Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang and director of the Chief Executive’s Office Eric…
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‘What do we do when another disaster hits?’ Afghans face crises on all fronts after quake kills 1,000
The slow response, exacerbated by international sanctions and decades of mismanagement, concerns people working in the…
Afghanistan reels from earthquake that killed more than 1,000
The magnitude 5.9 quake struck during the early hours of Wednesday near the city of Khost…
Myanmar junta shifts Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial to prison venue
Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who turned 77 on Sunday, has been charged with…
Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in decades occurs during crippling hunger and economic crises
The humanitarian disaster caused by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake in eastern Afghanistan — the country’s deadliest…
Monkeypox cases confirmed in South Korea, Singapore
The case in Singapore involves a British man who was in the city-state between June 15…
Up to 280 people feared dead after magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan
The earthquake hit at 1:24 a.m. about 46 kilometers (28.5 miles) southwest of the city of…
Analysis: In Beijing’s BRICS summit, Putin is back on the world stage
For Putin, this could offer a welcome picture: his face beamed onscreen alongside other leaders whose…
China sends dozens of warplanes into skies near Taiwan
The Defense Ministry said the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force planes were a mix of…
