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IMF agrees to US$2.9 bil bailout for bankrupt Sri Lanka

Agreement conditional on country striking deal with creditors to restructure its US$51 billion foreign debt

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Taiwan records 446 Chinese air incursions in August

Military drills increase in frequency after US’ Nancy Pelosi visited island

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Tugboats save the Suez Canal again: another stuck ship refloated 

Stranded S’porean tanker Affinity V briefly halted traffic this morning, reports says

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UN report lists litany of rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang

Assessment says torture claims credible, Uyghur detention might be int’l crime

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Sarah Palin loses special election bid for US Congress seat

Democrats score major upset in Alaska, beating Donald Trump-endorsed former governor

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US life expectancy drops for 2nd straight year, due to Covid-19

Virus now third-leading cause of death after heart disease, cancer

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Taliban revel in anniversary of foreign troop withdrawal

Authorities declare national holiday, hold celebration at former US military base

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Chinese cops rescue 150 cats headed for dinner tables

Activists find felines lured into rusty cages with live sparrows by gang

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Australia cuts Covid-19 isolation times, eases mask rules

Relaxation of measures applies only to asymptomatic people, says PM

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Vietnam to free 2,500 prisoners in independence amnesty

Mass pardon one of the smallest in recent years, excludes activists

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Japan relaxes border controls for tourism, allows package tours without guides

Country to raise daily cap on number of people allowed to enter to 50,000 from September 7 onwards

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Taiwan vows ‘counter-attack’ if China breaches airspace, territorial waters

This follows Beijing’s huge military drills around self-ruled island over past month

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Japan PM says ruling party to cut ties with ‘problematic’ Unification Church

This follows renewed scrutiny of Moonies after assassination of ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe