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Cyclone toll hits 84 as Bangladesh and India start mopping up

India and Bangladesh began a massive clean-up Thursday after the fiercest cyclone since 1999 killed at least 84 people, leaving…

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Mass evacuations for major cyclone in South Asia

Millions of people were being moved to safety as one of the fiercest cyclones in years barrelled towards India and…

5 years ago

European countries rally around WHO as Trump threatens agency

The World Health Organisation (WHO) must be strengthened in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, European politicians leaders said on…

5 years ago

Coronavirus may throw 60 million into extreme poverty: World Bank

The world’s progress in eliminating poverty is set to suffer a major setback due to the Covid-19 outbreak, forcing more…

5 years ago

China warns US of ‘all necessary measures’ over Huawei rules

China’s commerce ministry says it will take “all necessary measures” in response to new U.S. restrictions on Chinese tech giant…

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Afghan President Ghani and rival sign power-sharing deal

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah signed a power-sharing deal on Sunday, ending a bitter months-long feud…

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Jacinda Ardern surges in polls on Kiwi virus success

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s success containing coronavirus has driven an extraordinary popularity surge that has put the youthful…

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Geopolitics cast shadow over WHO Covid-19 conference

Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.  The coronavirus pandemic was supposed to be the only…

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Xi backs virus inquiry as Europe eases out of lockdown

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering a speech via video link at the opening of the World Health Assembly virtual meeting…

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Race to prevent coronavirus ‘nightmare’ in Rohingya camps

Emergency teams raced Friday to prevent a coronavirus “nightmare” in the world’s largest refugee settlement after the first confirmed cases…

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