New virus cases knock hopes of reviving South-east Asia’s holiday hotspots

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[caption id="attachment_10497" align="alignnone" width="972"] Officers wearing protective face masks warn visitors on wearing protective masks, amid the Covid-19 outbreak in Badung, Bali Province, Indonesia September...

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HK residents arrested at sea ‘will have to be dealt with’ by mainland China, says Lam

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10494" align="alignnone" width="986"] Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam. [/caption] HONG KONG: Twelve people from Hong Kong arrested as they reportedly sailed to Taiwan...

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Tennis: Djokovic urges angry fanbase not to turn on US Open line judge

September 7, 2020September 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10542" align="alignnone" width="996"] Novak Djokovic and a tournament official tend to a linesperson (centre) who was struck with a ball by Djokovic at the...

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Scorched earth: Record 2 million acres burned due to California wildfires

September 7, 2020September 8, 2020

A three-day heat wave brought triple-digit temperatures to much of the state during Labor Day weekend. [caption id="attachment_10530" align="alignnone" width="966"] A helicopter prepares to drop...

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Greece to bolster defence sector as tensions with NATO ally Turkey rise

September 7, 2020September 8, 2020

Greece, which emerged from its third international bailout in 2018 and has been struggling with the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis, wants to spend...

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Trump again raises idea of separating US and Chinese economies

September 7, 2020September 8, 2020

Trump, who long touted friendly ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping as he sought to make good on promises to rebalance a massive trade deficit,...

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Australian media firms pull journalists from China over security worries, reports ABC

September 7, 2020September 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10518" align="alignnone" width="964"] Screengrab from the YouTube video: ABC Australia Launch. [/caption] SYDNEY: Two Australian media firms have rushed two of their China-based reporters...

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Second seed Kenin crashes out of US Open

September 7, 2020September 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10558" align="alignnone" width="999"] Sofia Kenin hits the ball against Elise Mertens on day eight of the 2020 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie...

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Striking trainee doctors return to work as S. Korea battles second virus wave

September 7, 2020September 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10515" align="alignnone" width="971"] Medical residents and doctors attend a 24-hour strike amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, August 14, 2020. Thousands of...

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Police break up fights between demonstrators and arrest two outside Portland, Oregon

September 7, 2020September 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10506" align="alignnone" width="968"] A police officer breaks up a fight between supporters of US President Donald Trump and Black Lives Matter protesters outside the...