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2002 Bali attack ex-convict now brews coffee to rebuild life
Kyodo News, Published on 05/09/2025
» EAST JAVA — When bomb maker Umar Patek, convicted in the 2002 Bali attacks in Indonesia that killed 202 people, launched an original coffee brand in June, a crowd turned out to support him.
Slogans urge Tibetans to assimilate under Chinese rule
Kyodo News, Published on 13/08/2025
» NYINGCHI — As the plane touches down at the airport in Nyingchi, in China's remote eastern Tibetan Autonomous Region, the slogan "Long live ethnic unity!" can be seen written in massive Chinese characters along the base of a nearby mountain.
No tsunami threat to Japan after huge volcanic eruption in Indonesia’
Kyodo News, Published on 02/08/2025
» KYODO — Japan's weather agency said there is no tsunami threat to the country following a huge volcanic eruption on the Indonesian island of Flores on Saturday.
Thailand welcomes visitors to Expo pavilion in Osaka
Published on 14/04/2025
» The Thai exhibition was among places visited by exhibition-goers on the first day of the World Exposition in Osaka on Sunday.
Leftists sweep Sri Lankan parliamentary poll
Published on 15/11/2024
» COLOMBO - The sweeping election win by the coalition of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has underlined widening support for his leftist policies, but he faces the test of steering the recovery from a financial crisis with an inexperienced set of lawmakers.
Driver kills 35 pedestrians in Chinese city
Published on 12/11/2024
» A hit-and-run attack at a sports centre in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai killed 35 people and severely injured 43, local police said on Tuesday.
Trump claims 'powerful mandate' after Fox News projects victory
Published on 06/11/2024
» PALM BEACH - Republican Donald Trump claimed victory in the 2024 United States presidential contest after Fox News projected that he had defeated Democrat Kamala Harris, which would cap a stunning political comeback four years after he left the White House.
US presidential vote count continues, Trump wins swing state
Kyodo News, Published on 06/11/2024
» WASHINGTON — Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican opponent Donald Trump on Tuesday picked up early wins in their respective strongholds as vote counting for one of the most consequential presidential elections in United States history continued.
North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile
Published on 31/10/2024
» North Korea said on Thursday that it test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile in the morning on the orders of leader Kim Jong Un, with the test demonstrating the credibility of the country's "most powerful strategic deterrent."
China to crack down on Halloween revellers
Kyodo News, Published on 25/10/2024
» SHANGHAI - Authorities in Shanghai are set to control Halloween cosplayers and decorations this year, US media Radio Free Asia (RFA) said, as the leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping has been vigilant about the spread of Western culture and revellers’ costumes with underlying political messages.