Six injured in huge blast at China fireworks factory
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Powerful explosions rocked a fireworks factory in southwest China on Wednesday night, leaving at least six…
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Asia
UPDATED: Rain pounds central Japan, 55 feared dead in south
by Charly TRIBALLEAU KURUME, Japan (AFP) -- Torrential rain pounded the center of Japan on Wednesday as authorities said 55…
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Russia urges against marmot hunt over plague fears
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian authorities have warned residents of regions near Mongolia against hunting marmots but stressed there was…
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52 dead in Japan floods as more troops join rescue
by Charly TRIBALLEAU TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will deploy more troops to search for survivors of devastating floods and…
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Dubai field hospital bids farewell to last virus patient
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Dubai on Tuesday closed its only field hospital set up at a convention centre…
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Dubai reopens doors to tourists after long shutdown
by Mohamad Ali Harissi DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- With a "welcome" passport sticker and coronavirus tests on arrival,…
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Taiwan warns of counter measures if new Hong Kong law causes ‘damage’
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-gwen on Tuesday warned of "counter measures" should a sweeping security law China…
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TikTok pulls out of Hong Kong after new security law
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- The wildly popular video-sharing app TikTok will no longer work in Hong Kong, its…
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Bus plunges into lake in southwest China, killing 21
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- At least 21 people were killed when a bus carrying students preparing to sit their annual…
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Beijing reports zero virus cases for first time since new outbreak
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing on Tuesday reported zero new coronavirus cases for the first time since the emergence of…
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