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    N.Korea missile launch disrupts start of Japanese election campaign

    Asia Pacific · 4:51 AM UTC

    North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile off its east coast on Tuesday, pulling Japan's new prime minister off the campaign trail and overshadowing the opening of a major arms fair in Seoul.

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    Trump sues U.S. House committee investigating Jan. 6 attack on Capitol
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    Court rulings free Hong Kong police to probe older offences under security law
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    Asia Pacific · 3:23 AM UTC

    New Zealand reports record daily cases as Delta spreads

    New Zealand recorded on Tuesday the highest number of daily cases since the pandemic began last year, as the Delta variant of the coronavirus spreads in its biggest city Auckland.

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    Myanmar frees hundreds of political prisoners after ASEAN pressure
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    China, Russia navy ships jointly sail through Japan strait
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    Japan kicks off election campaign as support for the ruling LDP dips
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    Australia's COVID-19 cases remain subdued as vaccinations rise

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    Chinese property bonds firm after Kaisa and Sunac make coupon payments
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    Court rulings free Hong Kong police to probe older offences under security law
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    Hong Kong leader leaves hospital after minor elbow fracture
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    Alibaba unveils custom ARM-based server chip for cloud computing data centers

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    Britain's fossil fuel dilemma in the spotlight as climate talks near
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    One in three UK music jobs wiped out by COVID, report says
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    UK's Johnson leads tributes to 'dedicated, passionate' lawmaker Amess
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    Morrisons investors set to rubber stamp $10 bln CD&R takeover

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    EU weighs further sanctions on Belarus over illegal migrants
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    Life after COVID: EU re-thinks budget rules for new era
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    Deaths in Norway attack came from stab wounds, not bow and arrow, police say
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    Britain's fossil fuel dilemma in the spotlight as climate talks near

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    United States · 12:39 AM UTC

    Biden administration asks U.S. Supreme Court to block Texas abortion law

    President Joe Biden's administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a Texas law that imposes a near-total ban on abortion, calling the Republican-backed measure plainly unconstitutional and specifically designed to evade judicial scrutiny.

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    Colin Powell, U.S. military leader and first Black secretary of state, dies
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    Trump questioned under oath in lawsuit over alleged Trump Tower assault
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    U.S. Democrats battle over climate change plans in $3.5 trillion bill
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    Top U.S. envoy to Afghanistan stepping down

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    Asian shares track Wall Street higher, China rebounds
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    Chinese property bonds firm after Kaisa and Sunac make coupon payments
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    Megahit "Squid Game" puts focus squarely on Netflix's overseas growth
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    Britain's fossil fuel dilemma in the spotlight as climate talks near

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    Indian stocks rise on IT, financial boost
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    More than 20 dead after floods hit southern India
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    India, Israel to start talks on free trade agreement next month
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    Explainer: What is behind the recent surge in violence in Indian Kashmir?

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    Haitians protest kidnappings as FBI says it will assist in effort to find missionaries
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    Polarized Chile marks anniversary of 2019 protests as election nears
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    Canada's 'tax the rich' plan leaves big debt risk untouched
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    Venezuelan opposition, Norway urge Maduro government to resume talks

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    Ethiopian families fleeing fighting describe hunger, rape in Amhara
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    Sit-in calling for Sudanese government dissolution grows into thousands
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    Husband in court over killing of Kenyan athlete Tirop
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    Opposition candidate Neves wins Cape Verde election

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    Power squeeze curbs Chinese growth, leaves Europe in a gas bind
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    Australia must commit to carbon cuts to keep green energy advantage, Fortescue's Forrest says
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    Britain's fossil fuel dilemma in the spotlight as climate talks near

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    Russia's remote permafrost thaws, threatening homes and infrastructure
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    No special deals to allow unvaccinated players at Australian Open: official
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