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8 killed in house fire in Philippine capital
The bureau said the fire broke out early Thursday morning in the Quezon City suburb while the occupants were fast…
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US Treasury adds 6 entities to its anti-Iran sanctions
“Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting six entities based in Hong…
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29 dead due to hail, rain in Afghanistan
“Twenty-one people were killed and six others were injured” because of hail in western Farah province, said Mohammad Israel Sayar,…
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18 killed, 31 injured as bus overturns in eastern Thailand
The accident occurred early Wednesday in Prachinburi province when a double-decker bus carrying 49 people on a study tour lost control and…
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Bridge collapse kills 4, injures 6 others in South Korea
The bridge collapsed at an expressway construction site in Anseong, some 65 kilometers (40 miles) south of Seoul on a…
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China’s Xi backs Russia on Ukraine peace efforts: Kremlin
Beijing has expressed support for the renewed dialogue and new potential for resolving the Ukraine crisis, the Kremlin statement said,…
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9 injured in a landmine explosion in southern Myanmar
The attack carried out by terrorists occurred at around 2:10 p.m. local time on Tuesday, when a light truck carrying…
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Shooting reported outside Afghanistan's interior ministry
According to two local sources, an armed clash has occurred outside the Taliban’s Interior Ministry. According to sources, the clash…
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30 terrorists killed in operation in NW Pakistan
The security forces conducted the operation in the South Waziristan district of the province on the reported presence of terrorists,…
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North Korea’s denuclearization no longer possible, MFA says
The North Korean Foreign Ministry castigated a recent Munich meeting between the top diplomats of the US, Japan, and South…
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