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Japan urges 'stable' China ties, 50 years after normalisation
Japan urges 'stable' China ties, 50 years after normalisation
by  AFP

Japan called Thursday for "constructive and stable" ties with China as the two sides marked 50 years since the normalisation of relations, albeit with little public fanfare. "I would like to build constructive and stable Japan-China relations for the peace and prosperity of not only our two nations but also the region and the world," he said.

US VP Harris lands in S. Korea after North's missile tests
US VP Harris lands in S. Korea after North's missile tests
by  AFP

US Vice President Kamala Harris was in South Korea Thursday to tour the heavily fortified border with the nuclear-armed North, on a trip aimed at strengthening the security alliance with Seoul. Speaking ahead of her meeting with South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol, Harris said the countries' alliance was "a linchpin of security and prosperity on the Korean peninsula".

Five years on, how #MeToo shook the world
Five years on, how #MeToo shook the world
by  AFP

By forcing the world to wake up to the daily sexual abuse suffered by women, the #MeToo movement became a social revolution of historic importance. "#MeToo showed that sexual and sexist violence was a daily reality, that it was banal," said Sandrine Ricci, a sociologist at the University of Quebec in Montreal.

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