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May 14, 2023 at 7:39 pm

Powerful cyclone floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar; at least 6 dead, 700 injured VIEW

Rescuers have evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 12 feet deep along western Myanmar’s coast after powerful Cyclone Mocha injured hundreds and cut off...

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May 13, 2023 at 9:17 pm

Powerful Cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar, tearing off roofs and killing at least 3 VIEW

Thousands of people have hunkered down in monasteries, pagodas and schools, seeking shelter from a powerful cyclone that slammed into the coast of Myanmar.

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May 13, 2023 at 2:26 am

Thousands along Bangladesh, Myanmar coast told to seek shelter as powerful Cyclone Mocha approaches VIEW

Volunteers in coastal districts of Bangladesh are using loudspeakers to urge people to seek shelter as the delta nation braces for an extremely severe cyclone,...

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May 11, 2023 at 11:46 pm

Hundreds of thousands to be evacuated as Bangladesh and Myanmar brace for severe cyclone

Authorities in Bangladesh and Myanmar are preparing to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people as they brace for a severe cyclone churning in the Bay...

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March 1, 2023 at 3:25 am

Argentina wants Ukraine war to end, says foreign minister

Argentina’s Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine must stop and has not only destabilized peace but also impacted prices in his country.

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January 31, 2023 at 8:24 am

UN expert: Deaths of Bangladeshi migrants should be probed

A U.N. expert says the countries where Bangladeshi migrant workers are employed, including former World Cup host Qatar, should thoroughly investigate all cases of deaths...

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December 10, 2022 at 2:24 am

Bangladesh opposition rallies to demand PM quit before polls

Tens of thousands of opposition supporters have rallied in Bangladesh’s capital to demand the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resign and install a caretaker...

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December 2, 2022 at 6:04 am

25 years later, Bangladesh closer to peace in border region VIEW

Bangladesh is marking 25 years since the government signed a peace treaty to end decades of fighting by a tribal insurgent group seeking autonomy in...

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November 8, 2022 at 11:19 pm

Bangladesh balances energy needs with climate, conservation VIEW

Fish, rice, the river, mangrove trees and the sea.

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October 25, 2022 at 12:40 am

At least 24 dead in Bangladesh from tropical storm

At least 24 people have died across Bangladesh as a tropical storm hit the country.

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