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Frantic search for Nepal quake survivors
Published on 26/04/2015
» KATHMANDU — Rescuers in Nepal searched frantically Sunday for survivors of a huge quake that killed more than 2,000, digging through rubble in the devastated capital Kathmandu and airlifting victims of an avalanche at Everest base camp.
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Myanmar army kills dozen ethnic rebels
AFP, Published on 15/02/2015
» YANGON - Around a dozen ethnic rebels have been killed in a firefight with Myanmar troops and a further eight captured after renewed clashes in northern Myanmar near the Chinese border, state media said on Sunday.
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Movie from tiny Bhutan gets an Oscar nod
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 27/02/2022
» As a crew of 35 people prepared to make a movie in Bhutan's remote Lunana Valley, they faced a slew of seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
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Typhoon downgraded as it hits Philippines
Published on 05/04/2015
» MANILA — Typhoon Maysak was downgraded to a tropical depression and made landfall in the Philippines Sunday, forecasters said, easing fears after thousands of residents were evacuated from remote coastal communities to avoid potentially dangerous storm surge.
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Italy tests lockdown; global cases near 110,000: Virus update
Published on 09/03/2020
» Italy started its first working day after a government decree sought to curb movement within the country’s financial hub. Germany plans to boost investment to help its economy and the Trump administration is drafting measures to blunt the economic fallout from the outbreak.
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Brunei woos tourists with rainforest
Published on 18/11/2014
» BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Largely ignored by tourists for decades, Brunei is finally stirring as a holiday destination, drawing more tourists with its pristine rainforest as well as quiet and safe image.
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House call 2.0: Women GPs bring remote care to rural Pakistan
AFP, Published on 18/03/2018
» BHOSA MANSEHRA (PAKISTAN) - In a remote Pakistani village surrounded by lush green hills, Mohammad Fayyaz brings his two-year-old son to a clinic so that a female doctor sitting hundreds of kilometres away can examine him.
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Airlift extends lifeline to remote Philippine typhoon survivors
AFP, Published on 18/11/2013
» Helicopters dropped emergency supplies to desperate villagers as a growing global relief effort following the Philippines typhoon pushed beyond devastated towns and cities Monday towards remote island and mountain communities.
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'Witch' killings haunt India's remote villages
AFP, Published on 20/09/2015
» NEW DELHI - As he recovers in a children's shelter in eastern India, 17-year-old Ganita Munda is haunted by the sound of his family's screams as a witch-hunting gang killed them in their home.
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Myanmar children in conflict-hit areas left behind - UN
Published on 23/05/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR -- About 2.2 million children living in remote, conflict-hit parts of Myanmar could be left behind as the country rapidly develops following decades of military rule, the United Nations warned on Tuesday.
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