UPDATED: Flash floods kill more than 70 in Afghanistan
by Elise Blanchard with Emal Haidary in Kabul KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Rescue workers in Afghanistan searched Wednesday for survivors…
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Total PHL COVID-19 cases breach 200k with the addition of 5,277 new cases
(Eagle News) – The country’s COVID-19 cases reached 202,361 on Wednesday, Aug. 26, with the addition of 5,277 new…
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As neighbours build dams, Iraqis watch twin rivers dry up
by Haydar Indhar Agence France-Presse DIWANIYAH, Iraq (AFP) — With its neighbours activating new dams, Iraq's historic twin rivers could…
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PNP chief Gamboa orders revamp in some police units
(Eagle News) -- Philippine National Police Chief Archie Gamboa has ordered a revamp in some PNP units, including in the…
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Several districts of Niger capital flooded
NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) — Several districts of Niger's capital Niamey were submerged in floodwaters on Tuesday after heavy rainfall caused…
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Climate change ‘clearly’ fuelled Australia bushfires: inquest
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia's devastating 2019-2020 bushfires were "clearly" fuelled by climate change, a government…
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Long-term threat to Mauritius ecology after spill: Japan experts
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The major oil spill caused by a Japanese ship that ran aground in Mauritius may pose…
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N. Korea’s Kim issues warning on virus as health speculation swirls
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean state media on Wednesday showed leader Kim Jong Un at a meeting of…
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DFA: No new COVID-19 deaths reported among overseas Filipinos so far
(Eagle News)--The Department of Foreign Affairs said there have been no reports of COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos since early…
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AstraZeneca starts UK covid-19 drug trial
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Pharma giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it had begun a clinical trial of a drug designed…
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