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Washington and Seoul will “face proportional responses for their mad dash for nuclear war”, warns Pyongyang in a text published this Friday by the North Korean state agency KCNA, in reaction to the announcement of future joint military exercises hosted by South Korea and the United States. The South Korean …

A Chinese fishing vessel has capsized in the Indian Ocean and its 39 crew members are missing, state media reported Wednesday. The vessel, which is owned by Penglai Jinglu Fishery Co, a Chinese fishing company, capsized around 3 a.m. Tuesday Beijing time, state media CCTV reported. “So far, no missing …

Nearly 900 people were executed in 2022 in 20 countries, a record level since 2017, criticizes Amnesty International in its annual report on the death penalty, denouncing the “murderous frenzy” of certain countries. The human rights organization counted 883 people executed in 20 countries in 2022, an increase of 53% …

A 78-year-old American, a permanent resident of Hong Kong, has been sentenced in China to life in prison for “espionage”, a local court announced on Monday. John Shing-wan Leung, also known as Liang Chengyun, “was guilty of espionage and was sentenced to life imprisonment as well as lifetime deprivation of …

The European Union has proposed imposing sanctions on Chinese companies accused of selling material that could be used for weapons to help the Russian war effort, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, which said it had able to consult a document. According to the newspaper, several Chinese companies are targeted …

Canadian actor Saint Von Colucci died in a South Korean hospital after undergoing surgery to resemble Jimint, lead singer of K-pop super group BTS. The 22-year old actor Von Colucci died after suffering complications from the cosmetic procedures he had a few months ago, according to reports. “The deceased spent …

Authorities in Japan are planning to send a military aircraft to evacuate the country’s citizens from Sudan amid the deadly fighting. Japanese government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno said that as of Wednesday, there were 60 Japanese nationals stuck in Sudan. He said the government would do “its utmost to ensure the …

A fire at a hospital in the Fengtai district of Beijing has killed 21 people, the official newspaper of the Chinese capital’s Communist Party, the Beijing Daily, reported on Tuesday. The alert of a fire starting at Changfeng Hospital was given shortly before 1 a.m. and the disaster could be …

A woman has died in China from H3N8 avian flu, a virus that has been circulating since 2002 and has so far had no known human victims, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The H3N8 virus, which first appeared on the North American continent, was until now considered …

A United Arab Emirates court has dismissed South Africa’s request to extradite Atul and Rajesh Gupta, brothers who face charges of political corruption, but the Gulf state said on Friday the extradition request could be resubmitted, Reuters reported. The Guptas are accused of using their connections with Jacob Zuma, president …