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Taiwan battling its worst summer outbreak of dengue on record: CDC 2015/09/03 15:26:17 Taipei, Sept. 3 (CNA) The number of dengue fever cases in Taiwan in the past four months has jumped to more than 4,000, recording the worst summer outbreak in the country since it started keeping...

Former Malaysia leader Mahathir urges 'people power' to topple Najib PUBLISHED : Monday, 31 August, 2015, 4:47am UPDATED : Monday, 31 August, 2015, 4:47am Reuters in Kuala Lumpur Demonstrators in Kuala Lumpur sing their protest song yesterday. Tens of thousands vowed to hold their ground to...

Chinese pensioner smashes up bank after she was told cash deposited decades ago only worth 20 yuan with interest PUBLISHED : Thursday, 27 August, 2015, 11:53am UPDATED : Thursday, 27 August, 2015, 11:53am Minnie Chan [email protected] The woman is questioned after venting her frustration...

Southern Taiwan hit by dengue fever outbreak with 2,000 infections reported PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 25 August, 2015, 12:01pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 25 August, 2015, 5:39pm Mimi Lau in Guangzhou [email protected] About 100 cases a day have been reported in Tainan of the mosquito-borne disease...

Malaysia finds more graves and human remains near Thai border AFP August 23, 2015, 5:54 pm Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - Malaysian police said on Sunday they had found 24 human skeletons - all believed to be victims of trafficking - in newly discovered graves along the Thai border in the northern...

Three dead as Mers cases soar in Saudi Arabia ahead of haj pilgrimage PUBLISHED : Friday, 21 August, 2015, 3:14am UPDATED : Friday, 21 August, 2015, 3:14am Agence France-Presse in Riyadh A thermal camera monitor shows the body temperature of passengers arriving from overseas against...

Parachutist dies after air show accident AP August 17, 2015, 2:53 pm VIDEO Parachutist dies after air show accident A U.S. Army skydiver has died from injuries suffered in a midair collision with another jumper during a stunt at the Chicago Air & Water Show, authorities said. Corey Hood...

Evergreen Group's logistics unit badly damaged by Tianjin explosions 2015/08/15 12:52:05 Courtesy of China News Service Taipei, Aug. 15 (CNA) A logistics subsidiary of Evergreen Group (長榮集團), a Taiwan-based shipping conglomerate, has been badly damaged by the deadly explosions in Tianjin, a...

'700 tonnes' of sodium cyanide reportedly in warehouse during deadly Tianjin blasts Chinese officials investigate claims of sodium cyanide 70 times more than the permitted amount stored at Ruihai site PUBLISHED : Sunday, 16 August, 2015, 4:22am UPDATED : Sunday, 16 August, 2015, 4:22am Nectar...

Trade slows at disaster-hit Chinese port as more than 100 ships wait to dock PUBLISHED : Saturday, 15 August, 2015, 4:00am UPDATED : Saturday, 15 August, 2015, 4:00am Jing Yang [email protected] Containers damaged by the blasts are piled together. Photo: Xinhua More than 100 ships are...

Families' fury over China blast missing AFP August 16, 2015, 1:30 am Tianjin (China) (AFP) - Furious, frustrated and fearful, relatives of the missing in giant explosions in Tianjin besieged officials Saturday demanding answers on their loved ones? fates ? only for security to intervene...

Company at centre of China's Tianjin port blasts 'may have exploited regulatory loopholes' State media says regulatory gaps in the industry and business licensing procedure may have allowed firm to operate warehouse near residential area PUBLISHED : Saturday, 15 August, 2015, 12:02am UPDATED ...

Tianjin residents kept in the dark about fatal blasts, Hong Kong witness says PUBLISHED : Saturday, 15 August, 2015, 4:00am UPDATED : Saturday, 15 August, 2015, 4:00am Jennifer Ngo [email protected] Two men look at broken windows in a building near the site of an explosion in Tianjin...

Ray of hope amid crushing despair: firefighter found alive 30 hours after Chinese port blast Relatives of those missing decry official silence as death toll rises to 56 PUBLISHED : Friday, 14 August, 2015, 12:37pm UPDATED : Saturday, 15 August, 2015, 3:34am Keira Lu Huang in Tianjin...

Firefighter death toll may rise: first teams to attend Chinese port disaster ‘probably missed’ by official count Three teams that attended Tianjin fire were employed by port rather than fire department, meaning they may not have been included in figures PUBLISHED : Saturday, 15 August, 2015...

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China blasts death toll rises over 100 as residents evacuate AFP August 16, 2015, 1:34 am Tianjin (China) (AFP) - The death toll from the giant chemical explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin has reached 104, the Xinhua said Saturday, as area residents were evacuated over fears of cyanide...

Survivor pulled from shipping container 62 hours after blasts rock Chinese city of Tianjin, as death toll rises to 104 PUBLISHED : Sunday, 16 August, 2015, 12:07am UPDATED : Sunday, 16 August, 2015, 1:09am Celine Sun [email protected] Han Fengqun, 56, was found in a shipping container 50...

'Is the air safe?' Post reporter tells of stinging eyes and headaches at scene of Chinese chemical blast South China Morning Post reporter Li Jing describes the scene of the Tianjin blasts after arriving on Thursday PUBLISHED : Saturday, 15 August, 2015, 12:18am UPDATED : Saturday, 15 August...