New domestic cases in Beijing raise fears of new virus wave
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported 11 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, including six domestic cases in the capital…
6 years ago
Asia
North Korea denounces US two years after Singapore summit
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea criticized Donald Trump in a stinging denunciation of the United States on…
6 years ago
Pakistan battles locusts by turning them into chicken feed
By Kaneez Fatima, with Ashraf Khan in Karachi LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) --Chickens in Pakistan have been feasting on captured locusts…
6 years ago
Dozens killed as south China hit by floods and rainstorms
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Floods and mudslides in south China have uprooted hundreds of thousands of people and left dozens…
6 years ago
N. Korea warns US to stay out of inter-Korean affairs
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea rebuked Washington on Thursday for criticizing its decision to cut communication links with…
6 years ago
Japan’s ‘Kawasaki disease’ doctor dies at 95
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The Japanese doctor who discovered the mysterious "Kawasaki's disease" -- recently in the headlines for some…
6 years ago
China removes pangolin from traditional medicine list
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has removed pangolin parts from its official list of traditional medicines, state media reported Tuesday,…
6 years ago
Huge fire breaks out at India gas well blowout
GUWAHATI, India (AFP) -- A huge fire broke out at an oil field near popular ecotourism spots in northeastern India…
6 years ago
WHO calls for new lockdowns in Pakistan as virus surges
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- The World Health Organization has told Pakistan it should implement "intermittent" lockdowns to counter a surge…
6 years ago
Vietnam’s lychee crop not bearing fruit as prices slump
BAC GIANG, Vietnam (AFP) -- Hundreds of lychee farmers sorted and graded huge piles of the tropical fruit at a…
6 years ago
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