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Canada wildfires shroud New York in apocalyptic haze
AFP, Published on 08/06/2023
» NEW YORK - Smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouded New York in an apocalyptic smog Wednesday as cities along the US East Coast issued air quality alerts and thousands evacuated their homes in Canada.
Typhoon Noru tears across Vietnam, Laos
AFP, Published on 28/09/2022
» Typhoon Noru tore roofs from homes and caused power outages across central Vietnam Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of people taking refuge after the storm claimed at least 10 lives in the Philippines.
'Fortress Australia' re-opens to tourists after two-year Covid closure
AFP, Published on 21/02/2022
» SYDNEY: Australia reopened its borders to vaccinated tourists Monday, nearly two years after the continent nation imposed some of the world's strictest Covid-19 travel restrictions.
Omicron blamed for thousands of cancelled flights
AFP, Published on 25/12/2021
» Over 4,500 flights were cancelled around the world as of Saturday and thousands more were delayed as the highly infectious Omicron variant disrupted holiday travel, according to the tracking website Flightaware.
Malaysia imposes lockdown as Southeast Asia battles virus surge
AFP, Published on 01/06/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia imposed a tough nationwide lockdown on Tuesday to battle a worsening coronavirus outbreak, as countries across Southeast Asia struggled with a resurgence in cases driven by infectious variants.
Pakistan hit by nationwide power blackout
AFP, Published on 10/01/2021
» ISLAMABAD: Power was gradually being restored to major cities across Pakistan Sunday after it was hit by a massive electricity blackout, officials said.
Millions on the move as China eyes holiday bounce
AFP, Published on 01/10/2020
» BEIJING - Hundreds of millions in China hustled to enjoy their first major national holiday since the country beat its coronavirus outbreak, filling airports and train stations on Thursday.
Virus world update: EU tries to save aid plan as global deaths surge
AFP, Published on 20/07/2020
» BRUSSELS: EU leaders will resume their fractious summit on Monday to save an $860-billion coronavirus aid plan, hoping to offset some of the economic destruction unleashed worldwide by the pandemic.
EU tries to save aid plan as global deaths surge: Virus world update
AFP, Published on 20/07/2020
» BRUSSELS: EU leaders will resume their fractious summit on Monday to save an $860-billion coronavirus aid plan, hoping to offset some of the economic destruction unleashed worldwide by the pandemic.
MotoGP could roar back to Buri Ram in November
AFP, Published on 08/07/2020
» Thailand hopes to hold its MotoGP race in late November after an eight-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Wednesday as they announced a bid to host until 2025.