China restricts overseas travel to curb Covid outbreak
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Wednesday tightened overseas travel restrictions for its citizens as part of efforts to contain…
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Lightning strikes kill 16 at Bangladesh wedding
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) --Several lightning bolts hit a Bangladesh wedding party within a few seconds Wednesday, killing 16 people and…
4 years ago
China mass testing shows virus cases at six-month high
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Wednesday reported its highest daily number of local coronavirus cases in months as mass…
4 years ago
Macau orders citywide Covid testing after first cases in 16 months
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Macau ordered compulsory coronavirus testing for all residents on Wednesday after a family of four…
4 years ago
Malaysian PM rejects mounting calls to quit
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin refused to yield to mounting calls to quit Wednesday but…
4 years ago
Singapore PM warns US against hard line toward China
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday warned the United States against aggressively challenging…
4 years ago
Deadly wildfire races toward Turkish power plant
by Kadir DEMIR MARMARIS, Turkey (AFP) -- A roaring blaze raced toward a Turkish thermal power plant Tuesday and farmers…
4 years ago
Bangladesh to vaccinate 10 million in seven days
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh extended its strict lockdown on Tuesday and announced plans to vaccinate at least 10 million…
4 years ago
Sixteen more killed, dozens rescued in India’s monsoon deluge
KOLKATA, India (AFP) -- At least 16 people have been killed and a quarter of a million people displaced from…
4 years ago
Over 100 charged with insulting king in one year of Thai protests: tally
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- More than 100 protesters have been charged under Thailand's royal insult laws since last July, when…
4 years ago
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