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China Navy Drills In Pacific As Tension With Taiwan Rises

J-15 fighters took off from China's aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, for the drills (File Photo)

Shanghai:  Chinese naval forces have passed through waters south of Taiwan and carried out military exercises in the western Pacific, the latest in a series of military drills that self-ruled Taiwan has criticised as amounting
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Earth Day 2018: Date, Theme And Importance

Earth Day 2018 theme is 'End Plastic Pollution'.

New Delhi:  Earth Day is observed every year on April 22. First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day is significant as it's a day of political action and civic participation towards preserving the planet. People march, sign petitions, meet their elected officials, plant trees,
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Washington, United States:  Donald Trump lashed out Friday after memos of his meetings with the FBI's then chief James Comey depicted the president as obsessed with the Russia probe and a smutty video allegedly showing him with two prostitutes.

But the memos were just the latest twist in a week of awful headlines for

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Seoul, South Korea:  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared Saturday that Pyongyang would halt nuclear tests and intercontinental missile launches, five months after its last ICBM launch amid a rapid diplomatic thaw.

Here are the key steps in the development of the regime's banned nuclear weapons and ballistic missile

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Why South Koreans Are Sceptical Of North Korea Move To Halt Nuclear Tests

Kim Jong Un is seen at the launch of ballistic rocket Hwasong-15's test in 2017. (Reuters)

Seoul:  North Korea's announcement of a halt in its nuclear and missile tests was met with scepticism by many South Koreans on Saturday, highlighting political risk for the South's president as he embarks on the latest push for
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Sends Offering To War Shrine

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe had sent a sacred "masakaki" tree bearing his name to the shrine. (File Photo)

Tokyo, Japan:  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine Saturday but has no plans to visit it to avoid tensions ahead of a three-way meeting with China and South
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