Singapore warns new virus strains infecting more children, shuts schools
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore will close schools from Wednesday as authorities warned new coronavirus strains like the one first…
5 years ago
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Deadly cyclone bears down on Covid-stricken India
AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) -- A major cyclone packing ferocious winds and threatening a destructive storm surge bore down on India…
5 years ago
Panic buying in Taiwan as COVID alert level raised with spike in virus cases
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7gC3DDPNy8 Taipei residents started panic buying as Taiwan ordered stricter social distancing measures for its capital and surrounding areas…
5 years ago
Israeli air strike flattens Gaza building hosting AP, Al Jazeera
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- An Israeli air strike Saturday flattened a 13-floor building housing Qatar-based Al Jazeera…
5 years ago
Two tornadoes strike China, killing at least 10
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Two tornadoes that struck central and eastern China killed at least 10 people and injured…
5 years ago
Singapore tightens virus curbs after infections spike
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore announced a ban on dine-ins and cut group sizes to two people on Friday as…
5 years ago
Prison outbreaks fuel Thailand virus surge
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand reported its largest ever spike in coronavirus infections Thursday, with more than half coming from…
5 years ago
Three rockets fired from Lebanon towards Israel
BEIRUT, Lebanon, (AFP) -- Three rockets were fired from southern Lebanon towards Israel on Thursday, a Lebanese military source said.…
5 years ago
Israel-Palestinian conflict escalates as rockets fly, street violence flares
by Ben Simon with Adel Zaanoun in Gaza City Agence France Presse TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) -- Israel faced…
5 years ago
Two foreign climbers die on Everest: expedition agency
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Two climbers from the United States and Switzerland have died on Mount Everest, becoming the first…
5 years ago
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