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Afghan villagers search for survivors as flash flood kills at least 40
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan villagers searched desperately for survivors after flash flood swept down a narrow valley in a Taliban-controlled...
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England scraps quarantine for fully vaccinated EU, U.S. visitors
By Sarah Young and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -England will allow fully vaccinated visitors from the European Union and United...
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Thailand builds COVID-19 hospital in Bangkok airport amid surge in cases
By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Artorn Pookasook BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai volunteers on Wednesday turned a cargo warehouse at Bangkok's Don...
Read moreChinese national shot and wounded in Pakistan’s Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Chinese national was shot and wounded in an attack in Pakistan's largest city Karachi on...
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Ethiopia’s Somali region says town attacked, amid new local flare ups
By Dawit Endeshaw and Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -The local government in Ethiopia's Somali region said on Tuesday militia...
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Six killed in landslide, flooding at Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
DHAKA (Reuters) -At least six Rohingya Muslims, including children, were killed and several others injured on Tuesday after heavy monsoon...
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First person charged under HK security law found guilty of terrorism, inciting secession
By James Pomfret and Sara Cheng HONG KONG (Reuters) -The first person charged under Hong Kong's national security law was...
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Much power restored in western Germany after floods, 5,800 still cut off
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The restoration of power supplies in flood-stricken parts of western Germany has continued but an estimated 5,800...
Read moreFuel tanker owned by Mexico’s Pemex on its way to Cuba -data, sources
By Adriana Barrera and Marianna Parraga MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A diesel cargo sent by Mexico's state-run Pemex is due...
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China’s TAL Education expects hit from new private tutoring rules
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's TAL Education Group said on Sunday that its operations and business prospects could take a...
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Shanghai region braces for typhoon In-fa after flooding in central China
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's commercial hub Shanghai and neighbouring coastal regions cancelled all flights, slowed or suspended subway trains and shuttered...
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Many migrant workers stranded in Chinese cities hit by floods
By Emily Chow ZHENGZHOU (Reuters) - For many migrant workers caught up in severe flooding in the central Chinese city...
Read moreAfghan Air Force hurt by inoperable aircraft – Afghan lawmakers
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One-third of the Afghan Air Force's aircraft are inoperable and it has run out...
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Russia to build first LNG-powered icebreakers for Arctic sea route
By Gleb Stolyarov ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - Russia plans to build its first batch of icebreakers that are powered by...
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At least 112 dead in India as rains trigger floods, landslides
By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) -At least 112 people have died in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, authorities said...
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Once its strength, water now threatens Germany
By John O'Donnell and Tom Sims BAD MUENSTEREIFEL, Germany (Reuters) - Bad Muenstereifel's transformation from picturesque but sleepy German tourist...
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After the flood, Germany battles to clear mountains of trash
By Andi Kranz and Leon Kuegeler BAD NEUENAHR, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's most devastating floods in 60 years have created...
Read moreS.Korea trade unionists rally in defiance of coranvirus ban
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) -Members of South Korea's main trade union defied government coronavirus restrictions on Friday to rally...
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Digger trucks drafted in to rescue people stranded in China floods
By Emily Chow ZHENGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Workers driving construction vehicles helped to rescue stranded residents and deliver food to...
Read moreFighting in Ethiopia’s Afar forces 54,000 people to flee, official says
By Dawit Endeshaw and Maggie Fick ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Attacks by Tigrayan fighters in Ethiopia's Afar region have forced over...
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