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Published on 25/05/2024
» BEIJING - The wall in the police station was covered in sheets of paper, one for every building in the sprawling Beijing apartment complex. Each sheet was further broken down by unit, with names, phone numbers and other information on the residents.
Reuters, Published on 16/05/2024
» JAKARTA - The number of people killed by weekend flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province has risen to 67 and 20 are still missing, authorities said on Thursday, as the government plans to relocate survivors to safer areas.
New York Times, Published on 09/05/2024
» RACINE — United States President Joe Biden acknowledged Wednesday that American bombs have been used to kill Palestinian civilians as he warned that the US would withhold certain weapons if Israel launches a long-threatened assault in the southern Gaza Strip.
Published on 04/05/2024
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong took a weather roller-coaster ride on Saturday, with forecasters warning of a possible black rainstorm alert, but they eventually lowered their red warning to amber within hours as thunderstorms and flooding left hikers stranded, schools suspended, traffic disrupted and businesses closed.
Published on 10/03/2024
» Indonesia said at least 21 people were killed and 80,000 more were displaced by floods and landslides that hit several regions in West Sumatra province after days of torrential rains.
Published on 26/02/2024
» GENEVA: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Monday deplored how the UN Security Council had failed to respond adequately to the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying the conflicts had "perhaps fatally" undermined its authority.
Kyodo News, Published on 06/01/2024
» The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on New Year's Day topped 100, according to authorities.
Published on 05/01/2024
» Israel has announced a more targeted approach in hunting down Hamas fighters and their leaders as its aerial assaults continue to pounded the Gaza Strip, sending thousands of families fleeing.
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/01/2024
» SEOUL - North Korea fired some 200 artillery shells near a South Korean border island off the west coast of the peninsula, turning up pressure on Seoul after leader Kim Jong Un said it was impossible to unify with his neighbour.
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel pounded Gaza on Friday, nearly 12 weeks into the war started by the October 7 attacks, as Egypt hosted a Hamas delegation for talks aimed at ending the conflict that has devastated much of the besieged Palestinian territory.