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Sun, September 24, 2023 | 08:19

India bridge collapse kills more than 130

India bridge collapse kills more than 130

At least 137 people died in western India when a colonial-era pedestrian bridge packed with revelers collapsed into the river below, police said Monday.

2022-10-31 21:38

Stellantis Jeep joint venture in China to file for bankruptcy

Stellantis Jeep joint venture in China to file for bankruptcy

The joint venture that makes Jeeps in China will file for bankruptcy, partners Stellantis and Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) said on Monday, after a long decline for the oldest foreign auto brand in the world's largest car market.

2022-10-31 21:27

China's zero-COVID policy seen lingering as cases double from September

China's zero-COVID policy seen lingering as cases double from September

China's daily count of new coronavirus cases has doubled since September, hardening the resolve of authorities to eliminate outbreaks as quickly as they appear and dimming hopes for an easing in their zero-COVID stance.

2022-10-13 21:04

Thai police investigating CNN crew's coverage of attack

Thai police investigating CNN crew's coverage of attack

Thai police are investigating a report that a CNN crew inappropriately entered the day care center while reporting on the aftermath of the massacre in the building that left more than 20 preschoolers dead, authorities said Sunday.

2022-10-09 21:11

'Man-eater' tiger that killed nine shot dead in India

'Man-eater' tiger that killed nine shot dead in India

Indian police have shot dead a tiger dubbed the "Man-eater of Champaran" that killed at least nine people, in a major operation involving 200 people including trackers on elephants, officials said Sunday.

2022-10-09 20:12

Protesters glue hands to cover of Picasso painting

Protesters glue hands to cover of Picasso painting

Two climate activists glued their hands to the perspex cover of Picasso's anti-war painting "Massacre in Korea" in a Melbourne art gallery on Sunday, police, protesters and the gallery said.

2022-10-09 19:54

Japanese PM Kishida's support hits low on his party's ties to controversial church

Japanese PM Kishida's support hits low on his party's ties to controversial church

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government slid to the lowest of his one-year tenure on doubts about his party's disclosure of ties to the controversial Unification Church, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.

2022-10-09 19:22

Japan expels Russian consul in retaliation

Japan expels Russian consul in retaliation

Japan ordered a Russian consul in Sapporo to leave the country by October 10 in retaliation for the expulsion of a Japanese consul in Vladivostok last month, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

2022-10-04 21:11

Iran vows 'decisive action' on wave of women-led protests

Iran vows 'decisive action' on wave of women-led protests

Iran's ultra-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi has vowed "decisive action" against the wave of unrest that has rocked the country since the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.

2022-09-25 21:49

World Bank pledges $2 billion for flood-ravaged Pakistan

World Bank pledges $2 billion for flood-ravaged Pakistan

The World Bank said it will provide about $2 billion in aid to Pakistan, ravaged by floods that have killed more than 1,600 people this year, the largest pledge of assistance so far.

2022-09-25 20:46

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