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Hamas says Gaza truce talks deadlocked despite reports of progress
Reuters, Published on 08/04/2024
» CAIRO - A Hamas official said on Monday no progress was made at a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo also attended by delegations from Israel, Qatar and the US, shortly after Egyptian sources said headway had been made on the agenda.
Russia warns humanity at risk if West seeks to punish it over Ukraine
Reuters, Published on 07/07/2022
» KYIV/KRAMATORSK, Ukraine: Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said attempts by the West to punish a nuclear power such as Russia for the war in Ukraine risked endangering humanity, as the near five-month conflict leaves cities in ruins and thousands homeless.
Malaysia seeks UN climate adaptation funds amid deadly floods
Reuters, Published on 27/12/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is seeking $3 million from the UN Green Climate Fund (GCF) to develop a national plan to adapt to climate change, the environment ministry said last week, amid deadly floods that have displaced nearly 70,000 people this month.
Indonesia extends Covid-19 restrictions outside Java
Reuters, Published on 01/08/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia extended restrictions outside Java island by another week in efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus, local media reported on Sunday citing an interior ministry senior official.
SE Asia Covid cases hit new highs, Malaysian doctors protest
Reuters, Published on 26/07/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Thailand reported a record number of coronavirus cases on Monday, while Malaysia has notched up more than 1 million infections, as the virulent Delta variant carves a deadly path through Southeast Asia - now a global epicentre for the virus.
Antarctica births world's largest iceberg
Reuters, Published on 20/05/2021
» A giant slab of ice about the size of Thailand's Chiang Rai province has sheared off the frozen edge of Antarctica into the Weddell Sea, becoming the largest iceberg afloat in the world.
Cyclone wreaks havoc in Tonga's capital, parliament flattened
Reuters, Published on 13/02/2018
» WELLINGTON: Tonga’s neighbours scrambled to deliver emergency relief on Tuesday after Cyclone Gita tore across the Pacific island nation in the middle of the night, flattening the parliament, tearing roofs off homes and causing widespread flooding.
Stampede in Mumbai kills at least 22
Reuters, Published on 29/09/2017
» MUMBAI: A stampede broke out on a crowded pedestrian bridge connecting two railway stations in Mumbai during the Friday morning rush, and at least 22 people were killed in the crush while another 27 were injured, officials said.
Floods, landslides kill more than 800 across South Asia
Reuters, Published on 21/08/2017
» DHAKA/GUWAHATI, India, - - Widespread floods have killed more than 800 people and displaced over a million in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, with aid workers warning of severe food shortages and water-borne diseases as rains continue to lash the affected areas.