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Lee Kun-Hee, force behind Samsung’s rise, dies at 78
Oct 25, 2020

Lee Kun-Hee, force behind Samsung’s rise, dies at 78

Lee Kun-Hee, the ailing Samsung Electronics chairman who transformed the small television maker into a global giant of consumer electronics, has died...

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Thailand's leader urges protesters to give up confrontation
Oct 21, 2020

Thailand's leader urges protesters to give up confrontation

Thailand’s prime minister has pleaded with his countrymen to resolve their political differences through Parliament, as student-led protests seeking to bring his government down continued for an eight...

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Thai protesters continue rallies, ask court to revoke order
Oct 21, 2020

Thai protesters continue rallies, ask court to revoke order

Student activists applied to a court to revoke a state of emergency the government declared to try to rein in Thailand’s growing protests...

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Duterte says he can be held responsible for drug killings
Oct 20, 2020

Duterte says he can be held responsible for drug killings

The Philippine president has said he could be held responsible for the thousands of killings under his anti-drugs crackdown and was ready to face charges that could land him in jail, except crimes aga...

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Transit shutdowns fail to deter Thai pro-democracy protests
Oct 17, 2020

Transit shutdowns fail to deter Thai pro-democracy protests

Pro-democracy activists in Thailand have staged a fourth straight day of high-profile protests in the capital, thwarting efforts by the authorities to stop them, including a shutdown of the city’s mas...

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Thai PM rejects calls to resign, braces for renewed protest
Oct 16, 2020

Thai PM rejects calls to resign, braces for renewed protest

Thailand’s prime minister has rejected calls for his resignation as his government steps up efforts to stop student-led protesters from rallying in the capital for a second day in defiance of a strict...

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Malaysia's Anwar faces police probe over bid to become PM
Oct 16, 2020

Malaysia's Anwar faces police probe over bid to become PM

Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is set to be questioned by police over his claim that he has a list of lawmakers supporting his bid to oust the government...

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Thailand declares emergency after unprecedented protest
Oct 15, 2020

Thailand declares emergency after unprecedented protest

Thai authorities have declared a strict new state of emergency for the capital, a day after a student-led protest against the country’s traditional establishment saw an extraordinary moment in which d...

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Thai police disperse protesters outside PM's office
Oct 15, 2020

Thai police disperse protesters outside PM's office

Thai police have dispersed a group of pro-democracy protesters who camped out overnight outside the office of the prime minister to demand his resignation, leading him to implement a “severe” state of...

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Philippine military says no risk from China-backed towers
Oct 13, 2020

Philippine military says no risk from China-backed towers

The Philippine military chief says there is virtually no risk that towers and communications equipment to be put up in military camps by a China-backed telecom firm can be used for espionage...

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