Indonesia floods death toll rises to 21
MAKASAR, Indonesia (AFP) -- The death toll from floods on Indonesia's Sulawesi island has risen to at least 21, authorities…
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Teenage boy dies of plague in Mongolia
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AFP) -- A 15-year-old boy has died from the bubonic plague in Mongolia, health authorities said Tuesday, one…
4 years ago
Tokyo on top virus alert level after new cases
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo is on its highest coronavirus alert level after a spike in new cases, the city's…
4 years ago
Third of Bangladesh underwater as monsoon drenches region
by Sam JAHAN BISWAMBHARPUR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Almost four million people have been hit by monsoon floods in South Asia,…
4 years ago
Hong Kong academics fear for freedom under new security law
by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- China's new security law has sent a chill through…
4 years ago
China rushes to contain floods after record rainfall
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Soldiers erected sandbag flood barriers in a city near China's largest freshwater lake after the heaviest…
4 years ago
Virus-hit Singapore plunges into recession as economy shrinks 41%
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore plunged into recession in the second quarter as growth fell 41.2 percent quarter-on-quarter with the trade-dependent…
4 years ago
Hong Kong patient received blood from donor with coronavirus
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong authorities on Monday said that a patient had received blood from a…
4 years ago
US bases on Okinawa locked down over virus spike
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Two US Marine bases in Japan's Okinawa have been put into lockdown after dozens of…
4 years ago
US approves sale of 105 F-35 stealth fighters to Japan
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States announced Thursday that it has approved the sale of 105 F-35 stealth…
4 years ago
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