Saudi holds first Riyadh concert since Covid-19
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Hundreds gathered Thursday for the first concert in the Saudi capital since the start of…
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Asia
Train kills nine railway workers in northwest China
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Nine railway workers were killed in northwest China on Friday after they stepped into the path…
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Nepal reports first ‘black fungus’ death
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Nepal has reported its first death from mucormycosis or "black fungus", the highly deadly infection affecting…
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ASEAN envoys in Myanmar for talks with junta chief
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Envoys from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations arrived in Myanmar Thursday for talks with junta…
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US condemns ‘escalatory’ Chinese military flights off Malaysia and Taiwan
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The US Air Force's Pacific commander condemned Chinese military flights off Malaysia and Taiwan, describing them…
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Japan donates more than 1 million AstraZeneca jabs to Taiwan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo is donating more than one million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines to Taiwan, Japan's…
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Sri Lanka prepares for worst oil spill as weather hits ship salvage
by Amal JAYASINGHE COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka was preparing Thursday for a possible major oil leak from…
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Pakistan province blocks salary for unvaccinated employees
KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) -- The head of a Pakistani province ordered Thursday that government employees who refuse to be vaccinated…
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Oil refinery fire in Iran capital under control
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- A major fire that tore through an oil refinery in the Iranian capital had been brought…
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Large blaze at refinery in Iranian capital
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- A fire raged Wednesday at a southern Tehran oil refinery after a leak in a liquefied…
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