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Chinese exploited in 'intern' outrage

TOKYO - Fang, a 36-year-old Chinese woman, came to Japan a year ago on the promise of job training, decent pay and a chance to achieve a better life back home.

Toxic trouble banishes frogs to the fringes

SYDNEY - The Cairns Frog Hospital has been operating for 18 years in Australia and is believed to be the only one of its kind in the world.

Drought, conflict worsen food security in Africa

NAIROBI - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization warned on Thursday that drought and conflicts were worsening food security across Africa, especially in the east, amid strong global harvests.

Bangkok residents fight to rescue 'Green Lung'

BANGKOK - Leaping out from Bangkok's vast concrete sprawl is a kidney-shaped green space, home to hundreds of plant and bird species, and where cars are outnumbered by bicyles.

US attorney general under fire over Russian contacts

WASHINGTON - US Attorney General Jeff Sessions came under fire on Wednesday after The Washington Post reported he met twice last year with Russia's ambassador to Washington, seemingly contradicting statements he made in Senate confirmation hearings in January.

Malaysia to deport DPRK suspect in airport killing

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia said on Thursday that a man from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, who was arrested as a suspect following the killing of another DPRK citizen at Kuala Lumpur's airport, will be released and deported.

Brexit bill delayed over EU nationals' rights

LONDON - The unelected House of Lords voted on Wednesday to amend and thereby delayed a bill empowering Prime Minister Theresa May to begin Brexit negotiations, demanding guarantees for EU nationals living in the United Kingdom.

China underlines 'shared human future'

GENEVA - A senior Chinese diplomat on Wednesday said that in order to promote and protect human rights, all countries should join hands to build a community of a shared future for human beings, to work together for the realization of peace, development and win-win cooperation for all.

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Wearables seek permanent place

BARCELONA - Consumers are snapping up fitness trackers, smartwatches and other connected wearable gadgets - but huge numbers wind up in drawers unused after just a few months once the novelty wears off.

'Ghost Tower' haunts city 20 years after crisis

BANGKOK - The 49-story Bangkok high-rise was supposed to feature luxury condos for hundreds of affluent Thai families, but it was abandoned unfinished when the Asian financial crisis struck in 1997.