US accuses Russia of using ‘chemical weapon’ in Ukraine
WASHINGTON, May 2, 2024 (AFP) - The US State Department accused Russia Wednesday of having used a chemical weapon against…
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Asia
At least 24 people killed in south China road collapse
By Matthew WALSH BEIJING, May 1, 2024 (AFP) - At least 24 people died after part of a highway collapsed…
8 months ago
Six dead in Vietnam timber plant blast: reports
Six people were killed and seven injured in an explosion at a timber factory in southern Vietnam on Wednesday,…
8 months ago
Mass fish die-off in Vietnam as heatwave roasts Southeast Asia
DONG NAI, Vietnam, May 1, 2024 (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of fish have died in a reservoir in southern…
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Hong Kong lashed with nearly 10,000 lightning strikes overnight
Hong Kong was lashed by nearly 10,000 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning, according to data from…
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Pet dogs and strays suffer in Asia heatwave
By Sailendra Sil with Rose Troup Buchanan in Bangkok Soaring temperatures across Kolkata have brought life in much of the…
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Indonesia volcano eruption shuts more airports, ash reaches Malaysia
Indonesia, May 1, 2024 (AFP) - Eruptions at a remote Indonesian volcano forced more than half a dozen airports to…
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Southern China road collapse kills 19: state media
BEIJING, May 1, 2024 (AFP) - At least 19 people died when part of a highway collapsed in southern…
8 months ago
Indonesia volcano eruption shuts more airports, ash reaches Malaysia
Indonesia, May 1, 2024 (AFP) - Eruptions at a remote Indonesian volcano forced more than half a dozen airports to…
8 months ago
The heatwave baking parts of Asia
By Sara HUSSEIN BANGKOK, April 30, 2024 (AFP) - Large swaths of Asia are sweltering through a heatwave that has…
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