Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike says she has secured her second term as head of the Japanese capitalTokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike says she has secured her second term as head of the Japanese capital
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Thousands rally at Black Lives Matter protests in AustraliaSeveral thousand people rallied in Black Lives Matter protests across Australia over the weekend to call for racial equality and highlight deaths of Indigenous people while in police custody
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Indians keep their distance in mass tree planting campaign More than 2 million people have gathered in northern India while trying to practice social distancing to plant 250 million trees as part of a government plan to tackle climate change
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Mercedes to recall 660,000 vehicles in China for oil leakMercedes-Benz will recall more than 660,000 vehicles in China later this year for a possible oil leak
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China braces for more storms; 121 dead or missing this yearA wide swath of southern China is bracing for more seasonal rains and flooding that has already left more than 120 people dead or missing this year
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Japan floods leave up to 34 dead, many at nursing homesDeep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that left at least 34 people confirmed or presumed dead are hampering search and rescue operations in southern Japan, including at elderly home facilities where more than a dozen died and scores are still stranded
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Asia Today: India's cases up as WHO cautions vs vaccine planIndia has reported another record 24-hour jump in coronavirus cases as the World Health Organization cautioned against the country’s plans to release a vaccine by August
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Tokyo governor wins 2nd term, buoyed by handling of virusTokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has won a second term to head the Japanese capital
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Australian Finance Minister Cormann to resign at end of yearOne of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s most senior Cabinet ministers says he is retiring from politics at the end of the year
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US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace dealWashington’s envoy to Afghanistan emphasized the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban, forging ahead with an agreement that has run into new political obstacles in the U.S. and the region
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Northeast Indian state bans sale of dog meat amid protestAuthorities in India’s northeastern state of Nagaland have banned the sale of dog meat and halted the import and trading of dogs to be used for food
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Scuba diver killed in Australia shark attackA 20-year-old scuba diver has died after being attacked by a shark off the coast of Australia’s Queensland state
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North Korea says it has no plans for talks with US North Korea is reiterating it has no immediate plans to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States unless Washington discards what it describes as “hostile” polices toward Pyongyang
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Heavy rain floods southern Japan; over a dozen presumed deadHeavy rain in southern Japan has triggered flooding and mudslides, leaving more than a dozen people presumed dead, about 10 missing and dozens stranded on rooftops waiting to be rescued
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Asia Today: 3,000 Australians in Melbourne in hard lockdownAustralia’s Victoria state has recorded 108 new coronavirus cases, forcing authorities to lock down nine public housing towers and three more Melbourne suburbs
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