Category: Asia

China battles disease threat after mudslides

Disease has become the main threat to the survivors of last week's mudslides in Gansu province in China, as

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6.3 Quake hits Papua New Guinea

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Sunday, seismologists said, but there was

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20 million affected by Pakistan floods

Pakistan says 20 million people have been affected by devastating floods, six million more than previously thought, as the

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3 Quakes hit Mariana Islands, 14 aftershocks

Hagatna - In a 24-hour period, the region of the Mariana Islands, near Guam, experienced three powerful earthquakes ranging

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2 earthquakes rock Philippines

At least two quakes -- one measuring magnitude 4.9 -- rocked Mindanao Sunday, but state seismologists said no damage

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Wildfires close to Russian nuclear site

A fire raging dangerously close to Russia's main nuclear research centre has grown in size, officials said Friday, as

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Cholera strikes amid Pakistani flood disaster

SUKKUR, Pakistan – The deadly, waterborne disease cholera has surfaced in flood-ravaged Pakistan, the U.N. confirmed Saturday, adding to

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Food prices in Pakistan rocket

Video Report: Rescue and relief efforts push on in devastated Pakistan as food prices climb. (more…)

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Latest Chinese mudslides trap 500, kill five

Mudslides after heavy rain have killed five people and trapped more than 500 in the south-western Chinese province of

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Bread prices soar in Russia

The price of Russian bread is rising sharply in Moscow as repercussions from the country's months-long record drought start

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