Rescuers use bare hands to search for Philippine landslide survivors
MANILA, Feb 8, 2024 (AFP) - Rescuers used their bare hands and shovels to dig through mud on Thursday in…
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Asia
Fukushima operator reports leak, says no contamination detected
TOKYO, Feb 8, 2024 (AFP) - An estimated 5,500 litres of radioactive water leaked from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant…
11 months ago
UN chief says world in ‘age of chaos’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En4DGJul9Ik By Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS UNITED NATIONS, United States, Feb 7, 2024 (AFP) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that…
11 months ago
Azerbaijan president cements grip on power after Karabakh win
By Elman MAMEDOV Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev secured a fifth consecutive term in elections on Wednesday, official results showed, an…
11 months ago
Hong Kong airport ground worker killed by plane in freak accident
HONG KONG, Feb 6, 2024 (AFP) - A Hong Kong airport ground worker was killed when he was hit by…
11 months ago
Eight dead, 80 injured in India firework factory explosion
NEW DELHI, Feb 6, 2024 (AFP) - At least eight people died and 80 were injured Tuesday in a giant…
11 months ago
Philippines thwarts cyber attacks on Marcos, government agencies
MANILA, Feb 6, 2024 (AFP) - The Philippines has thwarted thousands of "sophisticated" cyberattacks targeting the websites of President Ferdinand…
11 months ago
Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods rises to 14
MANILA, Feb 3, 2024 (AFP) - The death toll from landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain in the southern…
11 months ago
Malaysian ex-PM Najib’s jail term halved to six years
By M JEGATHESAN KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - Malaysia's pardons board said on Friday it had halved the…
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Child pneumonia spikes in Pakistan’s smoggy winter
LAHORE, Pakistan, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - In a Pakistan paediatric ward, a chorus of infant coughs and straining lungs…
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