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The weather agency forecast more heavy rain through Wednesday, and urged the public to refrain from going outside.

Riders will be equipped with tools to make preliminary diagnoses.

Cold air blows from China as Manila pivots back to its traditional ally, the US.

He had secured 324 nods last week, 51 short of the number needed to secure the premiership.

Rural areas saw the strongest fall in poverty, according to the study, which used the United Nations’ Multidimensional Poverty Index.

She has also rejected US calls for unconditional talks.

The record heat is expected to persist for at least another five days.

The guide said the tourist showed a lack of respect for sleeping during her commentary.

The Taiwanese government said it saw no reason to overreact to mere transit stops.

Increased bouts of heavy rainfall in the desert are damaging the Unesco-listed caves and artwork.

Any move to cooperate on methane – responsible for roughly 30% of global warming – could provide a way forward.

Vietnam will add 13 power plants fed by gas imported as LNG by 2030 to ease electricity shortages.

Respondents also remained sceptical of the government’s measures to tackle the country’s falling birthrate.

The duo survived their ordeal by drinking rainwater and snacking on raw fish.

They will develop an investment platform to lower the cost of capital and increase private investment.

Swatch claimed Home Ministry’s officers had acted “illegally, irrationally, with procedural impropriety”.

Perpetrators of such unfair trade practices could be prosecuted under the country's consumer protection law.

Reshuffle is widely seen as a move to install the president's supporters in the administration ahead of polls.

The two sides aimed to rebuild trust following a suspension in talks last year.

Companies are tapping into India’s burgeoning middle-class and growing spending power.