Afghanistan flash floods kill over 100
by Elise Blanchard with Emal Haidary in Kabul CHARIKAR, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Rescue workers in Afghanistan searched Wednesday for survivors…
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US blacklists Chinese individuals, firms for South China Sea work
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions and restrictions on two dozen Chinese companies and…
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UPDATED: Flash floods kill more than 70 in Afghanistan
by Elise Blanchard with Emal Haidary in Kabul KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Rescue workers in Afghanistan searched Wednesday for survivors…
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N. Korea’s Kim issues warning on virus as health speculation swirls
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean state media on Wednesday showed leader Kim Jong Un at a meeting of…
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Seoul schools go back online over virus fears
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Tuesday ordered all schools and kindergartens in the greater Seoul region to…
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South Korea tightens virus curbs as global deaths cross 800,000
by Sunghee Hwang, with AFP Bureaus SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea ramped up coronavirus restrictions on Sunday to…
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One dead, scores feared trapped in India building collapse
by Pritam SAKPAL MAHAD, India (AFP) -- One person was killed and dozens feared trapped after a five-storey apartment building…
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Jordan summit still on after Iraq minister catches COVID-19: officials
AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- An Amman summit between Jordan, Iraq and Egypt will go ahead Tuesday, officials said, with…
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Pompeo starts Middle East tour in Israel
by Guillaume Lavallee and Stephen Weizman JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Israel on…
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Japan PM in hospital for more checks as health speculation grows
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe returned to hospital on Monday for more medical checks, a government…
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