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  Robert Moreno hired as interim head coach as South Korea aims for calm after a turbulent summer

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  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Robert Moreno has been appointed as South Korea’s interim head coach after a turbulent summer for the men’s national team. The Korea Football Association on Tuesday said Moreno, a former Spain coach, will take charge for six matches across the September and November …

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  Indonesia doubles down on coal to power its aluminum expansion

  Associated Press - By ANTON L. DELGADO

  BANGKOK (AP) — Resource-rich Indonesia is expanding its production of aluminum as the Iran war disrupts supplies, relying on its abundant coal reserves to power new smelters that run contrary to efforts to curb carbon emissions that cause climate change. Prices have risen due to fuel shortfalls and …

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  Photos show one family in Nepal bid farewell, as other flood victims are buried in unmarked graves

  Associated Press - By DAR YASIN

  CHITWAN, Nepal (AP) — She knows her 21-year-old son is dead, but she didn’t get a chance to see him before his body was committed to its cremation shroud. Knowing his fate after the catastrophic floods that killed over 1,000 people in Nepal and China brings some comfort, but all she could do was …

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  Thailand's Pattaya anticipates USS Abraham Lincoln visit following its Middle East deployment

  Associated Press - By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and ANTON L. DELGADO

  PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) — Thousands of American service members are about to descend on eastern Thailand, as the USS Abraham Lincoln makes a port call near the city of Pattaya, famous for its beaches and nightlife. The aircraft carrier sailed past Singapore over the weekend on its way back to the …

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  Rescuers comb through mud and debris as Nepal-China floods leave more than 1,000 dead

  Associated Press - By SHRISTI KAFLE and SHEIKH SAALIQ

  KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescue teams with search dogs combed through mud, rocks and debris Tuesday in Nepal and China looking for thousands of people still missing after catastrophic flooding tore through communities across the Himalayas, leaving more than 1,000 dead. Nepal’s disaster agency said …

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  Nepal flood survivors fear loss of culture and community

  Associated Press - By NIRANJAN SHRESTHA and VICTORIA MILKO

  KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — In the days since Tsering Gelbu Lama’s wife was swept away by devastating floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, he still hasn’t told his 4-year-old daughter that her mother is dead. Lama wiped away tears as he sat on the floor of a Buddhist monastery turned makeshift shelter …