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Tears of a child as Nepalis cremate quake dead
AFP, Published on 05/11/2023
» JAJARKOT (NEPAL) - The wails of eight-year-old Prem Kala Kami echoed across her Nepali village on Sunday, as the shroud-wrapped bodies of her parents and two of her brothers lay beside her awaiting cremation.
Rescuers struggle to find Nepal quake survivors, deaths at 137
Reuters, Published on 04/11/2023
» KATHMANDU - Rescue workers in Nepal began digging through the rubble of collapsed houses with their hands on Saturday, searching for survivors after the country's worst earthquake in eight years killed 137 people and shook buildings as far away as New Delhi.
Earthquake in western Nepal kills more than 120
New York Times, Published on 04/11/2023
» KATHMANDU — At least 128 people were killed and hundreds injured when a magnitude-6.4 earthquake shook northwestern Nepal late Friday, government officials said.
More than 60 dead in Nepal earthquake
AFP, Published on 04/11/2023
» KATHMANDU - More than 60 people were killed when a shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit a remote pocket of Nepal, officials said early Saturday.
PM orders aid for 162 Thais trapped in Myanmar fighting
Published on 03/11/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has instructed authorities to help bring home 162 Thais trapped in an escalating conflict in the China-Myanmar border town of Laukkai between Myanmar troops and an alliance of ethnic armed groups.
Disputing labels
Oped, Postbag, Published on 31/10/2023
» Re: "Calling a spade a spade", (PostBag, Oct 29).
Hamas hostage crisis bodes terror for the world
News, Published on 28/10/2023
» Hostage-taking, like collective punishment, is among the most barbaric but also oldest tactics in human warfare. And yet something qualitative changed on Oct 7, when Hamas went on its murderous rampage in Israel and abducted more than 200 innocent people into the Gaza Strip. What Hamas, Israel and others do in the coming days and weeks will set new precedents that may open a 10th circle of hell in this and other conflicts to come.
Foreigners killed or missing since Hamas attack
AFP, Published on 19/10/2023
» PARIS - Scores of foreigners have been killed, wounded or taken hostage since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct 7.
Huawei, ASEAN Foundation, and SEAMEO Host Seeds for the Future Summit 2023
Published on 18/10/2023
» In a collective move to fortify the digital skills pipeline, Huawei, the ASEAN Foundation, and the Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) on October 18 hosted the Seeds for the Future Summit 2023. Under the theme "Connect, Cultivate, Contribute for Inclusive Digital Talent Growth in Asia-Pacific," the summit convened 91 exceptional participants of Seeds for the Future, Huawei’ flagship talent initiative, from 19 Asia-Pacific countries, emphasising the vital role of youth in the digital evolution of the region.
India's top court rejects same-sex marriage
Published on 17/10/2023
» NEW DELHI - India's top court on Tuesday said it cannot legalise same-sex marriages, with the chief justice saying making such a law is the domain of parliament.