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At least 70 missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine: rescue team

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- At least 70 people were missing and one confirmed dead on Wednesday following a landslide at…

Thailand reimposes quarantine for travellers to halt Omicron spread

Thailand reimposed mandatory coronavirus quarantine measures for foreign tourists on Tuesday, nixing a quarantine-free travel scheme as the kingdom seeks…

Floods in Malaysia displace more than 30,000 people

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- More than 30,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Malaysia on Sunday as…

Indonesian volcano erupts again, spewing ash cloud

Indonesia's mount Semeru erupted twice Thursday, belching a massive column of ash into the sky followed by a flow of…

Death toll in Malaysian boat accident rises to 18

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- The death toll from a boat accident off Malaysia rose to 18 Thursday after…

‘Forgotten’ animals rescued after Indonesia volcano eruption

by Haeril HALIM LUMAJANG, Indonesia (AFP) -- As rescuers comb the ash-covered landscape looking for people after Indonesia's Mount Semeru…

Death toll in Malaysian boat accident rises to 16

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- The death toll from a boat accident off Malaysia rose to 16 Thursday after a…

UPDATED: 7.3-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia, tsunami ‘possible’

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, as monitors warned…

Vietnam gives longest ever jail term for trading rhino horn: NGO

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- A rhino horn trader has been sentenced to 14 years in jail, the longest ever prison…

Indonesia volcano eruption death toll rises to 34

  by Haeril Halim Agence France Presse CURAH KOBOKAN, Indonesia (AFP) -- The death toll from the eruption of Indonesia's…

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