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Hospital fire in India kills at least 2, injures 86
NEW DELHI (AP) — Police say at least two people died and 86 others were injured in a fire that broke out in a Mumbai hospital. Police officer A.P. Lokhand says the fire Monday in…
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Malaysia files criminal charges against Goldman Sachs
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs and two former executives on Monday for their role in the alleged multibillion-dollar ransacking of state investment fund 1MDB. Attorney General Tommy Thomas…
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Locked away, forgotten: Muslim Uighur wives of Pakistani men
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The last time Chaudhry Javed Atta saw his wife was over a year ago — the Pakistani trader in dried and fresh produce was leaving their home in northwestern China’s heavily Muslim…
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Report: China is driving use of armed drones in Middle East
BEIRUT (AP) — The use of armed drones in the Middle East, driven largely by sales from China, has grown significantly in the past few years with an increasing number of countries and other parties…
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Indian bill to ‘protect’ trafficking victims will make sex workers less safe
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Simanti Dasgupta, University of Dayton (THE CONVERSATION) Hoping to protect women from sexual exploitation, Indian lawmakers are pushing a…
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Nissan board meets but no chairman picked to replace Ghosn
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Nissan’s board met Monday but failed to pick a new chairman to replace Carlos Ghosn, who was arrested last month on charges of violating financial regulations, saying more discussion was needed.…
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China’s win-at-all-costs approach suggests it will follow its own dangerous path in biomedicine
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Hallam Stevens, Nanyang Technological University (THE CONVERSATION) The world was shocked by Chinese scientist He Jiankui’s recent claim that…
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Philippines’ Catriona Gray named Miss Universe 2018
BANGKOK (AP) — The Philippines’ Catriona Gray was named Miss Universe 2018 in a competition held in Bangkok on Monday, besting contestants from 93 other countries and delighting her home nation. Gray wore a sparkling…
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US, China spar again over trade at WTO review of US policies
GENEVA (AP) — A top U.S. diplomat in Geneva has used a review of America’s trade policy to criticize “forced” technology transfer and a “heavily skewed playing field” in China. Dennis Shea, the U.S. ambassador…
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Indian free in Pakistan after serving 3 years for spying
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An Indian man convicted of spying in Pakistan is free after serving a three-year prison sentence. Pakistan’s foreign ministry spokesman, Mohammad Faisal, said on Monday that Indian national Hamid Nehal Ansari is…
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Indian troops enforce lockdown to foil Kashmir protest march
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Soldiers and police fanned out across Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday to enforce a security lockdown for a second straight day to stop anti-India protests and foil a call by separatists for…
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Onetime Indian politician convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court on Monday convicted a former politician for his role in riots that swept India in 1984, leaving thousands of Sikhs dead in bloody pogroms, and sentenced him to…
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Cambodia’s biggest hydropower dam now producing electricity
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s largest hydropower project officially began producing electricity Monday as the country tries to increase its energy capacity to reduce energy imports and help jump-start industrial expansion. Prime Minister Hun…
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1 Thai dead, 7 S. Korean tourists hurt in Thailand car crash
BANGKOK (AP) — An accident Monday outside of Bangkok involving three vehicles killed one Thai man and left 11 other people injured, including seven South Korean tourists, Thai police said. Police Lt. Col. Boonsarit Chuaychoo,…
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World stocks mixed ahead of Brexit address; Fed in focus
SINGAPORE (AP) — World markets were mixed on Monday as British Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to address the House of Commons over a messy exit deal. Most Asian indexes rose on hopes that the…
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