Nearly 300,000 Bangladeshis in emergency shelters after monsoon rains cause heavy flooding
Pacific Asia • Aug 24, 2024, 10:15 AM
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More than 4 million people have been affected by flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains in Bangladesh, with almost 300,000 taking refuge in emergency shelters on Saturday, the ministry of disaster management said.
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Taiwan tries to curb deadly addiction to betel nut
Pacific Asia • 11:45 AM
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It’s known as “Taiwan's chewing gum”. Betel, a nut as hated as it is loved, occupies a special place in the island's culture. This stimulant is consumed by hundreds of thousands of people, mainly from working-class backgrounds, and supports just as many
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Taiwan questions two in probe into Lebanon pager attack
Pacific Asia • 7:27 AM
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Taiwan said on Friday that hundreds of pagers that exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday were not made in Taiwan after prosecutors questioned two people associated with Gold Apollo, the Taiwanese company that produced the communication devices.
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