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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan amended three laws governing sexual harassment in a special session of the legislature, after a wave of #MeToo accusations hit the island in June. The changes approved Monday include higher penalties and longer periods for victims…

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan amended three laws governing sexual harassment in a special session of the legislature, after a wave of #MeToo accusations hit the island in June. The changes approved Monday include higher penalties and longer periods for victims…

TOKYO — Toyota’s profit for the first fiscal quarter jumped to 1.3 trillion yen ($9 billion) — a quarterly record for Japan’s top automaker — as sales grew and parts shortages related to the coronavirus pandemic eased. Toyota Motor Corp.’s…

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-led government has reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a religious holiday in the Buddhist-majority country, state media said Tuesday. Former President Win Myint also had his…

July 2023 Heavy clashes between Palestinian militants and Israeli troops took place in the West Bank. At the same time, in Israel, massive protests failed to stop the government’s steps to overhaul the judicial system. In Baghdad, Iraqis stormed the…