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Victims of New Delhi's deadly communal clashes fill hospital
Patients on stretchers crammed the emergency room, while relatives of the dead wailed outside a morgue as injured people continued to pour into a public hospital after three days of clashes between Hindus and Muslims coinciding with U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to India.
Egypt to hold full-honors military funeral for Mubarak
Egypt was preparing to hold a full-honors military funeral Wednesday for the country's former autocratic President Hosni Mubarak, who for decades was the face of stability in the Middle East but who was ousted from power in the 2011 Arab Spring uprising that swept much of the region.
Malaysia's Mohamad says will return as PM if he has support
Mahathir Mohamad says he will return as Malaysia's prime minister if he has majority support from lawmakers.
Death toll rises to 22 from Delhi riots during Trump trip
At least 22 people were killed and 189 injured in three days of clashes in New Delhi that coincided with U.S. President Donald Trump's first state visit to India, with the death toll expected to rise as hospitals continue to take in the wounded, authorities said Wednesday.
Xi says China makes positive contributions to global public health security
Upholding the spirit of a community with a shared future for mankind, China has not only been doing its best to protect the lives and health of its own people, but made positive contributions to safeguarding global public health security, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday in a phone call with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
China has changed course of COVID-19 outbreak through pragmatic approach: WHO expert
China has changed the course of COVID-19 outbreak, Bruce Aylward, an epidemiologist who led an advance team from the World Health Organization (WHO), said here on Tuesday, noting a rapidly escalating outbreak in China has plateaued and come down faster than previously expected.
5 killed, 3 missing in Indonesia's floods
Five people were killed and three others went missing during floods in and around Indonesia's capital of Jakarta, a disaster agency official said on Wednesday.
Bus mishap claims 24 lives in western India
As many as 24 people died and five others injured when a bus fell into a river in India's western state of Rajasthan on Wednesday, confirmed a local cop to Xinhua over phone.
Book on China's fight against COVID-19 epidemic published
A book on China's efforts on the prevention and control of the COVID-19 outbreak has been co-published by the China International Press and the People's Publishing House.
Hong Kong sees 1st fiscal deficit in 15 years
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government runs a fiscal deficit of 37.8 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 4.85 billion U.S. dollars) in 2019-2020, the first time for Hong Kong over the past 15 years, the HKSAR government's Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Wednesday.