(Reuters) -More than 1,400 people were killed and over 3,100 injured after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan around midnight on Sunday. As rescue efforts continue, here is a look at why Afghanistan experiences frequent tremors, and how their impact can be reduced: ARE EARTHQUAKES COMMON IN AFGHANISTAN? Hemmed in by rugged mountains, Afghanistan is …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -China on Tuesday pressed Pakistan to improve security for Chinese nationals who have been repeatedly attacked by militants while working on Beijing-funded multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects in the South Asian country. Pakistan is a showcase for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s global Belt and Road Initiative projects but security threats to Chinese …
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(Reuters) -Afghanistan’s Taliban government has appealed for help from the world after more than 1,100 people were killed in one of the deadliest earthquakes to hit the impoverished nation in recent years, saying it needs urgent aid. But relief has been hard to come by to a country largely ignored by the world since the …
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(Reuters) -More than 800 people were killed and thousands more injured as a major earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan late on Sunday, one of the worst such disasters in the country in recent years. As authorities scramble to rescue survivors, here is a look at what happened, and the devastation the tremors caused. WHERE DID THE …
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(Reuters) -More than 1,100 people died and thousands were injured after an earthquake of magnitude 6 struck the rugged eastern region of Afghanistan, the latest such event following an increase in seismic activity. Here are previous similar disasters of recent years in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, which lies at the intersection of the Indian and Eurasian …
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By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping will host his country’s largest-ever military parade this week, as he seeks to recast Beijing as the custodian of a post-U.S. international order at a time of deep geopolitical uncertainty. More than 20 world leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong …
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By Tingshu Wang, Xiaoyu Yin and Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) -A hair salon in Beijing has been offering patriotic and military-themed haircuts and styles to children in the weeks leading up to China’s largest military parade to date to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two. At the start of this …
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(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he was grateful to Chinese President Xi Jinping, his “dear friend”, for the warm welcome he has received during his trip to China. “Dear friend, both I and the entire Russian delegation are pleased to meet once again with our Chinese friends and colleagues,” Putin told Xi …
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(Reuters) -Blocked road access to people hit by Afghanistan’s earthquake have been the biggest challenge for response teams and rescue efforts in the impacted mountainous regions are relying on helicopters, a United Nations official said on Tuesday. “There’s been lots of landslides and rock falls, and access has been very limited to everybody in the …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -The Japanese ruling party’s secretary general Hiroshi Moriyama, a close aide to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, said on Tuesday he intends to resign from his post, potentially affecting the fate of Ishiba who has resisted calls to quit over an election loss. Speaking to reporters after the Liberal Democratic Party’s plenary meeting, Moriyama …
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