Thu 18 April 2024: A volcano in northern Indonesia erupted multiple times, forcing more than 11,000 people to flee and disrupting air travel in the area. Tuesday at 9:45 p.m. (13:45 GMT), Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi Province initially erupted, sending billowing clouds of ash and smoke high into the sky. The Indonesian volcanology agency […]
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Tue 16 April 2024: Two persons including a man who allegedly opened fire outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s residence in Mumbai have been arrested from Gujarat, police said on Tuesday. The Bishnoi gang, accused of several murders and extortion rackets, hails from a wider desert-based religious sect that considers the species to be the reincarnation […]
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Tue 16 April 2024: Hundreds of people have killed in Pakistan and Afghanistan as a result of lightning and torrential rains. Officials said on Tuesday that at least fifty people were killed in Pakistan as a result of the storms that have been battering the nation, and they asked emergency services to stay on high […]
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Sun 14 April 2024: In 2023, Bangladesh recorded the worst air quality of 134 countries monitored by the Swiss climate group, IQAir. Pakistan and India were close behind, with the report showing that South Asia suffers from the worst pollution in the world overall. Here are some insights from the report and what it tells […]
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Fri 12 April 2024: A gold teacup worth about 10 million yen ($65,000) was stolen Thursday from a department store in Tokyo. Authorities are currently searching for the culprit, Japanese public television station NHK reported. Police said the solid gold teacup was showcased at a promotional event for gold items on the 8th floor of […]
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Fri 12 April 2024: Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, an ambitious trip that could test the 87-year-old’s increasingly fragile health. Running from September 2 to 13, the trip covering around 30,000 kilometres (18,600 miles) in total is the longest for the Argentine […]
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Fri 12 April 2024: As the largest electorate in history goes to the polls in India from April 19 to June 1, 2024, political parties are seeking to influence voters’ decisions – through cinema. The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, seeking a third term in office under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has deployed […]
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Sun 07 April 2024: The United States is holding its first joint military drills with the Philippines, Japan, and Australia on the same day that China has raised the stakes in the disputed seas by conducting military “combat patrols” in the South China Sea. The news of a surprise naval drill by Beijing on Sunday […]
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Saleem Rehmani was shot dead in January 2022 in Pakistan. Indian government placed his name on its most-wanted list [File: Farooq Khan/EPA] Sun 07 April 2024: Islamabad, Pakistan — Since June 2021, Pakistan has tracked and accused Indian intelligence agencies of multiple attempts — some successful — at assassinating individuals New Delhi views as terrorists […]
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Sat 06 April 2024: Governments across the region are grappling with how to respond. In the Philippines, almost 4,000 schools have suspended in-person classes as the heat index passed 42C in some areas, a dangerous level that the weather bureau warned could cause heat cramps and exhaustion. During the Easter week in Manila, children played in portable […]
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