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Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» BEIJING - They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal.
Rescuers comb ruins in quake-hit Tibet, confirmed toll 126
AFP, Published on 08/01/2025
» BEIJING - Thousands of rescuers were searching for survivors in freezing conditions Wednesday after a devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people.
China's frigid northeast thrives on 'little potato' tourism boom
AFP, Published on 31/12/2024
» HARBIN, China - Animal ears and pom-poms on fuzzy hats adorn tourists' heads on the streets of the frigid northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, which is enjoying a surge in visitors driven by social media.
Survivors brave freezing cold after China quake kills 131
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» JISHISHAN (CHINA) - Survivors of China's deadliest earthquake in years huddled in aid tents on Wednesday after overnight temperatures plunged well below zero, with the death toll rising to 131.
At least 116 dead in northwest China earthquake
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» BEIJING - At least 116 people were killed when an earthquake collapsed buildings in northwest China, state media reported Tuesday, as rescue workers raced to start digging through rubble in freezing conditions.
China rains death toll rises to 78 as new storm approaches
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» BEIJING - The death toll from record-breaking rains across northern China rose to at least 78 on Friday, as authorities warned of more flooding and another storm approached the country.
Ten deadliest quakes of the past 100 years
AFP, Published on 17/02/2023
» PARIS - With the estimated death toll still mounting, the massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 is among the 10 deadliest of the past 100 years, with over 41,000 dead as of Friday.
Flights cancelled, schools closed as China fights virus outbreak
AFP, Published on 21/10/2021
» BEIJING - Authorities in China cancelled hundreds of flights, closed schools and ramped up mass testing on Thursday to try and stamp out a new Covid-19 outbreak linked to a group of tourists.
Shepherd hailed as hero in deadly China ultramarathon race
AFP, Published on 25/05/2021
» SHANGHAI: A shepherd has been hailed as a hero in China after it emerged that he saved six stricken runners during an ultramarathon in which 21 other competitors died.
China probes deaths of 21 marathon runners in freak weather
AFP, Published on 24/05/2021
» BEIJING: An investigation was underway Monday into the deaths of 21 runners during a mountain ultramarathon in northwest China, as harrowing testimony emerged from survivors who battled to safety through freezing temperatures and bone-chilling winds.