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Coronavirus storm engulfs Everest
AFP, Published on 29/05/2021
» KATHMANDU - Mount Everest guide Buddhi Bahadur Lama has spent days isolated in a tent after testing positive for coronavirus, as an outbreak that climbers say is putting lives at risk sweeps base camp.
Gunmen storm temple in Kabul
AFP, Published on 25/03/2020
» KABUL: Gunmen stormed a Sikh-Hindu temple in central Kabul on Wednesday and were locked in an ongoing battle with security forces, an official said, in the latest assault on the Afghan capital.
'Strongest summer storm' batters Netherlands
AFP, Published on 05/07/2023
» THE HAGUE: Hundreds of flights were cancelled at one of Europe's busiest air hubs and roads were blocked on Wednesday as the strongest summer storm on record slammed into the Netherlands.
Raging storm batters northern China
AFP, Published on 31/07/2023
» BEIJING - Heavy rains battered northern China on Monday, washing away cars and inundating subway stations, with millions of people in Beijing and its surrounding areas warned by authorities to stay at home.
Deadly storm barrels across France, Italy
AFP, Published on 04/10/2020
» ROME - Two people died and 30 others were missing on Saturday after storms lashed southern France and northern Italy, with roads and bridges damaged or destroyed and thousands left without power.
Powerful storm hits disaster-ravaged Japan
AFP, Published on 29/07/2018
» TOKYO - A powerful storm slammed into central Japan on Sunday, bringing heavy rains as it churned across western areas already devastated by floods and landslides.
Indian minister in #MeToo storm quits
AFP, Published on 17/10/2018
» NEW DELHI - India's fledgling #MeToo movement claimed its highest-profile scalp to date on Wednesday as a government minister and veteran editor quit after at least 20 women accused him of sexual harassment.
What is a Category 5 storm?
AFP, Published on 02/09/2019
» WASHINGTON - Hurricane Dorian has slammed into the northern Bahamas, one of the strongest storms to make landfall in history. It's also the fifth Category 5 storm to form in the Atlantic in the past four years. Here are some facts about what makes a Category 5 storm and what to expect as climate change supercharges our weather.
Storm over Brexit troubles Scottish fishermen
AFP, Published on 14/12/2018
» PITTENWEEM (UNITED KINGDOM) - In the small Scottish fishing village of Pittenweem, residents are worried the political wrangling in London is pushing their dream of Brexit beyond the North Sea horizon.
IMF chief: 'Global economic storm' brewing
AFP, Published on 11/02/2019
» DUBAI: The head of the International Monetary Fund on Sunday warned governments to gear up for a possible economic storm as growth undershoots expectations.