies) — Tuvalu’s former attorney general Feleti Teo was named prime minister of the tiny South Pacific ...
In water-stressed Singapore, a search for new solutions to keep the taps flowing
SINGnews agenciesORE (news agencies) — A crack of thunder booms as dozens of screens in a locked office flash between ...
US and South Korea fly warplanes in interception drills after North Korea’s missile tests
SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — South Korea and the United States flew advanced stealth fighters in a joint missile-interception ...
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UAE confirms oil spill off UAQ beaches as cause for smell reported in several emirates
The odours 'pose no health risk' to residents, the ministry confirmed; beaches and coastal areas in the emirate have been...
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