Beijing frees US pastor imprisoned in China for almost 20 years
Pacific Asia • Sep 16, 2024, 8:42 AM
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David Lin, a US pastor jailed in China since 2006 on charges of contract fraud, has been released, the State Department said Sunday. Washington has for years urged Beijing to release Lin, who the US maintains was wrongfully detained.
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Man killed during French security forces operation in New Caledonia
Pacific Asia • 11:24 PM
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A man was killed during a French security forces operation in New Caledonia overnight, raising the death toll to 12 after four months of unrest. Clashes continue in Saint Louis, a stronghold of the independence movement south of Noumea, as tensions persi
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Indian-administered Kashmir holds first local election after losing autonomy
Pacific Asia • 1:41 PM
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Five years after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its statehood, the northern Indian region voted Wednesday in its first local election in a decade. The disputed Kashmir Valley has experienced profound change
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Mumbai's dabbawalas, a centuries-old food delivery service for Indian workers
Pacific Asia • 10:59 AM
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Food delivery services are now a $150 billion industry worldwide. The rise of user-friendly apps has led to these services becoming ubiquitous in many countries. But before Uber Eats or Deliveroo, there were dabbawalas. In the Indian city of Mumbai, they
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North Korea launches second set of short-range ballistic missiles in a week
Pacific Asia • 4:24 AM
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North Korea continued a series of provocative maneuvers early Wednesday when, for the second time since Thursday, it fired a second round of short ballistic missiles – a move experts say could be linked to the isolated country's suspected illicit supplyi
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