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Day of reckoning as South Korean students take crucial exam
AFP, Published on 14/11/2019
» SEOUL: South Korea hushed Thursday as hundreds of thousands of students sat the high-stakes national university entrance exam that could define their future in the ultra-competitive country.
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Malaysia's air safety rating said to be downgraded
Reuters, Published on 11/11/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has downgraded Malaysia's air safety rating, restricting the country's airlines from adding flights to the United States, four sources familiar with the matter and a US government official told Reuters on Monday.
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Four dead, 17 missing as fierce Typhoon Hagibis pounds Tokyo
Published on 13/10/2019
» TOKYO: Four people were killed and 17 were missing after the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in decades paralysed Tokyo, flooding rivers and putting millions under evacuation warning before it plowed up the northeastern coast.
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Typhoon may bring 75cm of rain to Tokyo
Published on 11/10/2019
» TOKYO: A powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 75 centimetres of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend, and the government is warning residents to stockpile necessities and leave high-risk places before it's too dangerous.
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Malaysia, Indonesia shut thousands of schools over forest fires haze
AFP, Published on 19/09/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Thousands of schools were shuttered across Malaysia and Indonesia Thursday, affecting at least 1.7 million pupils, officials said, as toxic haze from rampant forest fires sent air quality plummeting.
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Indonesia arrests hundreds linked to forest fires
Associated Press, Published on 19/09/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesian police said Thursday that they have arrested 230 people suspected of starting fires that are spreading health-damaging haze across a large part of Southeast Asia.
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Millions of pigs culled as swine fever spreads through Asia
Published on 21/06/2019
» HANOI: Millions of pigs have been culled in China and Vietnam as a UN food agency urges Asian governments to make containing virulent African swine fever their top priority.
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Japan's emperor to step down in 200-year first
AFP, Published on 30/04/2019
» TOKYO: Japan's Emperor Akihito prepared Tuesday to become the country's first monarch to abdicate in more than 200 years, handing the Chrysanthemum Throne to his son and ushering in a new imperial era.
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Typhoon pummels mainland Japan, stops planes, trains
Published on 30/09/2018
» KAGOSHIMA, Japan: TOKYO: A powerful typhoon ripped through Japan on Sunday, forcing cancellations of flights and trains, including in the Tokyo area as authorities warned of strong winds and torrential rain.
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SET ends at one-month high, Singapore shares extend gains
Published on 19/07/2018
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand closed at a one-month high, while Singapore shares marked its highest close in over three weeks on Thursday.
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