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August 19, 2018
Aid arrives in Afghan city after Taliban onslaught
GHAZNI, Afghanistan — Aid trickled into Ghazni on Sunday, residents and relief workers said, days after security forces pushed Taliban militants from the eastern Afghan city following nearly a week of heavy fighting.Residents suffered food and water shortages along with rising prices for basic provisions after insurgents overran the city, torching buildings and destroying infrastructure in a battle that killed hundreds of people.“We need this aid to survive,” said Gul ...
August 19, 2018
Australia ramps up aid to farmers as drought bites
SYDNEY — Financial aid for drought-stricken Australian farmers will be increased to Aus$1.8 billion ($1.3 billion) as they endure the driest conditions in half a century, the prime minister said on Sunday.Farmers in eastern states are struggling with extreme aridity that has turned green pastures into dust, with the economies of local towns also suffering.“I want to say to our farmers, we have your back. There is no set-and-forget,” Prime ...
August 19, 2018
Chinese police nab suspects after $87m cryptocurrency theft
BEIJING — Chinese police have arrested three suspects alleged to have stolen assets worth 600 million yuan ($87 million) through hacking, state media reported on Sunday, as cyber criminals target holders of bitcoin and other virtual currencies.Police in the northern city of Xian began investigating in March when a victim surnamed Zhang complained that hackers had taken control of his computer to steal 100 million yuan ($15 million) worth of ...
August 19, 2018
Fresh quake rocks Indonesia’s Lombok island
LOMBOK, Indonesia — A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday, sending people fleeing into the streets just two weeks after a tremor killed more than 460 people.The quake, centered in East Lombok, hit at a relatively shallow depth of seven kilometers and was felt across the island, officials said.But it was less powerful than the deadly quake earlier this month and there were no immediate ...
August 19, 2018
Rain abates in India’s flood-hit Kerala, fears of disease in camps
KOCHI, India — A deluge in India’s flood-stricken southwestern state of Kerala finally let up on Sunday, giving some respite for thousands of marooned families, while authorities feared an outbreak of disease among two million people crammed into relief camps.Incessant rains since Aug. 8 have caused the state’s worst floods in a century, and at least 186 people have perished, many of them killed by landslides. The beaches and backwaters ...
August 18, 2018
China sacks six more officials over vaccine scandal
BEIJING — China said on Saturday it has sacked six senior officials over a vaccine scandal that inflamed public fears over the safety of domestically produced drugs.The government has been struggling to shore up public confidence in the pharmaceutical sector following the revelation last month that a major Chinese manufacturer of rabies vaccines was found to have fabricated records and was ordered to cease production.Authorities say the suspect rabies vaccines ...
August 18, 2018
Woman refuses flood rescue unless her 25 dogs go too
KOCHI, India — A woman refused to leave her flooded house in India’s Kerala state without her 25 dogs, a rescuer said on Saturday, as the death toll continued to rise.The dogs were found cowering on beds in the flooded house with water rising when an animal welfare group arrived for a last-gasp rescue, said Sally Varma of Humane Society International.The woman, who uses only one name Sunitha, was found ...
August 18, 2018
More heavy rains likely in India’s Kerala as flood death toll jumps
KOCHI, India — India deployed thousands of soldiers and dozens of helicopters to rescue people marooned by the worst floods in a century in the southern state of Kerala, where the death toll of 186 people as of Saturday could rise fast as rains continue.The weather office warned of more heavy “red” category rains on Saturday as tens of thousands of people were still stuck on the rooftops of houses ...
August 18, 2018
Woman gives birth after helicopter rescue from India floods
KOCHI, India — A heavily pregnant woman stranded by floods in the Indian state of Kerala gave birth just after being airlifted to safety, an Indian Navy spokesman said, as the military stepped up rescue operations on Saturday.Dozens of navy helicopters have embarked on high-risk missions to save people from rooftops and isolated land as the southern state battles a flood crisis that has left at least 324 people dead.Sajita ...
August 18, 2018
Fears mount for stranded villages in India flood crisis
KOCHI, India — Rescuers in helicopters and boats fought to get to stranded villages in India’s Kerala state on Saturday as the toll from the worst monsoon floods in a century rose above 320 dead.Dozens of military and coastguard helicopters flew in torrential rain to reach high risk areas, officials said, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi describing the crisis as “devastating”.Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced late Friday that ...
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