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Pakistan train crash: dozens killed as express services collide
At least 38 people killed and up to 20 passengers trapped in wreckage of derailed Millat ExpressTwo express tr…
- Asia Pacific, China, Coronavirus, Taiwan, US foreign policy, US news, Vaccines and immunisation, World news
‘Urgent need’: US to donate 750,000 Covid vaccine doses to Taiwan
Offer a welcome boost for Taiwan, which says China has interfered with its attempts to secure vaccines interna…
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Myanmar rebels claim police killings as Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court
People’s Defence Force says at least 20 officers died and police station seized in fighting on SundayDozens of…
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Afghanistan: fighting resumes in south after three-day ceasefire for Eid
Taliban and government forces clash in Helmand, the scene of intense battles following US troop withdrawalFigh…
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Eighteen elephants found dead in Indian forest reserve
Lightning or poisoning cited as possible causes of deaths in protected area in Assam state Authorities are try…
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North Korea dismisses nuclear talks with US, says Biden’s approach ‘intolerable’
US offer of diplomacy branded ‘spurious’ after White House says denuclearisation remains its goalNorth Korea h…
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Indonesia earthquake: at least eight dead on Java island
Quake hit offshore near city of Malang with country already reeling from cyclone disasterAt least eight people…
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UN in talks with China over ‘no restrictions’ visit to Xinjiang
Mission to check out treatment of Uighur minority is backed by Beijing, says secretary-general António Guterre…
- Americas, Antony Blinken, Canada, China, Justin Trudeau, Uighurs, US foreign policy, US news, World news, Xinjiang
US and Canada hit back at China’s ‘baseless’ sanctions as Xinjiang row deepens
Washington says Beijing’s tit-for-tat sanctions will only focus attention on its ‘genocide’ against UighursThe…
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Myanmar military releases 600 coup protesters as ‘silence strike’ begins
Busloads of mostly young people seen leaving Insein Prison in Yangon, some making three-finger salutesHundreds…
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South Korea’s first transgender soldier found dead
Police investigate death of Byun Hee-soo, who was forced out of military after becoming first soldier to have …
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Fears for Rohingya stranded at sea for 10 days, as engines fail and eight die
UN calls for boat to be rescued, saying ‘immediate action’ needed to ‘prevent further tragedy’The United Natio…
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Huge blasts on Afghanistan-Iran border spotted from space
At least 60 injured in explosions at Islam Qala crossing that consumed 500 natural gas and fuel trucksA fuel t…
- Asia Pacific, China, Coronavirus, Health, Infectious diseases, Medical research, UK news, US news, World Health Organization, World news
WHO team exits Wuhan quarantine to start Covid fact-finding mission
Mission is politically charged as China seeks to avoid blame for alleged missteps in outbreak responseCoronavi…
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China mine accident: 11 workers rescued after two weeks underground
TV footage showed the first miner ‘extremely weak’ lifted out of the goldmine, after 22 were trapped from a 10…