North Korea launches second set of short-range ballistic missiles in a week
Pacific Asia • Sep 18, 2024, 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 supplying of arms to Russia
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China's 'full-time dads' challenge patriarchal norms
Pacific Asia • 4:03 PM
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Cooking, cleaning, and caring for the kids during the day, Chen Hualiang takes on household tasks many Chinese fathers tend to leave to their wives, bucking a deep-rooted patriarchal tradition and even inspiring a hit TV show. The former project manager
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Sri Lanka to vote in first poll since economic collapse
Pacific Asia • 1:36 PM
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Cash-strapped Sri Lanka will vote for its next president Saturday in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis.
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