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Today's headlines: Victims from storm Megi in the Philippines rise to 58; Sri Lanka's Central Bank says its impossible to repay debt; the Taiwan army publishes a survival manual in case of war (with China); Tehran sends two human rights activists back to prison; more and more young Russians seek legal ways to avoid war in Ukraine; the president of Azerbaijan discusses peace plans with Armenia with Putin.

Today's headlines: a 17-year-old Palestinian boy is the latest victim of the wave of violence; Burmese military abandons Mandalay Cathedral;2021 sees a doubling of human trafficking victims in Cambodia; Yerevan and Baku are close to an agreement on the normalization of bilateral relations; Kazakh governmen to pay 12 million euros to demolish the former presidential palace; Patriarch Kirill invitesRussians to "rally around" Putin.

The other news of the day: More and more Central Asian migrants are fighting for Russia (and Ukraine). Doubts are raised in Uzbekistan over a nuclear power plant under construction with Rosatom. One hundred Uyghurs have been arrested in a small Xinjang community. In India, the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly will adopt the unified liturgy by Christmas, ending a dispute within the Syro-Malabar Church.

Today's headlines: North Korea is reportedly restoring a nuclear test site; Indonesia and the Philippines hit by the grain crisis caused by the war in Ukraine; Sri Lanka's exports forcast to fall; Israeli police kill Palestinian bomber; Dialogue between the Orthodox Patriarchate of Moscow and the EU.

Today's headlines: Tourism revenues plummet for Qingming festival; Hong Kong police arrest six activists; Facebook removes 400 Filipino accounts ahead of elections; India increases purchases of Russian oil; Posters denouncing aggression against Ukraine hung in Russian universities.

Today:'s headlines: China's daily Covid-19 case count continues to rise, reaching more than 20 thousand; 6 in 10 Indonesians want Beijing containment policy; Journalists condemned in Vietnam for exposing corruption cases; Kuwaiti government resigns; Kazakhstan declares that it will not help Moscow to circumvent Western sanctions.

Today's headlines: Shanghai remains on lockdown. India's Sonia Gandhi, Congress chief, speaks out; The Arab League offers to mediate between Russia and Ukraine; Criticism of Putin's war grows; Armenians and Azeris resume peace talks.

In today's headlines: Jordan's King Abdullah's younger half-brother relinquishes royal title; An 81-year-old Tibetan sets himself on fire in protest against the Chinese regime; Presidential candidates in the Philippines attack Beijing; Han Duck-soo will be South Korea's new premier; Russian elites press Putin to end war with Ukraine.

Today's headlines: a state of emergency declared in Sri Lanka to stem protests; Covid-19, all of Shanghai in lockdown (to greater or lesser intensity), first difficulties in hospitals; the Council of Ulemas launches an appeal not to attack restaurants open during the day during Ramadan; in Russia a pensioner is attacked and robbed by other women for sugar; Tokyo media caught between Russian gas and condemnation of the war in Ukraine.

ASIA TODAY Send to a friend Nazareth: Christians and ultra-Orthodox together at funeral of slain policeman Today's news: South Korean Constitutional Court upholds ban on tattoos; Manila asks Church for help with Taal volcano; Russia and India finalize procedures for an alternative platform for transactions; Laos fuel emergency worsens; Beijing hunts former number two Justice (and friend of Xi Jinping) from party.

Today's headlines: closed-door trial of a Chinese-born Australian journalist accused of "trafficking" state secrets; Syrian "Wagner" brigade mercenaries arrive in Ukraine to bolster Russian army after losses; Washington "warns" Delhi about buying Russian oil; Indonesian radical Islamic group blocked HKBP Protestant community functions; Iraqi parliament (still) lacks quorum for president election.

Today's headlines: Pakistani president confers posthumous award on Iqbal Masih, who died in the fight against the exploitation of child labour; the famous Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo will be demolished; Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia arrested for praying for peace; humanitarian aid for Ukraine from Azerbaijan; Dengue fever alert in Singapore.