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Thousands stranded by floods in Philippine capital as deadly typhoon prompts calls for climate action
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Thousands stranded by floods in Philippine capital as deadly typhoon prompts calls for climate action

CNN  —  Much of the Philippine capital remained underwater Thursday after deadly Typhoon Gaemi worsened torrential monsoon rains that lashed…
Pilot sole survivor of Nepal plane crash that killed 18
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Pilot sole survivor of Nepal plane crash that killed 18

CNN  —  At least 18 people were killed after a small plane skidded off the runway in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on…
Powerful Typhoon Gaemi churns toward Taiwan, expected to drench an already soaked China
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Powerful Typhoon Gaemi churns toward Taiwan, expected to drench an already soaked China

Taipei, Taiwan CNN  —  A powerful and rapidly intensifying typhoon is barreling toward Taiwan, disrupting ongoing military drills and prompting…
China’s leaders have floated the idea of raising the retirement age. It hasn’t gone down well
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China’s leaders have floated the idea of raising the retirement age. It hasn’t gone down well

Hong Kong CNN  —  China has announced plans to raise some of the world’s lowest statutory retirement ages as it…
Myanmar junta leader assumes presidential powers as president takes ‘sick leave,’ state media reports
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Myanmar junta leader assumes presidential powers as president takes ‘sick leave,’ state media reports

CNN  —  General Min Aung Hlaing, leader of Myanmar’s military junta, became the country’s interim president on Monday after figurehead…
Hamas and Fatah sign agreement in Beijing ‘ending’ their division, Chinese state media says
Middle East

Hamas and Fatah sign agreement in Beijing ‘ending’ their division, Chinese state media says

CNN  —  Palestinian factions including rivals Hamas and Fatah have signed an agreement on “ending division and strengthening Palestinian unity,”…
Nipah virus death puts health officials on alert in southern India
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Nipah virus death puts health officials on alert in southern India

Kochi, India — Authorities in southern India’s Kerala state are taking preventive steps after the death of a 14-year-old boy…
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