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Indonesia names new capital Nusantara

President Joko Widodo confirmed it on Friday, minister says

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North Korea fires more suspected missiles, flouts new sanctions

Weapons test comes on the heels of fresh United States sanctions imposed last week

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China’s birth rate at record low in 2021: official

Faster-than-expected ageing could deepen economic growth concerns, note analysts

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Millions hunker down as storm hits eastern United States

Southeast, coastal mid-Atlantic set for heavy snows and freezing rain

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China’s virus cases highest in nearly two years, weeks before Olympics

Beijing races to stamp out Omicron as analysts warn of economic impact of zero-Covid-19 approach

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World’s 10 richest men doubled wealth during Covid-19: report

They include Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg

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North Korea ‘fired unidentified projectile’: South Korean army

Japan confirms launch of possible ballistic missile into East Sea

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FBI names Texas hostage-taker as British citizen

Britain’s Foreign Minister Liz Truss condemns act by Malik Faisal Akram as anti-Semitic terrorism

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US, Japan leaders to talk Covid-19, security in virtual meet

It will discuss bilateral ties as well as security in the Pacific region

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Taliban forces pepper spray women protesters calling for rights

Authorities have imposed creeping restrictions on Afghans

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Monks flee temples in eastern Myanmar amid intense fighting

Over half of Loikaw township emptied, according to United Nations

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Bedridden Alzheimer’s patient Thailand’s first Omicron fatality

The 86-year-old woman was believed to have contracted the virus from her grandson

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Philippines to buy 32 new Black Hawk helicopters

This follows Manila’s effort for the past decade to modernise its run-down military equipment