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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...