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'Climate impact' in Bangladesh: Lightning strikes kill 74 people in 38 days

'Climate impact' in Bangladesh: Lightning strikes kill 74 people in 38 days

Lightning killed 2,800 people in South Asian nation in past decade, with farmers being most vulnerable group

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Australian prime minister reiterates opposition to Israeli operation in Rafah
09.05.2024

Australian prime minister reiterates opposition to Israeli operation in Rafah

Anthony Albanese says his government concerned about civilian population in Gaza

Malaysia tells US it doesn't recognize sanctions by individual nations
09.05.2024

Malaysia tells US it doesn't recognize sanctions by individual nations

Interior Minister Ismail tells US officials that Kuala Lumpur was committed to tackling money laundering

South Korea to establish new ministry to address low birth rates
09.05.2024

South Korea to establish new ministry to address low birth rates

President Yoon Suk Yeol asks for opposition's support in parliament to pass legislation to establish new ministry

7 killed in attack in southwestern Pakistan
09.05.2024

7 killed in attack in southwestern Pakistan

Unidentified gunmen enter residential quarters near Gwaradr's fish harbor early in the morning and opened indiscriminate fire, killing 7 people, who were sleeping, officials say

Sri Lanka widens net over recruiters for Russian military, nabs 2 ex-soldiers
09.05.2024

Sri Lanka widens net over recruiters for Russian military, nabs 2 ex-soldiers

Total of 4 people, including former army officers, detained in Sri Lanka over sending war veterans to Russia to fight Ukraine