Asia

On one of the islands of the Philippines, a typhoon throws a spanner in the works on Christmas Eve. Civil protection wants to evacuate thousands of people, but many families prefer not to leave their homes. The Philippines is a…
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Inside the Taiwanese money Taipei, 170,000 to 200,000 individuals participated in the Satisfaction Parade on Saturday. Members waved rainbow flags to express their assistance for the recently approved LGBT marriage. Taiwan was the…
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Monsoon Rains: India Hit by Heavy Floods and Mudflows. In India, the monsoon rains have already killed 190 people. The south and west of the country are particularly affected by flooding and mudflows. Rescue teams try to remove…
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More than a Hundred Dead in Japan due to Severe Weather. The death toll in Japan as a result of heavy rainfall and flooding continues to rise. 112 people have died, and 79 people are missing. Due to the torrential rain, parts of…
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At least Ten People Killed by Train Accident Turkey. The train, from Edirne on its way to Istanbul, derailed in a region bordering Greece. There were more than three hundred passengers. Turkish media report that five wagons have…
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Motocross rider Jeffrey Herlings has won the Grand Prix of Asia with a great show of strength. On the cross circuit of Semarang on Java, the Brabander was the fastest in both motos. Herlings strengthened its leading position in the…
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Clothing company Gap has apologised for the sale of a T-shirt with an 'incorrect' map of China. On Chinese social media photos of the garment had appeared, on which the country would have been depicted without areas like Tibet and Taiwan,…
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A co-pilot was partly sucked out of a Chinese aeroplane after a window in the cockpit had been killed during the flight. That said the officer to News Tribune, who could safely land the Airbus A319 with 119 passengers on Monday. …
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A man stabbed four members of the same family in a restaurant in Japan. One of the victims, a six-year-old girl, was killed. The police have arrested the suspected perpetrator, reports Japanese media. The attacker and his victims…
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