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While relief and rescue operations are the first priority, the tragedy should not only spark attention to early warning systems but also to longer-term solutions
While relief and rescue operations are the first priority, the tragedy should not only spark attention to early warning systems but also to longer-term solutions
Delonix Tan, left, works alongside his father, Yew Seng Tan, at Heng Kee Fishball and Yong Tau Fu in Singapore. Young hawkers are using new techniques and social media to make the demanding trade their own. (From SanDai Fishball's website)
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Miyu Yamashita, of Japan, hits her second shot on the 15th hole during the final round at the LPGA Canadian Women’s Open golf tournament in Edmonton, Alberta, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
MANILA, Philippines — Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Sarah Elago urged the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to review its policy allowing settlement or reconciliation in Violence Against Women and Their Children (VAWC) cases, particularly those involving police personnel, as Secretary Jonvic Remul…
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Kameng Trading Limited allegedly acted as front company to help Iran’s Pedram Pirouzan Exchange House access international financial system
Kameng Trading Limited allegedly acted as front company to help Iran’s Pedram Pirouzan Exchange House access international financial system
Video shows scale of flash flood hitting Nepal-Tibet border
Beijing hopes trade will stabilise Tibet, but friction with India and the looming Dalai Lama succession are hampering its efforts
Beijing hopes trade will stabilise Tibet, but friction with India and the looming Dalai Lama succession are hampering its efforts
US officials are backpedaling on claims that several government agencies were hacked by Chinese spies, now saying that the organizations were among the hackers' targets.
Forcing countries to choose between the US’ and China’s initiatives would be counterproductive to global AI governance
Forcing countries to choose between the US’ and China’s initiatives would be counterproductive to global AI governance
Kathmandu: On Wednesday morning, about 9.15am, poultry farmer Sidar Tamang took a call from a supplier with astonishing news from upstream on Nepal’s Trishuli River. Water, roiling with debris, was surging towards the remote village of Khalte, the supplier said, and Tamang needed to warn other residents to run for h…
Intense competition among Chinese companies has led to rapid technological advances, but also diminishing profits and gluts of products that are increasingly destined for export markets. (Source photos by Wataru Suzuki and Getty Images)
Fromagination in Madison offers a wide variety of cheeses, many of which are made locally. (Photo by Mizuki Uchiyama)
They heard the avalanche before they saw it.
Nepal has reversed an earlier decision and says it will allow foreign teams and experts to help with rescue efforts
Nepal has reversed an earlier decision and says it will allow foreign teams and experts to help with rescue efforts
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping last met in May in Beijing. © Reuters
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump could put on the table the "tacit" acceptance of North Korea's nuclear program, a peace treaty and an end to South Korea-U.S. military exercises should a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un take place, a former U.S. official has said.
President Donald Trump on Friday announced the creation of a "Space Academy" to train future civilian and military recruits for an arena where the United States faces rivalry with China.
Nate Jaros, Vice President of Animal Care, looks after hundreds of confiscated fish in a holding tank at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Aug., 27, 2026. (Thomas R. Cordova/Long Beach News via AP)
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice Action Center (DOJAC), alongside prosecution offices nationwide, has announced that it is now fully equipped to receive and act on complaints related to bullying.
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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health has vowed to continue helping leptospirosis patients even if cases of the flood-borne disease is lower than the previous years.
A China reagiu ao que classificou como "sanções unilaterais ilegais" depois que os Estados Unidos anunciaram novas medidas destinadas a cortar todas as possíveis fontes de receita do Irã.
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers from the People’s Armed Police Force work at the mudslide-hit area near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (Liu Shuang/Xinhua via AP)
The institution, which will train civilian and military recruits, will be modelled on the famous military school at West Point
The institution, which will train civilian and military recruits, will be modelled on the famous military school at West Point
Itochu President Keita Ishii said the strength of trading houses lies in their diversification. (Photo by Hazumu Urushiyama)
Itochu President Keita Ishii said the strength of trading houses lies in their diversification. (Photo by Hazumu Urushiyama)
Kei Nishikori, of Japan, returns the ball to Michael Antonius, of the United States, during a qualifying match at the U.S. Open tennis championships Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Nissan Motor, led by CEO Ivan Espinosa, has long discussed collaborating with Honda Motor, headed by CEO Toshihiro Mibe. (Source photos by Nikkei)
NUWAKOT, Nepal — Aid began to reach some survivors in Nepal on Friday following the catastrophic flash floods that swept through the mountainous border region between Nepal and China, as the full scope of the devastation continued to emerge and survivors sought shelter at makeshift army relief centers.
MANILA, Philippines — A labor group on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court En Banc's directive for respondents, including the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) and the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), to comment on a petition challenging the freezing…
Linda and Geoff Kitchen were beginning a six-week holiday to Singapore, Indonesia and Australia when the incident happened
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday signed a memorandum of agreement formalizing the conduct of the Random Manual Audit for the 2026 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary Elections.
A tour operator in Kathmandu has told of his desperate search for dozens of trekkers and staff members – including his own brother – who remain missing three days after devastating floods struck at the border between Nepal and the Chinese region of Tibet.
The deal is a chance for GungHo, the developer of Puzzles & Dragons, to revive its struggling business. (Source photos by Nikkei)
El expresidente ecuatoriano Lenín Moreno —acusado de aceptar sobornos de la empresa china Sinohydro en relación con la construcción de una de las centrales hidroeléctricas del país—, asiste a una audiencia en la Corte Nacional de Justicia en Quito, Ecuador, el viernes 28 de agosto de 2026. (AP Foto/Dolores Ochoa)
Yamaha Motor President Motofumi Shitara, left, and India Yamaha Motor Chairman Hajime Aota unveil the YZF-R2 in Chennai on Aug. 27. (Photo by Takanori Okabe)
Sumitomo Corp. changed the name of Air Lease to Sumisho Air Lease following the acquisition. (Sumisho Air Lease)
Japan bans imports of most fresh potatoes due to risk of harmful pests and microbes. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
The rise in U.S. Treasury yields boosted demand for dollars, pushing the yen into the 160-per-dollar range. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
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