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Five children among victims as fireworks shop blast in Hubei claims 12 lives during holiday
BEIJING, Feb 19 — Five children were among the 12 people killed in an explosion at a general store selling fireworks in China during the Lunar New Year holiday, state media said Thursday. Setting off fireworks and crackers is common
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Indonesia secures US$14.8m WHO grant to strengthen national health system
JAKARTA, Feb 19 — Indonesia has secured US$14.8 million (RM58 million) in grants from the World Health Organisation (WHO) after signing a Grant Agreement and Joint Workplan for the 2026-2027 biennium to strengthen national health programmes. The Indonesian Health Ministry’s
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Dr Reddy’s says Wegovy copycat to be priced competitively, with 50-60pc discounts feasible
HYDERABAD, Feb 18 — Indian drugmaker Dr Reddy’s Laboratories hopes to launch a generic version of Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy at a competitive price that could be up to 60 per cent lower than the branded product, a
Read MoreJapan loses 600,000 Chinese tourists in January as diplomatic spat escalates
TOKYO, Feb 18 — Mainland Chinese visitors to Japan tumbled 60.7 per cent in January year-on-year, figures showed Wednesday, in the continued fallout from the countries’ diplomatic spat. “Last year, the lunar new year began in late January, but this
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Facebook, TikTok inaccessible as Gabon shuts down social media
LIBREVILLE (Gabon), Feb 18 — Facebook and TikTok were no longer available in Gabon today, AFP journalists confirmed, hours after the media regulator announced their suspension because of the risk of “conflict-inducing excesses”. Gabon’s media regulator yesterday announced the suspension
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Takaichi formally reappointed Japan PM following historic election victory
TOKYO, Feb 18 — Japan’s lower house formally reappointed Sanae Takaichi as prime minister today, 10 days after her historic landslide election victory. Takaichi, 64, became Japan’s first woman premier in October and won a two-thirds majority for her party
Read MoreSon of former PM Tarique Rahman sworn in as new leader after landslide election victory
DHAKA, Feb 17 — Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Tarique Rahman was sworn in as Bangladesh’s prime minister today, marking a decisive political shift in the South Asian nation after his party’s sweeping parliamentary election victory. Rahman, 60, son of former
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China warns US against ‘plotting’ on Taiwan, says move could trigger confrontation
MUNICH, Feb 14 — Beijing’s top diplomat Wang Yi warned the United States today against “plotting” on Taiwan, saying it could lead to a “confrontation” with China. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Foreign Minister Wang said that in
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South Carolina state on lockdown after gunfire at Hugine Suites residence
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 — Gunfire killed two people and wounded last night at a university in the southern United States, officials said, as the facility remained on lockdown. South Carolina State University said the campus went into lockdown at 9:15 pm
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Obama warns Trump repeal of key climate finding will leave Americans ‘less safe, less healthy’
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 — Former US president Barack Obama on Thursday warned that Donald Trump’s decision to repeal a landmark scientific finding underpinning climate regulations would leave Americans “less safe, less healthy.” The endangerment finding, issued under the Obama administration,
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