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Security beefed up in Delhi for Independence Day celebrations

The police said the vigilance along the borders of Delhi as well as the busy markets of the city have been beefed up with many layers of protection.

  • Published: August 15, 20227:50 am
  • Author The Statesman
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What is behind South Korea’s growth in soft power?

The global popularity of Korean culture ranks at top in multiple measures of soft power– a phenomenon referring to “the ability to obtain preferred outcomes by attraction…

  • Published: August 15, 20227:44 am
  • Author Shin Ji-hye
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Indonesian government promises to fix passport troubles

Some Indonesian visa applicants, facing rejection from the German embassy, have brought to light that the passports in question lacked a place for the signature of the holder.

  • Published: August 15, 20227:43 am
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Effort to create divide between Imran and army is ‘absurd and disappointing’: PTI leader

The statements come in response to the government's allegations that Imran and his party members were spreading hate against the country's institutions.

  • Published: August 12, 20224:15 pm
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South Korea’s civic groups slam housing policy for semi-basement deaths

In the long term, the civic groups called for a greater supply of affordable housing in unison.

  • Published: August 12, 20224:10 pm
  • Author Lim Yan Liang
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Indonesia’s political parties prepare for three-plus-horse race

All nine parties contesting the 2019 presidential and legislative elections have registered for the coming general election, as coalition building remains underway.

  • Published: August 12, 20229:24 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Najib’s son talked up as GE candidate ahead of ex-PM’s final appeal against jail term

The report surfaces just as Najib, 69, is scheduled to begin his final defence against a corruption conviction and a 12-year jail sentence later this month.

  • Published: August 12, 20228:48 am
  • Author Ram Anand
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South Korea to swiftly take steps to designate rain-hit areas as special disaster zone

Two days of the heaviest rainfall in 80 years battered Seoul and its surrounding areas earlier this week, killing 13 people.

  • Published: August 12, 20226:49 am
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16 dead, missing in record rainfall in Seoul, surrounding areas in 3 days

The three-day downpours also left many public facilities out of service, with six cases of flooded railroads reported in the wider Seoul area.

  • Published: August 11, 20229:25 am
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Typhoon Mulan heading to the north, bringing torrential rains

The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting warned that the maximum rainfall is forecasted to be up to 250mm.

  • Published: August 11, 20229:22 am
  • Author Viet Nam News

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