Thai cave rescuers descend into chimney that may be new access point

Rescuers looking for 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach have discovered a hidden opening deep in the jungle that may be a new point of entry to the cave system that the group is suspected to be stranded in.

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US-China trade war will spill into other Asian economies

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Myanmar among worst places for human trafficking, US report says

Myanmar has joined China, Syria and South Sudan as being among the countries doing least to tackle human trafficking, according to the US State Department's latest annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report.

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Sumo Association cancels recruit fitness test -- because no one applied

For only the second time in sumo history, Japan's national association has had to cancel a fitness test for new recruits -- because no one applied.

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Satellite images show North Korea upgrading nuclear facility

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Japanese spacecraft reaches asteroid after 3-year journey

The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 has reached the diamond-shaped asteroid Ryugu.

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Cave rescuers work round the clock to locate missing Thai teenage soccer players

Photos of a group of teenage boys and their soccer coach, who are believed to have been trapped in a flooded cave complex in northern Thailand since Saturday, have emerged as efforts are being ramped up to locate and rescue them.

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