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BEIJING -- An earthquake in China's southwestern province of Sichuan left at least three people dead and 60 injured on Thursday, according to state-run media quoted by CNN.Local authorities put the quake at 6.0-magnitude, while the US Geological Survey (USGS) put it at 5.4-magnitude on an 8-point scale.The quake hit in the early hours of the morning, with the epicenter located about 52 kilometers (32.3 miles) southwest of Yongchuan district in Chongqing, with an initial depth of 10 kilometers, according to USGS.Photos show damaged buildings with windows blown out, and the ground outside covered in debris, including fallen trees and bricks from collapsed walls.At least 1,221 houses have collapsed and more than 3,000 have been severely damaged, according to state-run Global Times."I...
September 16, 2021
Earthquake leaves three dead and 60 injured in China's Sichuan
September 16, 2021
Taliban leader denies reports of leadership row in new video
LONDON -- The UK, US and Australia have announced a historic security pact in the Indo-Pacific, in what's seen as an effort to counter China, BBC reported.It will let Australia build nuclear-powered submarines for the first time, using technology provided by the US.The pact, to be known as Aukus, will also cover artificial intelligence, cyber and quantum technologies.It is the biggest defense partnership among the countries in decades, analysts say.In recent years, the Western democracies have all expressed concerns about China's growing military assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.The new partnership aimed to "promote security and prosperity" in the region, said a joint statement by US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Australian counterpart...
September 16, 2021
UK, US and Australia launch pact to counter China
September 15, 2021
Seven Pakistani soldiers, 5 militants killed in clashes
September 15, 2021
North Korea test-fires 2 ballistic missiles
TOKYO — Senior diplomats from Japan, the US and South Korea discussed Tuesday North Korean issues, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said, a day after Pyongyang announced it has successfully test-fired new long-range cruise missiles.The three-way talks, held in Tokyo, was attended by Takehiro Funakoshi, director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Sung Kim, US special representative for North Korea, and Noh Kyu-duk, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, according to the ministry."Trilateral cooperation has become more important in dealing with North Korea's nuclear and missile development," Funakoshi said at the outset of the meeting, while Kim said, "We expect the DPRK to...
September 14, 2021
Japan, US, S. Korea diplomats discuss N. Korea
September 14, 2021
China evacuates thousands as Typhoon Chanthu nears Shanghai
September 13, 2021
$1 billion pledge a ‘quantum leap’ in commitment to Afghanistan: UN chief
September 13, 2021
EU sends election observation mission to Iraq
September 13, 2021
Support Afghans in their most perilous hour, urges Guterres
