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Oregon firefighters put out embers in Mill City, Oregon, on September 10, 2020, as they battle the Santiam Fire. - California firefighters battled the states largest ever inferno on September 10, as tens of thousands of people fled blazes up and down the US West Coast and officials warned the death toll could shoot up in coming days. At least eight people have been confirmed dead in the past 24 hours across California, Oregon and Washington, but officials say some areas are still impossible to reach, meaning the number is likely to rise. (AFP)

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Winds a worry as death toll reaches 35 from US' West Coast fires

Warnings of low moisture and strong winds that could fan the flames added urgency to the battle

14 Sep 2020 6:09 AM GMT

New Zealands Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern carries her lunch during an event in Welcome Bay near Tauranga, New Zealand. (AP)

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New Zealand to lift virus curbs in most of country on September 21

New Zealand on Monday reported one new case of coronavirus in the community, taking the total number of cases to 1,447...

14 Sep 2020 5:30 AM GMT

Relatives of 12 Hong Kong activists detained at sea by Chinese authorities attend a press conference in Hong Kong, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. They called for their family members to be returned to the territory, saying their legal rights were being violated. (AP)

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China calls Hong Kong people arrested at sea 'separatists'

The Shenzhen city police said the 12 Hongkongers were under criminal detention on suspicion of illegally crossing the...

14 Sep 2020 4:21 AM GMT

Israeli protesters hold a poster of their prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu gagged by a surgical protection mask during an anti-government demonstration in front of Netanyahus residence in Jerusalem on September 12, 2020, demanding his resignation over several corruption indictments and his handling of the coronavirus crisis. (AFP)

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Israel to set new nationwide lockdown as virus cases surge

Lockdown is credited with having brought down what were much lower infection numbers, but it wreaked havoc on Israel's...

14 Sep 2020 3:13 AM GMT

People wearing face masks cross a road in Seoul on September 11, 2020. (AFP)

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South Korea eases virus curbs in Seoul region

Chuseok is one of the South Korea's biggest holidays with millions travelling to visit family in nation's largest annual...

13 Sep 2020 11:04 AM GMT

$Travel restrictions have eviscerated the tourism-reliant economy, while Thais have founded themselves stuck due to quarantine requirements in other countries (Twitter\\@LemanDLR)$ World

With travel limited, plane cafes take off in Thailand

Hungry diners appear even to have missed plane food as they gobble up spaghetti carbonara and beef served on plastic...

13 Sep 2020 10:22 AM GMT

Image provided by NOAA shows the formation of Tropical Storm Sally. Tropical Storm Sally has formed off south Florida, becoming the earliest 18th-named tropical storm on record in a busy Atlantic hurricane season. (NOAA via AP)

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Hurricane Paulette rolls toward Bermuda; Sally threatens Gulf Coast

Paulette is the strongest in terms of winds of six disturbances the center was tracking in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf...

13 Sep 2020 9:50 AM GMT

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton, left, poses as he is turned over to the Bureau of Immigration at the Joint US Military Assistance Group detention facility in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon city, Philippines on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. The Philippine president recently pardoned Pemberton in a surprise move that will free him from imprisonment in the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino woman that sparked anger in the former American colony. (AP)

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Philippines deports US Marine who killed transgender woman

Presidential spokesman Roque said the pardon may have stemmed from the desire to get access to COVID vaccines being...

13 Sep 2020 8:08 AM GMT

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (left) and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. (AFP)

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Sri Lanka's proposed replacement of 19th Amendment faces resistance...

PM Rajapaksa will be the hardest-hit by the amendment, while his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa will gain full legal...

13 Sep 2020 7:38 AM GMT

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny casting his vote at a polling station during to the Moscow city Duma election in Moscow. - Tests carried out on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny provide clear proof that he was poisoned by a chemical nerve agent, the German government said Wednesday, September 2, 2020, demanding explanations from Moscow. (AFP File)

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Russians vote in local elections targeted by Kremlin critic Navalny

Navalny had hoped to undermine United Russia's grip on regional power through the election before he fell gravely ill

13 Sep 2020 7:11 AM GMT

$Navid Afkari had been found guilty of \voluntary homicide\ for stabbing to death Hossein Torkman, a water department employee, on August 2, 2018, the judiciary said. (Twitter/Navid Afkari)$ World

Iran executes young wrestler, evoking shock and condemnation

Donald Trump had pleaded for Afkari's life earlier this month, saying his 'sole act was an anti-government demonstration...

13 Sep 2020 6:50 AM GMT

Four Afghan women who endured the Talibans oppressive rule and have fought for fragile gains since the militants were ousted are facing the hardline group in peace talks. (Image: Twitter@Zarifa_Ghafari)

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Afghan's women negotiators face hardline Taliban in peace talks

Their presence at the negotiating table is significant in patriarchal Afghanistan, though they are outnumbered by the...

13 Sep 2020 6:16 AM GMT