Asia

Almost two days after the shocking earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java, a 6-year-old boy has been rescued from a collapsed house. He was found alive in the hardest-hit city of Cianjur on Wednesday morning local time and had…
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Stock markets in Asia showed a mixed picture on Tuesday. According to government data, industrial companies in China are facing declining profits, and the World Bank lowered its growth forecast for East Asia. Stocks in New York…
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Iran's ultra-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi says "decisive" action will be taken against the wave of unrest that gripped the country for days. He wants tough action on protests, which he describes as riots by opponents of…
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Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis who survived the severe flooding in their country are now dealing with the disease outbreak, snake, and dog bites. That's what the Pakistani authorities say. The death toll from the natural disaster has…
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The Chinese foreign ministry has condemned a motion in the lower house of the French parliament calling the persecution of the Uyghurs genocide. The motion was tabled by the Socialist Party on Thursday and passed almost…
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Pakistan announces temporary closure of the largest border crossing with Afghanistan. The decision comes at a time when many Afghans are trying to flee their country because of the Taliban takeover. It is not clear when the Chaman…
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China has urged compatriots in Afghanistan to leave that country as soon as possible. According to state media, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the embassy in Kabul have issued urgent appeal because there are many terrorist attacks.…
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The death toll from cyclone Seroja in eastern Indonesia and East Timor has risen to nearly 180. More than 70 people are still being searched for missing. The Southeast Asian countries faced landslides, floods and mudslides on…
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