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AFP/APP Beijing: At least 13 people have died in a school dormitory fire in central China's Henan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. The blaze at the Yingcai School in Henan's Yanshanpu village was reported to…

Xinhua/APP Colombo: The population of dengue mosquitoes in Sri Lanka that transmit the dengue virus has increased by 29.5 percent, state media reported on Saturday, quoting the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU). The NDCU said the…

AFP/APP Sanaa: Yemeni Huthiclaimed early Friday they had carried out a missile attack on a US ship in the Gulf of Aden. The Huthis said in a statement posted on their social media that their "naval" forces had attacked the Chem Ranger…

APP United Nations: United Nations humanitarian agencies have issued a dire warning about the humanitarian situation in worn-out Gaza, describing the level of assistance for many residents as "almost catastrophic." The UN aid coordination…

AFP/APP Ahmedabad: At least 10 people, including nine children, drowned when a boat capsized Thursday in western India, officials said, with a search on to find more of the missing. The incident happened in Gujarat State as students were…

AFP/APP Pule Alam: Khurma had to borrow her neighbor's shoes to walk to Pul-e Alam city to collect a cash handout being given to the growing number of vulnerable Afghans who are struggling to survive the winter. The 45-year-old widow…

AFP/APP Davos: Veteran US diplomat and politician John Kerry said Wednesday he planned to keep working to address climate change, including by encouraging the private sector, as he steps away from his envoy role. Kerry said he believed…

AFP/APP Davos: Argentina's self-styled "anarcho-capitalist" leader, Javier Milei, will address the global elite in Davos on Wednesday as the eccentric libertarian seeks to restore confidence in his country's economy on his first trip…

AFP/APP Port Louis: Mauritius raised a cyclone warning alert to maximum on Tuesday as powerful winds and rains from tropical storm Belal caused havoc in the Indian Ocean island nation. The government has ordered all inhabitants to…

AFP/APP Hebron: At least three Palestinians were killed on Monday in the occupied West Bank in two separate clashes with the Israeli army, the Palestinian health ministry said. Two Palestinians in their 20s were killed in an Israeli army…