Virus-wracked Indonesia to loosen Covid-19 curbs
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Virus-wracked Indonesia said Sunday that small businesses and some shopping malls could reopen despite warnings that…
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Asia
India monsoon death toll climbs to 159, dozens still missing
by Nivrita Ganguly, with Subhash Sharma in Taliye and Glenda Kwek in New Delhi MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- The death…
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India monsoon death toll climbs to 124 as rescuers search for missing
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in India climbed…
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East China battens down as Typhoon In-Fa approaches
NINGBO, China (AFP) -- Typhoon In-Fa lashed eastern China with high winds and heavy rain on Sunday as other…
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Petecio wins, Barbosa falls in 1st round of Tokyo Games
By Ivan Stewart Saldajeno Philippine News Agency Nesthy Petecio's quest for a Tokyo Olympics gold got off to a good…
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Hanoi goes into lockdown as virus cases soar
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam locked down eight million people in Hanoi on Saturday, the latest attempt to curb…
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Tennis star Osaka lights Tokyo Olympics cauldron as Games open
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the Olympic cauldron as the Tokyo Games opened on Friday…
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Pandemic-hit Tokyo Olympics open in low-key ceremony without fans
The Tokyo Olympics were declared open in an eerily empty stadium on Friday after defying a year's pandemic delay and…
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Landslides kill 36 in India, dozens missing
by Nivrita GANGULY Agence France Presse MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- Thirty-six people have been killed in landslides caused…
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Ceremonies chief sacked on eve of troubled Tokyo Olympics
by Talek HARRIS Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The director of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony was…
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