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Pakistani flood victims in worst-hit province return home

ISLAMABAD — More than half of the flood victims in Pakistan’s worst-hit Sindh province have returned to their homes over…

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Gambia urgently recalls syrups blamed for 66 child deaths

BANJUL, Gambia — Gambia has launched an urgent door-to-door campaign to remove cough and cold syrups blamed for the deaths…

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India launches 5G services, Modi calls it step in new era

NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 5G services in India on Saturday, calling it a “step towards the…

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USAID head urges crisis-hit Sri Lanka to tackle corruption

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A visiting U.S. diplomat on Sunday urged Sri Lankan authorities to tackle corruption and introduce governance…

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Russia sends more energy to Asia as Europe cuts back

BERLIN — Russia sent significantly more oil and coal to India and China over the summer compared with the start…

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India sets global record for daily coronavirus deaths

India has recorded the pandemic’s highest single-day death toll in the world By SHEIKH SAALIQ and BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press…

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India vaccine-maker hopes to share shots by end of the year

The Serum Institute of India says it hopes to start delivering coronavirus vaccines to the U ByThe Associated Press May…

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India reports record day of virus deaths as cases level off

India’s total virus cases since the pandemic began swept past 25 million as the country registered more than 260,000 new…

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Glimmer of hope seen in India, but virus crisis not over yet

BENGALURU, India — For the first time in months, Izhaar Hussain Shaikh is feeling somewhat optimistic. The 30-year-old ambulance driver…

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Indian police find bodies on riverbank amid raging COVID-19

Police are reaching out to villagers in northern India to investigate the recovery of bodies buried in shallow sand graves…

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