Taiwan's military on high alert as Chinese warships spotted near island
Pacific Asia • Dec 9, 2024, 7:59 AM
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Taiwan's military has initiated "combat readiness drills" after Chinese warships were spotted near the island, Taipei said Monday. Observers have been speculating that Beijing would launch fresh military drills in response to Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's meeting with US House Speaker Mike Johnson in Guam last week.
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'It's not acceptable when half the population is silenced': CEO of Afghan media group Moby
Pacific Asia • 4:05 PM
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FRANCE 24 spoke to Saad Mohseni, co-founder and CEO of Moby, Afghanistan's largest media group. His new book "Radio Free Afghanistan" chronicles the ups and downs of building a media conglomerate in the country. Mohseni lamented the fact that since the r
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Denmark will not extradite anti-whaling activist Watson to Japan
Pacific Asia • 11:38 AM
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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson was freed from prison in Denmark on Tuesday, his lawyer told AFP, and he will not be extradited to Japan. Watson was detained on a 2012 Japanese arrest warrant, which accuses him of causing damage to a whaling ship in th
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Powerful earthquake hits Pacific island of Vanuatu, bodies seen in street
Pacific Asia • 5:13 AM
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A devastating 7.3-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday struck off the coast of Vanuatu's main island, Efate, severely damaging Port Vila and crushing the ground floor of a building containing US and French embassies. Casualties and extensive destruction were
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India: Forty years on, Bhopal disaster still plagues local residents
Pacific Asia • 12:44 AM
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Forty years after India's Bhopal disaster, local residents are still suffering from its aftermath. The gas explosion at a chemical plant caused toxic waste to contaminate the water in nearby areas, causing locals to develop numerous health issues. Today,
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