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North Korea conducts longest-range missile test yet over Japan, article with videoAsia Pacific · October 4, 2022
Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile farther than ever before on Tuesday, sending it soaring over Japan for the first time in five years and prompting a warning for residents there to take cover.
Asia PacificTear gas, locked gates led to Indonesian soccer stampede, spectators say, article with videoOctober 4, 2022
Asia PacificBangladesh plunged into darkness by national grid failure, article with imageOctober 4, 2022

Asia PacificU.S., Japanese fighter jets carry out drills after North Korea missile launch, article with galleryOctober 4, 2022
MarketsDollar nurses pullback as traders glimpse rate peaks, article with image12:26 AM UTC . Updated undefined ago
Macro MattersS. Korea's Sept annual inflation slows for second straight month
South Korea's consumer inflation slowed in September, data showed on Wednesday, a week before the central bank's policy meeting and amid growing talk of a bigger-than-usual interest rate increase.
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BusinessSembcorp secures $3 bln shipbuilding contract from Brazil's Petrobras, article with imageOctober 4, 2022
Asia PacificSouth Korea, U.S. fire missiles into the sea to protest 'reckless' North Korea test, article with gallery12:28 AM UTC . Updated undefined ago
Asia PacificNorth Korean missile launch 'deliberately provocative,' EU says, article with imageOctober 4, 2022
MarketsMorning Bid: Bear trap?, article with imageOctober 4, 2022
WorldN.Korean nuclear test would seriously threaten international stability -US, article with imageOctober 4, 2022

Future of MoneyArgentine fintech Uala to invest $150 mln on Mexico, Colombia expansion, CEO says, article with imageOctober 4, 2022
WorldNorth Korea's latest missile launch is 'destabilizing,' White House says, article with imageOctober 4, 2022
Asia PacificBiden affirms U.S. support for Japan after North Korea missile launch, article with imageOctober 4, 2022
Asia PacificPakistan court drops contempt of court case against ex-PM Khan, article with imageOctober 3, 2022
Asia PacificChina, Russia at odds with US over UN meeting on North Korea, article with imageOctober 4, 2022
MarketsWorld Bank sees weak growth in 2023 for eastern Europe, central Asia, article with imageOctober 4, 2022
Asia PacificAustralia to set aside at least 30% of its land mass to protect endangered species, article with videoOctober 4, 2022
IndiaIndian Himalayas avalanche kills four, several missing
At least four people have died and several others are still missing in the Indian Himalayas after a group of 41 mountaineers was hit by an avalanche on Tuesday, a statement from a mountaineering institute in northern India said.
Saurabh Sharma
October 4, 2022
WorldJapan expels Russian consul in retaliation
Japan ordered a Russian consul in Sapporo to leave the country by October 10 in retaliation for the expulsion of a Japanese consul in Vladivostok last month, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Reuters
October 4, 2022