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Maui emergency management agency head resigns over 'health reasons'

The head of the emergency management agency of the wildfire-devastated Maui, Herman Andaya, has resigned, citing health reasons. Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen made t

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Chinese defense minister warns against playing with fire over Taiwan question

Attempts to play with fire on the Taiwan question or use the Taiwan question to contain China are doomed to fail, said Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Gene

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GCC says supports 'peaceful efforts' to address Russia-Ukraine conflict

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi said on Wednesday that GCC member states support "peaceful efforts" aimed at resolving t

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Sudan 'spiraling out of control' as 1 million flee country, UN warns

More than 1 million people have fled Sudan to neighboring states, and people inside the country are running out of food and dying due to lack of healthcare after four m

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Aug 12- Aug 18)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Chinese defense mini

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump indicted for fourth time

Former U.S. President Donald Trump was hit with a fourth set of criminal charges on Monday when a Georgia grand jury issued an indictment accusing him of efforts to ove

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Hawaii wildfire death toll tops 100

The number of people known to have died in the horrific wildfire that leveled a Hawaiian town has risen to 106 on Tuesday. The death toll might rise further as rescue o

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Latvia Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins to resign over coalition rift

Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins is to resign along with his cabinet blaming a breakdown in relations with other members of the multi-party government. Announcin

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China will further open up to foreign investment: official

China will optimize the business environment for foreign investors to further their engagement with the Chinese market, said an official at a regular press conference h

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Russia's Far East suffers flooding, over 2,500 people evacuated

Floods in Russia's Far East had forced the evacuation of more than 2,500 people by Monday, the ministry of emergency situations said, after Russia joined the list of co

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S. Korean fishing boats stage rally against Japan's wastewater discharge plan

A group of South Korean fishing boats on Monday staged a maritime parade in waters off the country's western port city of Incheon as part of the efforts in recent month

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Argentine far-right outsider Milei posts shock win in primary election

Argentine voters punished the country's two main political forces in a primary election on Sunday, pushing a rock-singing libertarian outsider candidate into first plac

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Malaysia concludes key state elections

Malaysia has concluded key state elections to determine the governments for six states, with the status quo being in place as each coalition held onto states that it go

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'Strong political force': Biden campaign makes case for Kamala Harris 3 years after picking her for VP

President Joe Biden's campaign is making the case for Vice President Kamala Harris' spot on the Democratic ticket in a strategic memo to donors, supporters and politica

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West Africa bloc seeks ways to engage with Niger junta

West Africa's regional bloc kept up its search on Sunday for diplomatic ways to overturn last month's coup in Niger, while retaining the threat of military intervention

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Pakistan's president dissolves National Assembly

Pakistani President Arif Alvi has approved Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's advice to dissolve the National Assembly, or the lower house of the parliament, according to

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U.S. judge sets hearing on evidence in Trump's 2020 election case

A federal judge presiding over former U.S. President Donald Trump's trial on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election has ordered his attorneys and federal prose