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  Beijing (AFP) Dec 28, 2021 Hundreds of thousands more people were confined to their homes in northern China Tuesday as the country battled its worst Covid surge in 21 months and locked-down residents took to social media to complain about food shortages. China - where the virus emerged two years ago - has followed a "zero-Covid" strategy of tight border restrictions, lengthy quarantines and targeted lockdowns as Beijing prepares to welcome thousands of overseas visitors to February's Winter Olympics. But authorities hav ... read more |
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Malaysia govt under fire over slow clean-up after deadly floodsShah Alam, Malaysia (AFP) Dec 27, 2021 Malaysia's government was under fire Monday as residents accused it of responding too slowly after the country's worst floods in years. ... more  
Somalia PM accuses president of 'coup' attempt as elections spat deepensMogadishu (AFP) Dec 27, 2021 A long-running political crisis in Somalia escalated on Monday as the president suspended the prime minister, who blasted the move as an "attempted coup" and asked the armed forces to follow his orders. ... more  
China launches new resource satelliteTaiyuan (XNA) Dec 27, 2021 China sent a new resource satellite into planned orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Sunday. The resource satellite, ZY-1 02E, was launched at 11 ... more 
Yemen rebels announce temporary resumption of UN flights into SanaaSanaa (AFP) Dec 28, 2021 Yemen's Huthi rebels said Tuesday they have allowed the temporary resumption of UN aid flights into the capital Sanaa, a week after a halt due to Saudi-led coalition air strikes. ... more |
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Asia floods toll tops 1,000 as military aid survivors
Militaries come to aid of Asia flood victims as toll nears 1,000 Death toll from Sri Lanka floods, landslides rises to 334: disaster agency Indonesia, Thailand race to find missing as flooding toll tops 600 Floods hit Sri Lanka's capital as cyclone deaths top 200 Indonesia, Thailand race to find missing as flooding toll rises to 480 Indonesians pick up the pieces after floods ravage island Floods hit Sri Lanka's capital as cyclone deaths near 200 Floods hit Sri Lanka's capital as cyclone death toll rises to 159 Iran halts power generation at key dam over drought |
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China expands lockdowns as virus surges in US, EuropeBeijing (AFP) Dec 28, 2021 China put hundreds of thousands more people under lockdown Tuesday to try and stamp out a worsening coronavirus outbreak, as infections hit new highs in multiple US states and Europe. ... more  
Death toll from Brazil flooding rises to 20Itapetinga, Brazil (AFP) Dec 28, 2021 The death toll from heavy rain and flooding that has plagued the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia since November rose to 20 on Monday, amid incessant torrents that have displaced almost 63,000 people, authorities said. ... more 
50 killed in DR Congo fightingBunia, Dr Congo (AFP) Dec 27, 2021 Twelve civilians and 38 rebels have died in four days of fighting in northeast DR Congo, where the armed forces are carrying out a crackdown on militias, military and local sources said on Monday. ... more  
New UN Myanmar envoy says 'deeply concerned' by escalating violenceYangon (AFP) Dec 27, 2021 The new United Nations special envoy to Myanmar on Monday said she was "deeply concerned" by escalating violence in the country and called for a new year ceasefire between the military and its opponents. ... more 
Weather disasters cost $20 bn more than last year: NGOParis (AFP) Dec 27, 2021 The ten most expensive weather disasters this year caused more than $170 billion (150 billion euros) in damage, $20 billion more than in 2020, a British aid group said Monday. ... more |
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EU clears Microsoft buyout of telemedicine-oriented NuanceBrussels (AFP) Dec 21, 2021 The EU on Tuesday cleared Microsoft's purchase of artificial intelligence and cloud computing company Nuance, one of the biggest transactions in the fast-growing telemedicine sector. ... more 
Spain declares Canaries volcano eruption officially overMadrid (AFP) Dec 25, 2021 The eruption of a volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma that destroyed hundreds of homes and large swathes of farmland has ended, officials said Saturday over three months after it began. ... more 
Covid-hit Xi'an tightens measures as China sees 21-month case recordBeijing (AFP) Dec 26, 2021 The Chinese city of Xi'an, where 13 million residents are currently confined to their homes, announced tightened restrictions on Sunday as the country recorded its biggest Covid-19 infection numbers in 21 months. ... more  
Climate change 2021: There's no turning back nowParis (AFP) Dec 27, 2021 Across a quarter century of UN climate conferences tasked with saving humanity from itself, one was deemed a chaotic failure (Copenhagen/2009), another a stunning success (Paris/2015), and the rest landed somewhere in between. ... more  
EU expects 17 bn euros from carbon tax, other revenuesBrussels (AFP) Dec 22, 2021 The EU said on Wednesday it could raise up to 17 billion euros ($19 billion) annually through a carbon border tax, emissions trading and taxes on big corporations. ... more |
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