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“Many” people trapped after gas explosion in China’s Shiyan city
At about 6:30 a.m. local time Sunday a gas pipe exploded in the Zhangwan district of Shiyan city, in Hubei…
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The pandemic could be Indian leader Modi’s undoing. But millions won’t ditch him just yet.
“The world will never see another leader like Modi,” said the 47-year-old professor of general surgery from Varanasi, which is…
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China releases new images of Mars taken by its Zhurong rover
The Zhurong rover, named after a god of fire in Chinese mythology, landed on the Utopia Planitia region of Mars…
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US military gets ‘laser focused’ on keeping up with China
Austin issued the directive after receiving a classified document from a China Task Force he set up in February to…
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Indonesia’s coronavirus spike has health experts worried the worst is yet to come
Case numbers have risen sharply in Java and Sumatra three weeks after holidays that followed the Islamic fasting month, when…
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Myanmar military junta charges Aung San Suu Kyi with corruption
The new charge follows an investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission into several accusations leveled at Suu Kyi. It found her…
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Meth production surged in Asia as economy faltered due to Covid-19, report says
Methamphetamine seizures in East and Southeast Asia surged 19% from 2019 to a new record-high, the UN Office on Drugs…
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South Korea building collapses onto bus during demolition, killing 9
The bus, which was stationary at the time on a busy road, was buried under the rubble in Gwangju, some…
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Afghanistan: At least 10 killed in attack on Halo Trust mine-clearing workers
Halo did not attribute blame for the attack, saying only that an “unknown armed group” carried it out on their…
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UN says 100,000 flee fighting in Myanmar border state after ‘indiscriminate attacks’ from security forces
Myanmar has been in turmoil since a military coup on February 1, with daily protests in towns and cities and…
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