China rushes to contain floods after record rainfall
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Soldiers erected sandbag flood barriers in a city near China's largest freshwater lake after the heaviest…
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Asia
Virus-hit Singapore plunges into recession as economy shrinks 41%
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore plunged into recession in the second quarter as growth fell 41.2 percent quarter-on-quarter with the trade-dependent…
4 years ago
Hong Kong patient received blood from donor with coronavirus
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong authorities on Monday said that a patient had received blood from a…
4 years ago
US bases on Okinawa locked down over virus spike
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Two US Marine bases in Japan's Okinawa have been put into lockdown after dozens of…
4 years ago
US approves sale of 105 F-35 stealth fighters to Japan
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States announced Thursday that it has approved the sale of 105 F-35 stealth…
4 years ago
China landslides leave at least 14 dead or missing
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Heavy rains and landslides in China have left at least 14 people dead or missing over…
4 years ago
China offers glimpse inside lab near Wuhan virus origin
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese state media has offered a rare glimpse of the lab at the heart of coronavirus…
4 years ago
Japan rescuers battle to reach thousands trapped by floods
by Charly Triballeau in Kumamura and Quentin Tyberghien in Takayama, Japan TAKAYAMA, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese emergency services and troops…
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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…
4 years ago
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…
4 years ago
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