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2 dead, 3 missing after fishing boat capsizes in eastern Japan
TOKYO: Two people died and three others went missing after a fishing boat capsized...
China faces surge in HMPV cases, prompting global concern
KATHMANDU: Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory virus that typically causes mild illnesses resembling...
Massive storm slams US with snow, ice, bitter cold
WASHINGTON: A powerful winter storm hammered the United States on Sunday, with meteorologists warning...
Bird flu outbreaks strike Japan farms
TOKYO: Japanese authorities began culling some 50,000 chickens Sunday after a bird flu outbreak...
8 killed, 53 injured in paramilitary attacks in Sudan
KHARTOUM: At least eight civilians were killed and 53 others injured in artillery shelling...
Court dismisses Yoon’s objection to execution of detention warrant
SEOUL: A Seoul court on Sunday dismissed the injunction filed by President Yoon Suk...
Blast in Turbat, Balochistan kills 4, injures 32
KATHMANDU: A deadly explosion in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan, on Saturday resulted in at least...
Fire breaks out in vacant house in Eastern Singapore, 35 residents evacuated
KATHMANDU: A fire broke out in a vacant three-story semi-detached house in eastern Singapore...
At least 184 killed in Israeli airstrikes, shelling on Gaza in 3 days: Hamas
GAZA: The Hamas-run Gaza media office said on Saturday evening that the Israeli army...
Number of drowning deaths down in New Zealand
WELLINGTON: New Zealand recorded a total of 71 preventable drownings in 2024, down from...