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Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes Bangladesh, three dead so far
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said, with the epicentre at…
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Indonesians flee homes after volcano erupts
JAKARTA: Hundreds of Indonesians stayed in temporary shelters after a volcano on the main island of Java erupted, damaging houses…
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Afghanistan needs $129 million for quake recovery
KARACHI: A UN-led assessment says Afghanistan requires $128.8 million to restore housing, schools and key services in its quake-hit eastern…
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Thousands of Kenyans displaced by flooding
NAIVASHA: The tourist boats that normally ply Kenya’s famed Lake Naivasha have had a different task in recent weeks: evacuating…
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Japan’s biggest fire in 50 years ravages 170 buildings
TOKYO: A fire ripped through more than 170 buildings and killed one person in a southern Japanese coastal city on…
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Kallas Admits EU Has Limited Leverage Over China on Ukraine
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas acknowledged that the European Union has limited ability to pressure China over its stance…
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Asian markets track Wall St down, with Nvidia and US jobs in view
A man is silhouetted in front of a stock market indicator board in Tokyo. Investors were rattled this week after reports…
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Bangladesh court sentences ex-PM to be hanged
DHAKA: A Bangladesh court sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to be hanged for crimes against humanity, with cheers breaking…
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Over 40 Indians killed in Medina bus crash
Riyadh – A bus carrying over 40 Indian Umrah pilgrims, including children, collided with a diesel tanker near Medina in Saudi…
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Bangladesh’s ousted PM Hasina sentenced to death for students crackdown
A Bangladesh court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday, concluding a months-long trial that found her…
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