Asia News Headlines
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Beijing extends work-from-home order as COVID-19 cases rise
Beijing has extended orders for workers and students to stay home and ordered additional mass testing as cases of COVID-19 again rise in the city
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Biden: Monkeypox threat doesn't rise to level of COVID-19
President Joe Biden is seeking to calm concerns about recent cases of monkeypox that have been identified in Europe and the United States
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Biden launches Indo-Pacific trade deal, warns over inflation
President Joe Biden has launched a new trade deal with 12 Indo-Pacific nations aimed at strengthening their economies as he warns Americans worried about high inflation that it is “going to be a haul” before they feel relief
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Pakistan launches new anti-polio drive after 3rd case found
Pakistan has launched a new anti-polio drive, more than a week after officials detected the third case so far this year in the country's northwestern region bordering Afghanistan
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7 die in Philippine ferry fire; over 120 rescued from water
A fire on a ferry in the northeastern Philippines has killed seven people and forced many others to jump into the water, where they were rescued by other vessels
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Tokyo Olympic film debuts in Japan; headed next to Cannes
The documentary film about the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics has had it first public viewing
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US announces 12 countries join Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, a pact designed to bolster trade with Asian economies
US announces 12 countries join Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, a pact designed to bolster trade with Asian economies
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Security concerns, lack of support stall Africa's Green Wall
A series of complex challenges, including a lack of funding and political will as well as rising insecurity linked to extremist groups al-Qaida and the Islamic State in Burkina Faso, are obstructing progress on Africa’s Great Green Wall, according to experts involved in the initiative
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Popular independent wins Bangkok governor's election
Residents of the Thai capital Bangkok have elected an independent politician seen as representing opponents of the country’s military-backed government
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