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AFP/APP Geneva: Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses. Global temperatures hit…

AFP/APP Dubai: Three workers from the Philippines have died in heavy flooding in the United Arab Emirates, Filipino officials announced, as the desert country struggled Friday to recover from record rains. Two women suffocated inside…

APP Islamabad: Elderly and medically vulnerable teaching and non-teaching staff of educational institutions have appealed for exemption from their duties at polling stations during the 2024 general elections. The Election Commission of…

AFP New Zealand: NASA launched two small satellites designed to track tropical cyclones hour by hour from a base in New Zealand on Monday in a project that could improve weather predictions for devastating storms. The new storm…