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Eating bugs at a Bangkok market: A creepy crawler guide to edible insects in Thailand
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West to decide on Iran censure after damning UN nuclear watchdog report
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TV spies in thin disguise rile Iran’s leaders
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Trump White House tried to play down US injuries in attack by Iran, says ex-official
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Is Turkey’s export-driven growth sustainable?
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Vietnam veteran calls on people to give Lawrence Marine killed in Afghanistan the welcome home a hero deserves
Born decades apart, they were strangers who served in different wars – he in Vietnam, she in Afghanistan. Both were Marines, except Ron Blanchette made it home, and Sgt. Johanny Rosario ... ( read original story ...)
Twin cyclones to make landfall in Taiwan and Vietnam this weekend
CNN By Haley Brink and Ben Westcott, CNN Vietnam and Taiwan are bracing for twin cyclones which are expected to make landfall over the weekend. Tropical Storm Conson is forecast to bring flooding rain ... ( read original story ...)
US-Philippines Defense Alliance Needs Overhaul, Manila Says
U.S. and Philippine officials marked the anniversary of a decades-old bilateral defense treaty this week, with Manila’s top defense official calling for “a comprehensive review” of the alliance amid ... ( read original story ...)
Powerful Typhoon Chanthu to brush Philippines on journey toward Taiwan
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