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Malaysia agrees to resume search for missing MH370 plane

Agence France-Presse Malaysia announced on Dec. 20 that it has agreed to launch a new search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared 10 years ago in one of aviation's greatest enduring...

‘Eyelash viper’, leaf-nosed bat among new species found in Mekong

Agence France-Presse A viper with scales that look like eyelashes and a leaf-nosed bat are among dozens of new species identified in Southeast Asia's Mekong region last year, World Wildlife Fund (WWF)...

South Korean president pressed to step down over martial law bid

Agence France-Presse South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol faced demands to resign on Wednesday after his imposition of martial law brought thousands of protesters to the streets and was subsequently voted down by...

South Korean puts on 20 kg in bid to eat his way out of draft

Agence France-Presse A South Korean man was handed a suspended prison sentence for intentionally gaining weight in a bid to avoid bootcamp and other strenuous activities in military service, a Seoul court...

Indian man awakes on funeral pyre

Agence France-Presse An Indian man awoke on a funeral pyre moments before it was set on fire after a doctor skipped a postmortem, medical officials said. Rohitash Kumar, 25, who had speaking and...

N. Korea’s latest weapon? Bombarding South with noise

By Agence France-Presse Gunshots, screams, and eerie laughter: South Korea's border island Ganghwa is being bombarded nightly with blood-curdling sounds, part of a new campaign by the nuclear-armed North that is driving...

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