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  Xi says world hopes N Korea-US talks can succeed

  Reuters . Beijing | Updated at 12:26pm on June 20, 2019

  The world hopes North Korea and the United States can talk to each other and for those talks to be successful, Chinese president Xi Jinping...

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  Cambodia targets 140 opposition figures to silence dissent: UN

  Reuters . Geneva | Updated at 12:00am on June 20, 2019

  Cambodian authorities have questioned, summoned or detained more than 140 members of the former Cambodia National Rescue Party in an escalating suppression of dissent, two...

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  HK lawmakers grill security chief over protest violence

  Agence-France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 12:00am on June 20, 2019

  Members of Hong Kong’s legislature met Wednesday for the first time since the largest anti-government protest in the city’s history, with many opposition lawmakers slamming...

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  HK leader signals end to extradition bill, but refuses to step down

  Reuters . Hong Kong | Updated at 04:12pm on June 18, 2019

  Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday signalled the end of a controversial extradition bill that she promoted and then postponed after some of the...

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  China warns US against deploying more troops in Mideast

  Agence France-Presse . Beijing | Updated at 02:10pm on June 18, 2019

  China on Tuesday warned against opening a ‘Pandora’s box’ in the Middle East after the United...

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  China earthquake kills 13

  Agence France-Presse . Beijing | Updated at 01:39pm on June 18, 2019

  The toll from a strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China rose to 13 dead and 199 injured on Tuesday as rescuers pulled bodies and survivors...

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  HK activist Wong leaves jail, vows to join protests

  Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 12:10am on June 18, 2019

  Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong walked free from prison Monday and vowed to join historic anti-government protests rocking the finance hub, as activists...

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  At least 12 killed in Indonesia bus accident

  Agence France-Presse . Jakarta | Updated at 01:58pm on June 17, 2019

  At least 12 people were killed and dozens more injured in an Indonesian...

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  Earthquake jolts eastern Indonesia: Agency

  Reuters . Jakarta | Updated at 12:24pm on June 17, 2019

  An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude struck in eastern Indonesia on Monday...

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  Anti-govt protesters free highway outside HK parliament

  Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 11:52am on June 17, 2019

  Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong ended their occupation of...