Indonesian authorities seeded clouds on Wednesday, trying to prevent further rain and flash floods after deluges that hit the country's Sumatra Island over the weekend left at least 58 people dead and another 35 missing. Monsoon rains triggered a landslide of mud and cold lava from...
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The other day at a fundraiser, Joe Biden made a casual comment that I consider to be the worst gaffe of his entire term as president. He declared that two of America’s most important allies, India and Japan, are “xenophobic”, and placed them in the same category as Russia and China: “You know, one...
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A billboard has collapsed and killed 14 people and injured dozens in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, in thunderstorms and heavy rain, the Press Trust of India reported on Monday. MUMBAI, India, May 14: A sudden storm in Mumbai resulted in a catastrophic event as a massive billboard collapsed,...
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Sydney, May 13 (BNA): Asian shares eked out a 15-month high on Monday in a week when inflation figures could either support or undermine expectations for earlier U.S. rate cuts, while Chinese activity data will test optimism about a sustained recovery in the world's No. 2 economy. Beijing has...
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India’s six-week election resumed on Monday including in India-occupied Kashmir (IoK), where voters are expected to show their discontent with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cancellation of the disputed territory’s semi-autonomy and the security crackdown that followed. Modi remains popular across...
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