At least 16 dead as extreme weather hits China cross-country race: Xinhua
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- At least 16 people were killed and five more are missing after extreme weather hit runners…
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Asia
Air India says data on 4.5 million passengers stolen
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- Hackers have stolen data on about 4.5 million Air India passengers around the world in the…
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Strong quakes, including a magnitude 7.3 tremor, rattle two regions of China
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A series of strong earthquakes rattled northwest and southwest China, leaving at least two people dead,…
5 years ago
Strong quakes rattle two regions of China
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A series of strong earthquakes rattled northwest and southwest China, leaving at least two people dead,…
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Kyrgyzstan dumps 1,000 vaccine doses after fridge switched off
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) -- Kyrgyzstan was forced to dump nearly 1,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine after a…
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Indian states sound Covid ‘black fungus’ alarm as cases surge
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- States across India ordered emergency measures Thursday to counter a surge in the rare deadly…
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Japan approves Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan formally approved Moderna and AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccines on Friday, but the latter will not be…
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Japan could freeze all Myanmar aid, foreign minister warns
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo could freeze all aid to Myanmar, Japan's foreign minister warned in an interview published Friday,…
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Biden signs hate crimes law protecting Asian Americans
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden signed a hate crimes law Thursday aimed at protecting Asian Americans…
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Israel, Hamas ceasefire comes into force
by Sakher Abou El Oun with Ben Simon in Jerusalem JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas,…
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