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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, center, leaves a court house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 28, 2020. Malaysia's Appeal Court today upheld his conviction linked to the 1 MDB scandal.

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Malaysian court upholds ex-premier Najib's graft conviction

3:00am December 08, 2021

by The Associated Press

An appellate court upheld the conviction and 12-year sentence for ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak for abuse of power and criminal breach of trust in connection with the IMDB state investment fund.

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Riots haven broken out after soldiers in India killed members of an indigenous tribe

5:00pm December 07, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

The killings of more than a dozen tribal people by Indian forces threaten a shaky ceasefire in one of the world's longest-running struggles for self-determination by indigenous people.

News brief: U.S.-Russia meeting, diplomatic boycott of Olympics, DOJ sues Texas

6:55am December 07, 2021

President Biden and Russian President Putin hold a video summit. The U.S. won't send any government officials to the Olympics in Beijing. The DOJ is suing Texas over the state's redistricting plans.

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Activists rally in front of the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles last month, calling for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics due to concerns over China's human rights record.

Uyghur organizations applaud the U.S. diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics

10:04pm December 06, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

U.S. athletes are still expected to compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics, despite the diplomatic boycott from the Biden administration.

A small lineage of artisans is reviving the ancient art of pigeon whistles in Beijing

4:52pm December 06, 2021

by Emily Feng

For centuries, owners tied lightweight whistles to their pet pigeons in China. The art of making pigeon whistles almost faded away in Beijing, but a small group of artisans is bringing it back.

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Afghanistan is struggling without aid, but unfreezing funds to the country is tricky

4:43pm December 06, 2021

by Jackie Northam

Afghanistan faces a humanitarian crisis. It had been relying on foreign aid, much of which has been cut since the Taliban took over in August. There are now shortages of money, food and health care.

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A court in Myanmar sentences ousted leader Suu Kyi to 4 years

7:25am December 06, 2021

Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in prison after a court found her guilty of incitement and violating coronavirus restrictions.

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A Myanmar court on Monday sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years for incitement and breaking virus restrictions. In this photo from December 2019, Suu Kyi waits to address judges of the International Court of Justice on the second day of t

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Myanmar court sentences ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 4 years

1:41am December 06, 2021

by The Associated Press

The ruling is the first in a series of cases brought against the Suu Kyi since the army seized power on Feb. 1, blocking her National League for Democracy party from starting a second term in office.

Men's tennis is under fire for not pulling business from China over Peng Shuai

5:18pm December 03, 2021

by Tom Goldman

After a Chinese tennis star accused a former Chinese official of assault and temporarily vanished from view, the Women's Tennis Association halted tournaments there. Now the men's group is under fire.

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Health workers prepare COVID-19 vaccines at a coliseum in suburban Manila on November 29 — part of a massive 3-day vaccination drive launched by the government. It was one of 8,000 vaccination centers set up during the drive.

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The Philippines vaccinated 7.6 million people in 3 days. Duterte demands even more

3:14pm December 03, 2021

by Julie McCarthy

Hit hard by the pandemic, the Philippines has vaccination rates far lower than neighbors like Vietnam and Cambodia. Here's how the country is trying to up its numbers.

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