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A flash flood swept away an entire hamlet in northern Vietnam, killing 30 people and leaving dozens missing as deaths from a typhoon and its aftermath climbed to 155 on Wednesday. MORE..
11 Sep 2024 (8:56 PM)
Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, who steered economic growth during the 1990s but was later jailed for human rights abuses stemming from a bloody war against Maoist rebels, died on Wednesday. He was aged 86. MORE..
12 Sep 2024 (10:04 AM)
Sri Lanka s Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena Wednesday signed a bill to raise the monthly minimum wage by 12.5 per cent, days ahead of the island nation s presidential elections. MORE..
12 Sep 2024 (1:07 PM)
Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and two other suspects, implicated in the alleged importation of substandard human immunoglobulin vials, have been released on bail by the Maligakanda Magistrate s Court. MORE..
11 Sep 2024 (6:39 PM)
Six passengers including an Indian national have been arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with undeclared goods including 159 bottles of foreign liquor and a haul of foreign cigarettes. MORE..
12 Sep 2024 (3:25 PM)
