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(Photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)China evacuates over 100,000 as heavy rain continues to lash south
Residents rest near an area exposed after floods sweep through a village on the outskirts of Beijing, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands, although the country appears to have averted the worst effects of the typhoon season battering parts of east Asia....Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Muhammad Sajjad)Asia bears biggest climate-change brunt amid extreme weather: WMO
Youngsters wade through a flooded street caused by heavy rain in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, April 15, 2024. Lightening and heavy rains killed dozens of people, mostly farmers, across Pakistan in the past three days, officials said Monday, as authorities declared a state of emergency in the country's southwest following an overnight rainfall to avoid any further casualties and damages....Full Story

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Goddaughter of King Charles III, India Hicks, to speak at Carnegie Museum of Art
Having a King as a godfather is pretty cool. Just ask India Hicks — hers is King Charles III, monarch of the United Kingdom. | Hicks will be in Pittsburgh as the featured guest at the On Dec 2024 presentation and luncheon sponsored by the women’s committee o...Full Story
Where do Trump and Biden stand on TikTok? What to know about the app's possible ban
House approves anti-TikTok measure inside foreign aid proposal | The House passed a bill that bans TikTok or forces its sale to an American parent company in nine months, with a possible three month extension. | WASHINGTON — TikTok is barreling toward conflict with th...Full Story
Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan advances in Senate with big bipartisan vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to move ahead with $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, bringing the bill to the brink of passage after months of delays and contentious internal debate over how involved the United States shou...Full Story
BIDA chairman welcomes Qatari investments with over $100bn opportunities
Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Lokman Hossain Miah welcomed the Qatari investments in his country, calling on the Qatari businessmen and investors to capitalise on the promising investment opportunities worth over $100bn in ...Full Story
Pilmico expanding feed production hubs in China, Vietnam
MANILA, Philippines — The Aboitiz Group’s integrated agribusiness and food subsidiary is expanding its feed mills in China and Vietnam to enter new market segments in the region. Tristan Aboitiz, Pilmico and Gold Coin Group president and CEO, said the expansion of t...Full Story
India’s largest opposition party urges election commission action against Modi’s alleged hate speech
The Indian National Congress (INC), the primary opposition party in India, formally lodged complaints with the Election Commission of India on Monday, denouncing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks delivered during a recent campaign address. The INC accused him...Full Story
Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan advances in Senate with big bipartisan vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to move ahead with $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, bringing the bill to the brink of passage after months of delays and contentious internal debate over how involved the United States shou...Full Story
Indian leader Modi accused of using hate speech against Muslims
By Krutika Pathi | Associated Press | NEW DELHI — India’s main opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims “infiltrators” — some of his most incendiary rhetoric about the minority faith, days a...Full Story
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Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan advances in Senate with big bipartisan vote
Will the Senate approve aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan?
Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan heads to the Senate for final approval after months ...
Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan heads to the Senate for final approval after months ...
Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan heads to the Senate for final approval after months ...
Myanmar junta slams US aid plan
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I've visited 93 countries, 57 of them with kids. These 5 underrated spots are great ...
Business Insider Karen Edwards, her husband and children at the Al Ain Oasis. | Courtesy of Karen EdwardsKaren Edwards has traveled to 93 countries, and 57 of them have been with her young children.Edwards said that her family has had more fun exploring underrated sp...
Japan to continue supporting two-state solution in Middle East
Petra Amman, April 23 (Petra) -- The Japanese government announced that it will continue to support a negotiated two-state solution in the Middle East despite the US veto of a draft resolution on Palestine's full membership in the United Nations. | Accordi...
Fruit fly pest meets its evolutionary match in parasitic wasp
Phys Dot Org A parasitic wasp that preys on the young of a prolific fruit fly pest demonstrates both molecular evolution and behavioral adaptations in the face of ecological pressures, according to new research. | The study, published in eLife, is described by th...
A cluster of earthquakes shakes Taiwan after a strong quake killed 13 earlier this month
Albuquerque Journal TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A cluster of earthquakes struck the island republic of Taiwan early Tuesday, the strongest having a magnitude of 6.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. ......
Official Spokesperson for Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed Qatar's commitment to sparing children from ravages of war
The Peninsula Doha: Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammad Al Ansari reaffirmed Qatar's commitment to sparing children from the horrors of war, regardless of their religious or ethnic backgrounds, emphasizing the neces...
Indian leader Modi accused of using hate speech against Muslims
The Mercury News By Krutika Pathi | Associated Press | NEW DELHI — India’s main opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims “infiltrators” — some of his most incendiary rhetoric about the mi...
Myanmar junta slams US aid plan
Voa News WASHINGTON — Myanmar’s ruling junta, the State Administrative Council, is criticizing a U.S. aid package that is being funneled through opponents of the regime, saying the United States should consider whether its actions amount to support for t...
Modi calls rivals pro-Muslim
FBC News Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party have begun attacking opposition rivals, saying they favour minority Muslims, in what analysts see as a bid to invigorate their hardline base after general elections began last week. ...
Wed 24 Apr 2024
Safe travels include getting jabs for infectious diseases
Hong Kong Standard Adelyn Lau | Hongkongers are strongly encouraged by the Hong Kong Society for Immunisations and Travel Medicine to get vaccinated before embarking on overseas holidays. | Recent incidents have highlighted the risks of contracting infectious diseases ...
Tue 23 Apr 2024
Qatari mediation and historical lessons
Gulf-Times Qatar’s stellar track record as a mediator has earned its lots of praise from across the world. But, of late Qatar has found itself at the centre of geopolitical tensions, facing attempts to distort its image and undermine its role as a mediator in...
Wed 24 Apr 2024
India must annually grow 8-10% to achieve its developmental goals: RBI
Beijing News New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): To achieve its developmental goals over the next three decades, the Indian economy must grow at a rate of 8-10 per annum over the next decade to reap the demographic dividend that started accruing from 2018 and, as ...
BJP leader's statement creates ripples in J&K's political circles [details]
International Business Times The statement of BJP leader Mushtaq Ahmed Bukhari generated debate amid an intense election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir as the National Conference Vice-president and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stepped attack on his arch-political rival Meh...
Tue 23 Apr 2024
Taiwan hit by dozens of strong aftershocks from deadly quake
The Herald Palladium Taiwan was shaken by dozens of earthquakes overnight and into Tuesday that left buildings swaying and some tilting, with the government saying they were aftershocks from a huge deadly quake that hit the island more than two weeks ago. ... ...
Wed 24 Apr 2024
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