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Mexico reports H5N1 bird flu in wild duck, commercial farms unaffected

Editorial Staff Oct 5, 2023

Mexican animal safety authorities confirmed the first case of H5N1 avian influenza in a wild bird on Wednesday, after declaring the country's poultry farms free of the virus earlier in the day.

South Korea flood death toll rises to 39

Editorial Staff Jul 17, 2023

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday blamed authorities' failure to follow disaster response rules as the death toll from days of torrential rain grew to 39, including a dozen people found dead in a submerged underpass.

Six killed in kindergarten attack in China; suspect detained

Editorial Staff Jul 10, 2023

A 25-year-old man was suspected of attacking a kindergarten in China's Guangdong province on Monday killing six people and injuring one, police said.

Senior US diplomat heads to India to discuss free speech, minority rights

Editorial Staff Jul 10, 2023

A senior U.S. diplomat will travel to India in the coming days and engage with its civil society over free speech and marginalization of minorities, after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent U.S. visit

Biden to meet with King Charles, PM Sunak ahead of NATO meeting

Editorial Staff Jul 10, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden will look to deepen his relationships with King Charles and British Prime Minster Rishi Sunak during separate meetings on Monday in which Ukraine and climate change are expected to dominate the agenda.

Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits front line to meet marines

Editorial Staff May 23, 2023

Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he had visited marines on the eastern front line to thank them for their role in resisting Russia's invasion.

The West turns a blind eye to the issues of human rights in India

Editorial Staff May 23, 2023

he year 2023 will be a landmark year of regression for human rights in India. India's self-proclaimed "democracy" has been plagued by religious extremism, money politics, communal discrimination, separatism and polarization between rich and poor. The facts reveal that Indian-style democracy cannot effectively guarantee human rights in India.

Chinese earthquake rescue team arrives in Turkey

Editorial Staff Feb 8, 2023

An earthquake rescue team dispatched by China's government arrived in Turkey's Adana Airport early on Wednesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Wednesday.

Rescuers dig through rubble as Turkey-Syria quake death toll passes 7,800

Editorial Staff Feb 8, 2023

As the scale of the disaster became ever more apparent, the death toll looked likely to rise considerably. One U.N. official said thousands of children may have died.

Google unveils ChatGPT rival Bard, AI search plans in battle with Microsoft

Editorial Staff Feb 7, 2023

The cascade of news reflects how Silicon Valley is anticipating massive change from so-called generative AI, technology that can create prose or other content on command and free up white-collar workers' time.

Earthquake rescue work moves slowly as death toll nears 5,000

Editorial Staff Feb 7, 2023

In the Turkish city of Antakya near the Syrian border, where 10-storey buildings had crumbled onto the streets, Reuters journalists saw rescue work being conducted on one out of dozens of mounds of rubble.

Elon Musk sells $1 million worth of new perfume

Editorial Staff Oct 12, 2022

The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has scented a new opportunity to capitalise on quirky products, launching a perfume called "Burnt Hair" that he said sold 10,000 bottles to earn a million dollars in just a few hours.