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Chinese fishing boat capsizes north of Okinawa: report

A Chinese fishing boat with 10 people onboard capsized some 330 kilometers north of Ishigaki island, Okinawa prefecture, southwest Japan, reported local media on Tuesday.Rescue work is underway.

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Nordic World Ski Championships underway in Germany

The Nordic World Ski Championships are underway in Oberstdorf, Germany. World champions will be crowned at the end of the 12-day event featuring ski jumping, cross-country skiing and Nordic combin

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3 new Ebola cases confirmed in east DR Congo

FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers attending to Ebola patients. /Getty Images Three more new cases of the Ebola virus disease have been confirmed in the Butembo health zone in eastern Democratic R

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Gunfire reported in another protest in Yangon

Gunfire was reported on Sunday in Myanmar's Yangon where another protest against military takeover was underway with scores of demonstrators arrested.The violence started early morning when medical s

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6 killed, 7 injured in factory fire in SW China's Fuzhou

Six people were killed and seven others injured after a fire broke out on Friday at a dyeing and finishing factory in Changle District of Fuzhou City, southeast China's

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Novavax COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by summer

02:50 While COVID-19vaccines continue to roll out across the world, demand for the drugs continue to far exceed supply.But new potentialvaccines are in the pipeline, including one made

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India glacier collapse death toll rises to 67

As many as 67 bodies have been retrieved from a glacier burst site in north India, India's Asian News International reported on Sunday, citing police sources.The disaster occurred when part of a glac

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2 dead, 4 trapped after gold mine catches fire in E China's Shandong

At least two people were killed and four others trapped after a gold mine caught fire in Yantai City, east China's Shandong Province, local authorities said on Wednesda

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30 dead as bus falls into canal in central India

At least 39 people were killed when a passenger bus carrying 54 people skidded off the road and fell into a canal in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday morning, according to local

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India's glacier rescue photos

Rescue operations are still underway following a massive flash flood caused by the collapse of a glacier near the Himalayas in Raini Village, India. Dozens are still missing afte

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Two dead, dozens injured in northeast China blast

Two people died and dozens were injured in a blast in the city of Benxi, northeast China's Liaoning Province, local authorities said Monday.The blast happened at around

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Twenty-four killed in northern Morocco by flood

At least 24 textile workers have been killed at a textile clandestine unit in Moroccan northern city of Tangier on Monday after rain flooded their unit, official news agency MAP reported.A total of 1

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10 dead, one missing after fishing boat overturns in east China

FILE PHOTO: Ten people were found dead, one remains missing and three survived after a fishing boat capsized on a lake in east China's Anhui Province, the local government said Friday. /Xinhua

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Parts of Latin America lagging behind in vaccine rollout

02:19 While the roll-out of ​COVID-19 vaccines is well underway in many parts of the world including Asia, Europe and North America, ​some countries in Latin America are just getting s

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Chinese Lunar New Year photo exhibition makes global debut online

As the most important festival for Chinese people approaches, a photo exhibition on the Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival, has been launched online with a series of festive act

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Gender-based violence has increased around the world during COVID-19

02:27 The United Nations says there’s ample evidence from around the world thatgender-basedviolencehas increased amid the pressures of theCOVID-19 pandemic.It’s even described the spik

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Largely mask-less crowds at Australian Open

Click arrows to view gallery The Australian Open is underway, with 4,000-people-deep crowds cheering on star tennis players like Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka an