KABUL: Heavy rains triggered flash floods in the eastern Afghan province of Logar, killing at least 20 people and destroying more than 3,000 homes, officials said Sunday (Aug 21). The rains lashed several areas of the province on Saturday, injuring more than 30 people in addition to those killed, theContinue Reading
He termed his visit to Taiwan and South Korea as an “economic development trip”, saying he was the first US governor to come to Taiwan since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than two years ago. “Our delegation will spend this week meeting with government officials, business leaders and academic institutionsContinue Reading
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said on Sunday (Aug 21). Kishida, just returned from a week-long vacation, was due to restart work on Monday. He developed a cough and fever on Saturday, and took aContinue Reading
LUCKNOW/BHUBANESHWAR, India: Floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains killed at least 50 people in northern and eastern India over the last three days, officials said on Sunday (Aug 21). The rains overwhelmed hundreds of villages, sweeping away houses and leaving residents stranded as rescue crews have been racingContinue Reading
HONG KONG: Five Hong Kongers have been arrested for allegedly setting up job scams in which victims were lured to Southeast Asia and then held against their will, police announced on Sunday (Aug 21). In recent months, victims have reported travelling to countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos onContinue Reading
TOKYO: Japan is considering the deployment of 1, 000 long-range cruise missiles to boost its counterattack capability against China, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Weekend (Aug 21). The missiles would be existing arms modified to extend their particular range from 100km to at least one, 000km, the every day said,Continue Reading
Mr Ismail Sabri is the 3rd prime minister appointed in this parliamentary term. Right after GE14 in May 2018, Dr Mahathir Mohamad become Malaysia’s 7th prime minister intended for 22 months beneath the coalition Pakatan Tumpuan government, before this lost power in February 2020 and he was replaced by MrContinue Reading
Resettlement remains the most common solution intended for refugees fleeing persecution, but delays and other complications persist after and before resettlement
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Proboscis monkeys have been designated as the mascot of Indonesia’s South Kalimantan province. But their quantities are dwindling.Continue Reading
BEIJING: Plunging water levels of the Yangtze River have revealed a submerged island in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing and a trio of Buddhist statues on it that are believed to be 600 years old, state media Xinhua has reported. The three statues were found on the highest part of theContinue Reading