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‘Secret squad’ of Asian elephants in China help police track and capture 5 people trying to cross border to Laos illegally
South China Morning Post 10 Aug 2022
Police in southwestern China have praised a family of wild Asian elephants who followed five suspects and left a clear path for officers that led straight to the group and enabled their arrest ... .
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Ukraine war must end with liberation of Crimea – Zelensky
BBC News 10 Aug 2022
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Taiwan’s reunification countdown has begun
Asiatimes 08 Aug 2022
China’s People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command said in a statement on Monday (August 8) that joint drills in the sea and airspace around Taiwan were continuing. The notice did not specify the precise location of the exercises or when they would end. Whether the six danger zones for the August 4-7 exercises remain in effect is unclear ... Photo.
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US accuses Chinese cable manufacturer of helping telecoms equipment firm ZTE hide business with Iran
South China Morning Post 10 Aug 2022photo: AP / Anjum Naveed
Pakistani news channel taken off air, put on notice for inciting ‘revolt’ against army
Arab News 10 Aug 2022
ISLAMABAD. Pakistan’s electronic media regulator has issued a show-cause notice to a major private news channel, ARY News, for airing “hateful and seditious” content that the authority said amounted to inciting revolt within the armed forces, a copy of the document shows ... The outlet had previously also made the accusations in June ... ....
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Horrific rape case raises South Africa ghosts
The Los Angeles Times 10 Aug 2022
PRETORIA, South Africa — . The gang rape of eight women — allegedly by illegal miners — has transfixed South Africa and encapsulated numerous evils plaguing this society all at once. The victims were models taping a program at a mining location when attacked. More than 100 men have been arrested in the assault, although not all charged ... U.S.
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Venezuela plans to reestablish military ties with Colombia
Anadolu Agency 10 Aug 2022
Venezuela announced Tuesday that it plans to reestablish military ties with Colombia after years of deteriorating relations between the two countries. Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said President Nicolas Maduro had ordered him to immediately establish contact with Colombian Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez for this purpose ... .
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Turkey resumes gas exploration in eastern Mediterranean after two-year halt
Press TV 09 Aug 2022
Turkey has resumed offshore gas exploration in disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean after a two-year hiatus, a move that is expected to stoke regional tensions ... “The survey and drilling work we are conducting in the Mediterranean are within our sovereign territory ... “Europe is a good potential customer for Cypriot gas,” Pilides said ... Minister.
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Robot arms are replacing shelf stockers in Japan's convenience stores
Straits Times 10 Aug 2022photo: WN / Tayco
Japan’s population drops most in 9 years, number of over-65s hits record high
South China Morning Post 10 Aug 2022photo: AP / Emilio Espejel, File
Homeless after deportation, migrants in Tijuana demand government help
La Prensa Latina 09 Aug 2022
By Manuel Ayala. Tijuana, Mexico, Aug 8 (EFE).- Mexican civil society organizations and migrants deported from the United States who are now homeless in the border city of Tijuana on Monday demonstrated against the situation in which they say they have been left by authorities ... Being on “this side” of the wall has been tough for him ... EFE.
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Israel: Troops kill 2 Palestinian gunmen in West Bank clash
San Francisco Chronicle 09 Aug 2022
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops killed two Palestinian gunmen in a shootout Tuesday during an arrest operation in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, police said ... Israeli police said forces encircled the home of Ibrahim al-Nabulsi, who they say was wanted for a string of shootings in the West Bank earlier this year ... .
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China warns of zero tolerance towards Taiwan 'separatists'
RTE 10 Aug 2022
China has vowed zero tolerance for "separatist activities" in Taiwan and reaffirmed that it would take the self-ruled island by force if necessary. The warning from Beijing, which considers Taiwan its territory, came after days of unprecedented Chinese military drills around the island sparked by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip ... Invasion fears ... .
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Taiwanese foreign minister says China using drills as excuse to prepare for invasion
Gulf Daily News 09 Aug 2022
Taiwan's foreign minister said on Tuesday that China was using the military drills it launched in protest against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit as an excuse to prepare for an invasion of the self-ruled island ... "China has used the drills ... "But I don't think they're going to do anything more than they are." ... .
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Two more grain ships leave Ukraine, bringing total to 12 under new deal
Hong Kong Standard 09 Aug 2022
Two more grain-carrying ships left Ukraine's Chornomorsk port on Tuesday, Turkey's defense ministry said, as part of a deal to unblock Ukrainian sea exports, bringing the total to leave the country under a safe passage deal to 12. ... The Standard Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android. More>> ... personnel are working. ... (Reuters). .