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Japan to cull 7,000 chickens after new bird flu outbreak confirmed in Aomori

According to the prefecture's authorities, a poultry farm confirmed finding several dead birds on Friday

12 Dec 2021 12:16 PM

China's Guangdong reports human infection of H5N6 bird flu

Several H5N6 infections in China had died this year, according to local government statements and WHO reports

11 Dec 2021 1:39 PM

Indonesia volcano erupts again, hampering rescue operations

Ash from Semeru travelled up to four kilometres away after the Saturday eruption, Indonesia's geological agency reported

06 Dec 2021 12:31 PM

Myanmar court sentences ousted leader Suu Kyi to 4 years

The sentencing was the first in a series of cases in which the 76-year-old Nobel laureate is being prosecuted

06 Dec 2021 11:57 AM

Afghanistan to resume issuing passports in 17 provinces

Whenever the machines are provided, we will resume passport-issuing in the capital, said head of the Passport Department, Alam Gul Haqqani

05 Dec 2021 12:54 PM

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Death toll rises to 13 in Indonesia volcano eruption

Mount Semeru in Lumajang district in East Java province spewed thick columns of ash more than 12,000 meters (40,000 feet) into the sky

05 Dec 2021 11:31 AM

Pak model defiles Kartarpur Sahib

The Pakistani model said she did not intend to hurt anyone and the pictures were intended to be a memory of her trip to the Kartarpur Sahib

01 Dec 2021 8:51 AM

Sri Lanka's former police chief indicted in 2019 Easter Sunday terror attack

Nine suicide bombers carried out a series of devastating blasts on April 21, 2019, killing nearly 270 people, and injuring over 500

22 Nov 2021 4:28 PM

US CDC issues 'Level One' COVID-19 travel health notice for India

In August, the US eased its travel advisory for India, lowering it to Level 2: Moderate

16 Nov 2021 12:45 PM

China’s wildlife is a pandemic ‘waiting to happen,’ study finds

A comprehensive survey of viral pathogens has found they harbor a range of diseases threatening humans and other animals

13 Nov 2021 1:59 PM

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China's president Xi warns against 'Cold War' in Indo-Pacific

Xi also said the region should make sure to keep supply lines functioning and to continue liberalising trade and investment

11 Nov 2021 10:18 AM

Kishida reelected Japan's PM in parliamentary voteBy Mari Yamaguchi

Kishida had been chosen by the Liberal Democrats as a safe, conservative choice a month ago

10 Nov 2021 1:27 PM

Heavy rains in Sri Lanka leave 16 dead, thousands displaced

Most deaths have occurred due to drowning and lightening strikes

10 Nov 2021 12:28 PM

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala marries senior officer of Pakistan Cricket Board

Yousafzai gained international recognition for her activism against the Taliban's efforts to stop girls from attending school in Pakistan

10 Nov 2021 9:45 AM

China successfully launches 3 new remote sensing satellites

The satellites, belonging to the Yaogan-35 family, were launched by a Long March-2D carrier rocket

06 Nov 2021 11:25 AM

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Japan's PM Fumio Kishida declares victory after 'very tough' election

The long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito won 293 of the 465 seats in parliament's lower house

01 Nov 2021 11:48 AM

Third Chinese city placed under COVID lockdown

The world's most populous nation is currently grappling with small outbreaks in at least eleven provinces

28 Oct 2021 2:14 PM

China passes new land border law amid military standoff with India

The law stipulates that 'the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the People's Republic of China are sacred and inviolable'

24 Oct 2021 10:18 PM

Bangladesh: Protests held against Pakistan's invasion of Kashmir in 1947

The event drew parallel to the 1971 Genocide under the code name 'Operation Searchlight' by Pak Army in Bangladesh

22 Oct 2021 3:26 PM

China reports 43 new Covid cases on October 21, vs 21 a day earlier

There were no new deaths, leaving the death toll unchanged at 4,636

22 Oct 2021 11:58 AM

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