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Mon, October 18, 2021 | 01:49

Indonesia clings to coal despite green vision for economy

Even as Indonesia wins cautious praise from some green groups for ambitious plans to cut carbon emissions, the world's biggest exporter of thermal coal shows no sign of weaning itself off the polluting fuel any time soon.

2021-09-20 18:06

Boxer Manny Pacquiao to run for Philippine president in 2022

Boxing star Manny Pacquiao said on Sunday he will run for president of the Philippines next year, after railing against corruption in government and what he calls President Rodrigo Duterte's cozy relationship with China.

2021-09-19 20:07

Taliban replace ministry for women with 'virtue' authorities

Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers set up a ministry for the ``propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice” in the building that once housed the Ministry of Women's Affairs, escorting out World Bank staffers Saturday as part of a forced move.

2021-09-19 13:40

At unfinished Evergrande apartments in central China, buyers seek answers

A steady stream of anxious apartment buyers flowed into the sales office of the Evergrande Oasis complex outside the city of Luoyang this week, seeking answers after construction was halted by the giant developer's severe cash crunch.

2021-09-17 21:01

Race for Japan's new prime minister kicks off

The campaign to become Japan's next prime minister kicks off on Friday, with four candidates vying for leadership of the ruling party in an unusually close race.

2021-09-17 13:48

Australia: Strategic shifts led it to acquire nuclear subs

Australia has canceled a contract with France for conventional submarines and instead will build nuclear-powered submarines using U.S. technology because of changing strategic conditions in the region, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday.

2021-09-16 21:04

9 Hong Kong activists given jail terms for joining Tiananmen vigil

Nine veteran democracy activists in Hong Kong were sentenced to between six and 10 months in jail on Wednesday for joining a Tiananmen vigil banned by police last year.

2021-09-15 20:37

Afghan girls' football team flees to Pakistan

Members of Afghanistan's national girls' football team have fled across the border into Pakistan, officials said Wednesday, a month after the hardline Taliban swept back into power.

2021-09-15 20:36

Beijing court rules against woman who became symbol of #MeToo campaign

A Beijing court ruled against a Chinese woman on Tuesday in a #MeToo case that wound through the courts for three years, in a blow to the tamped-down movement whose legacy remains uncertain.

2021-09-15 10:22

Dengue suspected of killing dozens as Indian state suffers worst outbreak in years

An outbreak of dengue fever is suspected of killing dozens of people in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh since the start of September, and authorities have launched a campaign to destroy mosquito breeding grounds.

2021-09-14 15:00

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