Asia
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EU and Spain Join Luzon Economic Corridor as Philippines Courts Supply-Chain Investment
The European Union and Spain joined the Luzon Economic Corridor partnership at its inaugural investment forum, expanding a Philippines-US-Japan effort…
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Philippines Ferry Fire: What Is Known About the MV June Aster Disaster as Identification Work Continues
The MV June Aster ferry fire off Coron has left families awaiting identification work while investigators examine the cause. The…
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Indonesia’s Fire Response Expands as Haze Closes Thousands of Schools
Forest and peatland fires in Indonesia have forced thousands of school closures and shifted more than a million students to…
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Anak Krakatau Eruption Eases, but Level III Alert Remains After Airports Reopen
Flights around Jakarta have resumed after Anak Krakatau’s ash disrupted nearly 3,000 services, but fresh eruptions and a Level III…
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WHO validates Bhutan as South-East Asia’s first country to eliminate dog-transmitted human rabies
Bhutan has recorded no human deaths from dog-mediated rabies since June 2023 and passed a WHO evidence review, but vaccination…
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Nepal’s ‘DNA-coded burial’ system explained: how numbered records can identify victims later
Nepal is linking each temporarily interred unidentified victim to preserved DNA, photographs and a reference record so families can seek…
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Indonesia fire smoke drives unhealthy haze across parts of Malaysia and the Philippines
Official monitors reported hazardous air in parts of Sarawak and unhealthy conditions in Philippine cities as winds transported smoke across…
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Nepal floods leave 2.2 million tonnes of debris, UNDP estimates
A new satellite-based UNDP assessment quantifies the cleanup burden, including building debris, power-project disruption and risks to farm-dependent communities.
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Nepal flood health risks: damaged clinics, unsafe water and disease surveillance
WHO says health posts and hospital access were damaged, while displacement and disrupted water systems raise diarrhoeal, respiratory and vector-borne…
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Nepal flood update: toll passes 1,100 as some missing tourists make contact
At least 1,118 people have died and more than 3,900 remain missing after the August 26 disaster. Some tourists have…
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