Category: Asia

Disease Threatens N Korea’s Food

There are reports North Korea is suffering from an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, which threatens to exacerbate

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Excessive Arsenic in Vietnam Water

More than a quarter of drinking wells in Vietnam's densely-populated Red River delta contain unsafe levels of arsenic that

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7.2 Earthquake Hits Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southwestern Pakistan, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Tuesday. Fears of major

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Philippine Flood Toll Reaches 54

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine coast guard imposed a fishing ban on Tuesday covering central and southern parts of

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Japan’s Snow Stops Bullet Train

(CNN) -- As much as 8 feet of snow has fallen in parts of Japan since Sunday, slowing train

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Philippine Floods Affect 1.6 Million

(CNN) -- Some 51 people are dead in the Philippines after weeks of intense rain caused severe flooding across

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47 Dead in Philippine Floods

MANILA (AFP) – More than two weeks of heavy rains have left at least 47 people dead from flash

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5.5 Quake Hits Sumatra No Tsunami

Jakarta - An undersea earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale was recorded just off the coast of the

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Lahar Mudflow Attracts Tourists

Magelang. Tourists, apparently, are finding the devastating flow of volcanic mud in the area more interesting than Indonesia's world-famous

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Rains Worsen in Sri Lanka Floods

Sri Lanka (AFP) – Fresh rains Friday compounded the misery of the million-plus victims of Sri Lanka's deadly floods,

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