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Flood death toll in Asia surpasses 1,500 as calls grow to fight deforestation

Deaths from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in parts of Asia surged past 1,500 Thursday as rescue teams raced to reach survivors...

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Meta starts kicking Australian children off Instagram and Facebook

Meta has started booting Australian children under 16 years off its Instagram, Facebook and Threads platforms, a week before an official teen social...

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‘Like a tsunami’: Asia reels from deadly cyclones and monsoon rains

Wassana Suthi spent last week trying to keep a nursing home running as the floodwaters rose around her in the southern Thai city...

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Trump reportedly gave Maduro ultimatum to relinquish power in Venezuela

Donald Trump reportedly gave Nicolás Maduro an ultimatum to relinquish power immediately during their recent call – but Venezuela’s authoritarian leader declined, demanding...

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Looting reported as Indonesia and Sri Lanka battle deadly floods

Some residents of the flood-hit Indonesian island of Sumatra have resorted to stealing food and water to survive, authorities said Sunday, while Sri...

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Hundreds dead and missing in flooding across South East Asia

Hundreds are dead and missing in South East Asia, where some of the heaviest rain in decades has swept the region. Monsoon rain...

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Trump vows to “permanently pause” migration from “third world countries”

U.S President Donald Trump has said he will “permanently pause migration from all third world countries” after the shooting of two National Guards...

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Ferocious blaze in Hong Kong leaves at least 44 dead, 279 missing

Forty-four people have been killed and 279 others are missing after a ferocious blaze ravaged a housing estate in Hong Kong’s Tai Po...