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Egypt holds funeral for former President Mubarak

Egypt held a military funeral in Cairo on Wednesday to bury its former President Hosni Mubarak, who ruled for 30 years until he was...

24 dead as bus carrying wedding guests falls off bridge in India

A bus carrying a wedding party crashed into a river Wednesday in India’s western state of Rajasthan killing 24 passengers, including 10 women, police...

China quarantines 94 travellers on flight from South Korea

China has quarantined 94 travellers from a flight from South Korea as a precaution against a further spread of the new coronavirus epidemic after...

Hong Kong pledges handouts to residents to counter economic woes

The Hong Kong government on Wednesday announced 10,000-Hong Kong-dollar (1,280-US-dollar) handouts to adult permanent residents in a bid to tackle the city's economic downturn.Financial Secretary...

Egypt to hold military funeral for deposed president Mubarak

Egypt is holding a military funeral on Wednesday for Hosny Mubarak, the country's long-time president who was toppled during the Arab Spring protest wave,...

Death toll rises to 20 from riots in Indian capital; hundreds badly injured

At least 20 people have been killed in the Indian capital during violent clashes between Hindu and Muslim groups over a new citizenship law,...

Coronavirus to cut Diageo drink sales by up to £325 mn

British drinks group Diageo, the maker of Guinness stout and Smirnoff vodka, on Wednesday said the coronavirus would slash annual sales by up to...

Curfew call in Indian capital after 20 die in sectarian clashes

Riot police patrolled the streets of India's capital on Wednesday and the city's leader called for a curfew following battles between Hindus and Muslims...

U.S. braces for coronavirus spread as outbreaks worsen in Italy, Iran

The United States told Americans on Tuesday to begin preparing for coronavirus to spread within the country as outbreaks in Iran, South Korea and...

Five dead, three missing after Jakarta floods

Five people were killed, three more are missing and thousands are unable to return to their waterlogged homes after floods submerged parts of Indonesia’s...

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