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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Mar. 6 - Mar. 12)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Kerry in Brussels fo

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Twenty killed, 24 injured in fire at clothing factory in Egypt

At least 20 people were killed and 24 others wounded on Thursday as a massive fire engulfed a four-story clothing factory in Egypt's El Obour City, north of Cairo, according to a statement of the Qal

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Multiple Explosions rock Equatorial Guinea

01:50 A devastating series of blasts at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 20 people and wounded 400. President Teodoro Obiang said the blasts were caused by negl

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Defense secretary says US still assessing who carried out Iraq rocket attack

In an interview with ABC News, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. is still assessing who was responsible for the recent rocket attack on a base in Iraq that h

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By slimmest of margins, Senate takes up $1.9T relief bill

The Senate voted by the slimmest of margins Thursday to begin debating a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, after Democrats made eleventh-hour changes aimed at ensurin

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Systemic racism among police may put more Black lives in danger

04:02 Following a traffic stop and car chase on October 20 in suburban Chicago, a police officer opened fire on an unarmed Black couple. Nineteen-year-old Marcellis Stinnette died and

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Defying lethal shootings, Myanmar protesters back on streets

Police in Myanmar’s biggest city on Monday fired tear gas at defiant crowds who returned to the streets to protest the military’s seizure of power a month ago, despite

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UN chief urges to 'send clear signal' to Myanmar military

01:42 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday strongly condemned the violent crackdown in Myanmar and urged the international community to send a clear signal to the country's

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Fatalities reported as Myanmar police intensify use of force

Security forces in Myanmar made mass arrests and appeared to use lethal force on Sunday as they intensified their efforts to break up protests a month after the militar

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Iran says U.S. air strikes in Syria encourage terrorism in the region

Friday’s U.S. air strikes against Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria encourage terrorism in the region, Iran’s top security official, Ali Shamkhani, said on Saturday

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One killed in oxygen explosion in Ukraine hospital

At least one killed and one wounded after an oxygen explosion occurred in a hospital in western Ukraine, Reuters reported.

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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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Myanmar protests: Two wounded, three arrested in Mandalay

Two protestors were wounded and three others were arrested on Saturday in Myanmar’s Mandalay as police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse demonstrators.The clash happened near a shipyard in

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‘Horrible’: Witnesses recall massacre in Ethiopian holy city

Bodies with gunshot wounds lay in the streets for days in Ethiopia’s holiest city. At night, residents listened in horror as hyenas fed on the corpses of people they kn

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At least 7 injured in Philadelphia shooting, one arrested

At least seven people were wounded in a shooting near Olney Transportation Center in Philadelphia on Wednesday, local media reported.The incident happened at around 2:50 p.m. local time.One person is

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Rhino poaching down a third during lockdown in South Africa

The eye of a rhino calf is seen at the Rhino Orphanage at an undisclosed location near Mokopane, Limpopo Province, South Africa, January 9, 2021. /CFP The number of rhinos killed in South Afri

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Five killed in suicide attack in central Baghdad

At least five people were killed and 10 others wounded on Thursday in a suicide bomb attack at a marketplace in Iraqi capital Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said. Source(s): Xinhua News Agency