Asia

India records more than 45,000 cases of ‘black fungus’

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India recorded more than 45,000 cases of the deadly "black fungus" over the last two…

Horror on ‘Line 5’ as Chinese subway floods

by Beiyi SEOW / Laurie CHEN BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A manicured hand touches the train carriage window as a…

Severe rainstorms kill 16 in central China

by Beiyi SEOW / Laurie CHEN BEIJING, China (AFP) -- At least 16 people have died after torrential rains caused…

Nearly 200,000 evacuated in central China flooding

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Nearly 200,000 people have been evacuated from a flood-hit city in central China, local authorities said…

Tehran imposes curbs as Iran’s Covid cases hit all-time high

by Amir HAVASI TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran sought to contain a new record surge in Covid cases, with government…

Covid cases surge in Asia as Delta wreaks havoc worldwide

by Agnes Anya, with AFP bureaus JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia, Iran and France were suffering alarming surges in coronavirus…

Chinese army warns dam battered by storms could collapse

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The Chinese army warned that a stricken dam in the centre of the country "could collapse…

Iraq reels as 36 killed in IS suicide blast on eve of Eid festival

by Salam Faraj BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraq was in mourning on Tuesday for at least 36 people killed when…

India’s Covid deaths 10 times higher than reported: study

  by Glenda KWEK Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's coronavirus death toll is up to 10…

Mudslides in Tajikistan leave at least 10 dead

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (AFP) -- Mudslides in Tajikistan have left ten people dead and two missing, officials said Tuesday, in the…

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