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‘Catastrophic’: South Asia reels from virus surge
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‘Catastrophic’: South Asia reels from virus surge

Early optimism that South Asia might have dodged the worst ravages of the coronavirus pandemic has disappeared as soaring infection…
Virus misinformation fuels panic in Asia
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Virus misinformation fuels panic in Asia

False alerts about a man shot dead at a coronavirus checkpoint, old footage of a supermarket stampede in reports of…
Pakistan plane with 107 on board crashes near Karachi
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Pakistan plane with 107 on board crashes near Karachi

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A passenger plane with 107 people on board crashed in a crowded neighborhood on the edge…
Trump curbs immigration as UN warns of humanitarian ‘catastrophe’
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Trump curbs immigration as UN warns of humanitarian ‘catastrophe’

President Donald Trump partially blocked immigration to the United States “to protect American workers” from the economic shock of the…
Gulf’s migrant workers left stranded and struggling by coronavirus outbreak
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Gulf’s migrant workers left stranded and struggling by coronavirus outbreak

DUBAI (Reuters) — Charity workers are scouring the United Arab Emirates for empty buildings and Bahrain is repurposing closed schools…
Health or wealth? Nations pressured to loosen virus rules
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Health or wealth? Nations pressured to loosen virus rules

MADRID (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic throws millions out of work and devastates economies worldwide, governments are struggling with…
Pandemic a ‘perfect storm’ for South Asia, World Bank says
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Pandemic a ‘perfect storm’ for South Asia, World Bank says

South Asia is on course for its worst economic performance in 40 years, with decades of progress in the battle…
Sri Lanka imposes curfew as South Asia steps up coronavirus battle
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Sri Lanka imposes curfew as South Asia steps up coronavirus battle

COLOMBO/RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) — Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide weekend curfew on Friday as South Asian countries escalated efforts to…
Perfect storm of virus peril in Asia’s sprawling slums
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Perfect storm of virus peril in Asia’s sprawling slums

Mary Grace Aves is terrified of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, but the best weapons to protect her family — isolation…
Pakistan’s ‘biggest feminist’ under fire after sexist tirade
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Pakistan’s ‘biggest feminist’ under fire after sexist tirade

He calls himself “Pakistan’s biggest feminist”, but soap-opera writer Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar sparked a national row this week after he hurled…
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