12 killed as rainstorms batter southern China
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Torrential weekend rains killed at least 12 people in China's southwestern Sichuan province, state media reported…
4 years ago
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China puts half a million people in lockdown as Beijing fights new cluster
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China imposed a strict lockdown on nearly half a million people in a province surrounding…
4 years ago
US Senate approves sanctions bill over Hong Kong
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill that would lay out sanctions…
4 years ago
Lightning kills at least 107 in India monsoon
PATNA, India (AFP) -- At least 107 people died from lightning strikes in northern and eastern India Thursday, officials said,…
4 years ago
Iran coronavirus deaths top 10,000
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran on Thursday announced 134 new deaths from the novel coronavirus took the overall toll in…
4 years ago
Pakistan airline grounds about 150 pilots in license probe: official
ISALAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- Pakistan International Airlines said Thursday it had grounded almost a third of its pilots for holding…
4 years ago
Pirates kidnap six off Benin: authorities
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Pirates kidnapped five South Koreans and a Ghanaian after boarding their fishing vessel off Benin,…
4 years ago
Japan confirms scrapping US missile defense system
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has scrapped the deployment of a multibillion-dollar US anti-missile system, the government confirmed Thursday, days…
4 years ago
Beijing officials declare outbreak ‘under control’
BEIJING, China (AFP ) -- The new coronavirus outbreak that has infected 256 people in Beijing since early June is…
4 years ago
Strong quake strikes off eastern Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A strong 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck early Thursday off the eastern coast of Japan, the US Geological…
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