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All families moved from volatile districts of the city to safer areas, says official

Storm hit as country is still reeling from record flooding that killed 63, forced relocation of over 1m people

Scuffles between police and demonstrators broke out; teargas fired and traffic halted.

The outbreak, which began in June, is being driven by the highly contagious Delta variant

Amnesty International says at least eight killed during the unrest

SETI’s senior astronomer Dr Seth Shostak explains how the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence actually works

Downpours severely affect the lives of hundreds of thousands, while major rivers are in danger of bursting their banks

Afghan military overhauls its war strategy against the Taliban to concentrate forces around the most critical areas

Latest entry in The Conjuring franchise takes inspiration from ‘demonic possession’ being tried as legal defence

A night-time curfew is imposed across 31 of the country's 34 provinces except in Kabul, Panjshir and Nangarhar

Just 3% say they definitely will get shots, another 16% say they probably will, according to poll

Australia reported 176 new locally acquired Covid cases on Saturday

They express concern over 'high levels of violence', stress urgency of reaching ceasefire agreement

The financial crisis has translated into severe shortages of basic goods such as fuel and medicine

More than 900 people opposing the junta have been killed by security forces since the coup

Blinken will also visit Kuwait at the end of his July 26-29 trip.

The US is preparing to begin evacuating thousands of Afghan applicants for special immigration visas

Shadow of COVID-19 and controversy was never far away on the opening day

Government has faced growing calls to switch on the technology since last week's catastrophic floods

Delta variant has left captains unable to rotate weary crews and many seafarers stranded at sea beyond their stints

President Ghani says Biden has assured him of support for Afghan forces

Parts of India's west coast received up to 594 mm of rainfall over 24 hours

Xi instructed local officials to work towards making people in Tibet identify more with the ‘great Chinese culture'

Govt forces in control of country's borders and all 'main cities and highways', says spokesperson

Say doesn't want foreign interference, won't allow Afghan soil to be used; seeks int'l role for reconstruction

French president orders 'strengthening of security protocols' following potential breach

In recent years heavy floods have hit parts of Germany, overflowing banks of waterways

The virus has shut down large parts of their economy, as other parts of the world open up.

New coronavirus cases almost doubled on Monday from the previous day and 184 new infections were expected.

Dushanbe relocates 20,000 troops to strengthen its force on the border with Afghanistan

Hindi-language daily Dainik Bhaskar carried a series of reports on devastation caused by pandemic in April and May

More than 200 of the 419 district centers under militant control, compared to 81 districts last month says Gen Milley

Officials raise the death toll from heavy rains that have deluged Henan province for almost a week to 33 people

"It was something that was flexible and we want to make it work more smoothly"

Many businesses said the situation was becoming grave

Deadly floods upended life in China and Germany, stark reminder climate change is making weather more extreme

Tens of thousands of people evacuated as officials raise the death toll to 33 people

Indian farmers will start a sit-in near parliament in the centre of the capital New Delhi

The WHO proposes a second phase of studies into virus origins, calls for transparency from authorities

The third highest tally in the world after the United States and Brazil

Junior health minister Bharati Pravin says over 4,200 people have died of the fungus

Dozens of female soldiers have become part of security services that monitor pilgrims

More rain is forecast across Henan for the next three days

Coronavirus travel recommendations were previously at the highest level

Several hundred additional fires have burned in western and central Canada

At least 170 people died in last week's flooding, Germany's worst natural disaster in more than half a century

Country has fared better than many other developed economies in keeping COVID-19 numbers relatively low

Asia will be bristling with conventional missiles that are more sophisticated than ever before, say experts

Kim Hong-bin goes missing on Monday after falling into a crevasse while descending from 8,051-metre Broad Peak

Islamic republic has been gripped by ‘fifth wave’ of virus driven by the aggressive Delta variant