MERS fear causes face mask sales surge in South Korea
JUNE 8 (Reuters) -- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) fear caused face mask sales surge in South Korea, as a…
11 years ago
Asia
Death toll of China’s capsized ship rises to 431
JUNE 7 (CCTV/Reuters) -- The death toll from the sinking of a Chinese cruise ship on the Yangtze River during…
11 years ago
Magnitude 6 quake leaves more than 130 stranded on Malaysian mountain
More than 130 people are trapped on Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu following a 6.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked parts of the Malaysian…
11 years ago
Death toll from China ship disaster reaches 396
Workers continued to move a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River on Saturday (June…
11 years ago
South Korean President visits quarantine hospital with MERS cases; authorities confirm 4th MERS fatality
JUNE 5 (Reuters) -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye visited the National Medical Center in Seoul on Friday (June 5)…
11 years ago
Thai PM vows no letup in human trafficking crackdown
JUNE 5 (Reuters) -- Thailand's prime minister said on Friday (June 5) his government was seriously committed to tackling the…
11 years ago
Death toll climbs to 97 as China starts righting capsized ship
The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship that capsized on the Yangtze River has climbed to 97, state media…
11 years ago
China shocked by Philippine comparison of it to Nazi Germany
JUNE 4 (Reuters) -- China said on Wednesday (June 3) that it was shocked by Philippine President Benigno Aquino's comparison…
11 years ago
Rescuers cut holes in Chinese sunken ship’s hull as survivors recover in hospital
JUNE 4 (Reuters) -- Rescuers on Thursday (June 4) cut holes into the upturned hull of the Eastern Star which…
11 years ago
14 people confirmed dead in Yangtze sinking, over 420 missing
JUNE 3 (Reuters) -- 29 people have been found and 14 are confirmed dead as the rescue operation is underway…
11 years ago
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