Death toll from Afghan quakes now more than 2,000: government
The death toll from a series of powerful earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose drastically again on Sunday to more than 2,000, a government spokesman said.
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Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023 — UN
GENEVA, Switzerland — Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses.
US aid shows Ukraine will not be 'second Afghanistan' — Zelensky
WASHINGTON, United States — The decision by the US House of Representatives to earmark $61 billion in long-delayed aid for Ukraine shows the country will not become "a second Afghanistan," President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday.
Moscow concert hall attack: Russia says many killed, over 100 wounded
MOSCOW (AP) — Assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow on Friday and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing over 60 people, injuring more than 100 and setting fire to the venue in a brazen attack just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a highly orchestrated electoral landslide.
Philippines 2nd happiest country in Southeast Asia – report
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is the second happiest country in Southeast Asia, according to the annual World Happiness Report released by the University of Oxford’s Wellbeing Research Center in the United Kingdom.?
'Fantastic 4' last Filipino boxers standing in Olympic qualifier
MANILA, Philippines -- From 10 brave souls, the Philippines’ Olympic boxing hopes now rest on the last Filipinos standing — Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam, Rogen Ladon and Aira Villegas.
UN to explore appointment of envoy to engage Taliban with international community
DOHA — The United Nations secretary general will begin consultations on the appointment of a U.N. envoy to coordinate engagement between Afghanistan’s Taliban government and the international community, he said on Monday.
Democracy index: Philippines ranking goes down again
MANILA, Philippines — Still classified as a “flawed democracy,” the Philippines has scored and ranked lower in the 2023 Democracy Index released by London-based think tank The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on Thursday.
Philippines to remain world's top rice importer — USDA
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is projected to be the world’s top importer of rice in 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said.