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Official says avalanches in Afghanistan kill 21 people
A series of avalanches struck a central province in Afghanistan the previous day, killing at least 21 people, authorities said Friday.
India keeps lid on Kashmir's internet 6 months into lockdown
Six months after India's government stripped restive Kashmir of its semi-autonomy and enforced a total communications blackout, it is heralding the restoration of limited, slow-speed internet as a step toward normalcy.
Whistleblower lawyer represents whistleblower in Australia
A lawyer charged with conspiring to reveal classified information to expose a diplomatic scandal appeared in a Canberra court on Friday representing another alleged whistleblower charged with leaking secret documents alleging military misconduct in Afghanistan.
With Britain out, the unwieldy EU faces major budget battle
The Brexit drama shook the foundations of the European Union for years and laid bare the need for much-delayed political renovations at the 27-nation bloc. But now that Britain has finally left, where does the EU revamp even start and who is going to foot the bill?
New Zealand teams find British hiker's body in national park
Searchers found the body of British hiker Stephanie Simpson on Friday almost a week after she went hiking in a New Zealand national park.
South Sudan ignores reports on oil pollution, birth defects
The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open waste pits, the water and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals and heavy metals including mercury, manganese, and arsenic, according to four environmental reports obtained by The Associated Press.
China's virus crackdown leaves millions working at home
In the middle of a phone call with a customer, an important visitor knocks on Michael Xiong's door: his 3-year-old son.
Asian stocks rebound from early losses as virus toll grows
Shares rebounded in Asia on Friday after an early sell-off, though Japan's benchmark declined as investors reacted to news of a growing number of cases of a new virus among the local population.
Health concerns meet politics amid Taiwan's WHO exclusion
Taiwan's exclusion from the World Health Organization is pitting health concerns against geopolitics during the current crisis over the new illness known as COVID-19.
Virus renews safety concerns about slaughtering wild animals
China cracked down on the sale of exotic species after an outbreak of a new virus in 2002 was linked to markets selling live animals. The germ turned out to be a coronavirus that caused SARS.