- Thursday, 20 November 2025
Xinhua
Over 33 mln people, 72 districts of Pakistan affected by floods
Over 33 million people and 72 districts have been affected by the ongoing calamity of floods in Pakistan caused by this season's monsoon rains started in mid-June, the country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.
45 killed, 113 injured in rain spells across Pakistan in 24 hours
At least 45 people were killed and 113 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other rain-related incidents in the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has said.
S.Korea reports 150,258 new COVID-19 cases
South Korea reported 150,258 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 22,449,475, the health authorities said Tuesday.
5.8-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's Bali
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit the Bali resort island in central Indonesia on Monday, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
Floods kill 14, injure 12 in Afghanistan's Paktia province
At least 14 people were killed and 12 others injured in heavy downpours and flash floods late on Sunday in Afghanistan's eastern Paktia province, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported Monday.
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Sri Lanka reports nearly 50,000 dengue cases in 2022
Sri Lanka reported nearly 50,000 cases of dengue in the first eight months of 2022, according to the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU).
Death toll swells to 38 as heavy rains wreak havoc in India
The death toll due to flash floods and landslides amid torrential rains has risen to 38 in the northern and eastern parts of India during the past two days, said media reports on Sunday.
14 killed, 14 injured in rain spells across Pakistan in 24 hours
At least 14 people were killed and 14 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other rain-related incidents during the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Wednesday evening.
6 Indian security personnel die as bus falls into riverbed
At least six Indian security personnel died and 33 others were injured on Tuesday when the bus they were travelling in fell into a riverbed in the Pahalgam area of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
6 dead, 17 missing in Armenian shopping center blast
At least six people were killed, and 17 are still missing following a huge explosion at a market in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, said the country's Ministry of Emergency Situations on Monday.
Nearly 20 million Filipinos live below poverty threshold
Nearly 20 million Filipinos were living below the national poverty line in 2021, said a government survey released on Monday.
Blast kills 2, injures 3 in Afghan capital Kabul
A renowned religious scholar and his brother were killed, and three others wounded in a blast at a seminary in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, police said Friday.
400 private schools close in Afghanistan: local media
More than 400 private schools have closed their doors due to various reasons including economic problems, reported a local television channel the Tolonews on Thursday.
Japan marks 77th anniversary of atomic bombing of Nagasaki
Japan's Nagasaki City commemorated the 77th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Tuesday with the international community urging Japan to see itself not as merely a victim.
At least 12 deaths reported in Afghanistan from cholera
At least 12 deaths have been reported out of over 18,000 infections in the outbreak of cholera since mid-June in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province, a provincial health official said Sunday.
