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Malaysia resumes travel, haircuts and retail therapy as coronavirus curbs ease
Reuters, Published on 10/06/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Hair salons and shopping malls reopened, traffic jams returned and interstate travel resumed in Malaysia on Wednesday in a further easing of coronavirus restrictions to revive an economy hard hit by the pandemic.
Bangkok traffic back to gridlock as coronavirus measures ease
Reuters, Published on 18/05/2020
» Cars, trucks and motorcycles jostled on Monday in a return of the capital's familiar gridlock as commuters headed back to work in the second phase of easing coronavirus restrictions to get the economy back on track.
Break for Asia's clogged capitals as coronavirus curbs traffic
Reuters, Published on 08/04/2020
» MANILA: Strict lockdowns, school closures and curbs on commerce are giving Asia's congested capitals rare respite from transport mayhem, as the global fight to contain the coronavirus creates a free-flow of traffic not seen in years.
Vietnam death toll from Damrey tops 60, dams threatened
Reuters, Published on 07/11/2017
» DANANG: The death toll from a typhoon and ensuing floods in Vietnam reached 61 on Monday and the government said some reservoirs were dangerously near capacity after persistent rain.
Hurricane Irma nearing Florida with deadly storm surges
Reuters, Published on 10/09/2017
» FORT MYERS, Florida, US -- Hurricane Irma was set to make landfall in Florida on Sunday with devastating winds and life-threatening storm surges, prompting one of the largest evacuations in US history, after a destructive march up Cuba's northern coast.
Rescuers fear nearly 30 buried in Java landslide
Reuters, Published on 02/04/2017
» JAKARTA - Indonesian rescuers, joined by police and soldiers, found one body and continued to look for 28 other people feared to be buried after a landslide triggered by heavy rain on Indonesia's Java island, a spokesman for the national disaster agency said.
Duterte adds traffic jams to hit list
Reuters, Published on 21/06/2016
» MANILA/DAVAO, PHILIPPINES - The Philippines' tough-talking president-elect has vowed to wipe out crime - and now he plans to tame the grinding traffic gridlock of Manila through the imposition of emergency powers.