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Tiananmen museum reopens in Hong Kong to mark anniversary
Published on 26/04/2019
» HONG KONG: A museum documenting the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre reopened in Hong Kong on Friday after a three-year hiatus, marking the 30th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on a pro-democracy protest.
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LATEST: 7 dead, airport isolated by Japan typhoon
Kyodo News, Published on 04/09/2018
» TOKYO: Powerful Typhoon Jebi A powerful typhoon ripped through western Japan on Tuesday, leaving at least seven people dead and more than 200 injured, while strong winds and high waves closed Kansai International Airport and caused a ship to smash into a bridge linking the airport with the main island.
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Kansai airport to reopen runway flooded in typhoon Friday
Published on 13/09/2018
» OSAKA: The president of the operator of Kansai international airport said on Thursday a runway at the main international gateway to western Japan, which was flooded in a powerful typhoon earlier this month, will reopen on Friday.
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Narita airport to expand low-cost carrier terminal
Published on 26/04/2018
» CHIBA, Japan: The operator of Narita airport near Tokyo said on Thursday its terminal for budget airlines will be expanded to address congestion, with the total area to be doubled by March 2022.
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Kim becomes first N.Korean leader to cross border
Kyodo News, Published on 27/04/2018
» SEOUL: Kim Jong Un on Friday became the first North Korean leader to cross the border with the South since the end of the Korean War, the latest in a series of remarkable developments emerging from his sudden embrace of diplomacy since the beginning of this year.
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Protesters bash Aso over sexual harassment comments
Kyodo News, Published on 07/05/2018
» TOKYO: Women took to the streets on Monday to denounce Finance Minister Taro Aso over comments that seemed to make light of an alleged case of sexual harassment by the top bureaucrat at his ministry.
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China's economy accelerates for 1st time in 7 years, up 6.9% in 2017
Kyodo News, Published on 18/01/2018
» China's economy accelerated for the first time in seven years in 2017, growing 6.9% from a year earlier, on the back of robust exports and household spending, official data showed Thursday.
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Japan working to convert squat toilets to Western-style
Published on 28/01/2018
» TOKYO: Japan has been working to convert its traditional squat toilets in public places to Western-style sitting ones amid the influx of foreign tourists who are not familiar with the Japanese style.
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18 dead in Kabul hotel siege
Associated Press, Published on 22/01/2018
» KABUL: A Taliban assault on the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghanistan's capital killed at least 18 people, including 14 foreigners, and pinned security forces down for more than 13 hours before the last attacker was slain Sunday.
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US government shuts down
Associated Press, Published on 20/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: The federal government shut down at the stroke of midnight Friday, halting all but the most essential operations and marring the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration in a striking display of Washington dysfunction.
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