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44 killed in NY in flash flooding

AFP :Flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least 44 people in the New York area overnight into Thursday, including several who perished in basements during the “historic” weather event...

3m people affected in flood

AFP :More than three million people have been affected by the annual monsoon deluge as torrential rains pummel eastern India, officials said Wednesday, with villagers fleeing to higher ground and wildlife sanctuaries underwater. Monsoons...

Biden visits troops wounded in Afghanistan war

AFP :US President Joe Biden and his wife on Thursday visited a Maryland hospital treating troops wounded in Afghanistan, four days after the US military completed its withdrawal from the country.“Tonight, the President and...

Celebrities lash out at Texas abortion law

AFP :Hollywood actors, musicians and celebrities hit out Thursday at a new law in Texas that bans nearly all abortions in the conservative US state.Reese Witherspoon, Eva Longoria Baston and P!nk were among those...

Taiwan receives Pfizer vaccines

AFP :Taiwan received its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines on Thursday, a delivery organised by two tech giants and a charity because of diplomatic pressure from China.The 930,000 doses are the first of...