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More than 20 killed in fiery school bus crash in Thailand

By VOA News A bus carrying dozens of children has crashed and burned, killing at least 25 people just outside Bangkok, Thailand. Forty-four people were on board the bus when the crash occurred...

North Korea sends poop-filled balloons into South

By William Gallo | VOA News North Korean balloons dropped feces and other garbage on busy streets, in front of residences, and in other public areas across South Korea on Wednesday, in...

China eases anti-COVID measures following protests

China rolled back rules on isolating people with COVID-19 and dropped virus test requirements for some public places Wednesday in a dramatic change to a strategy that confined millions of people to their homes and sparked protests and demands for President Xi Jinping to resign.

Boracay, Palawan among Asia’s best islands in 2022 Condé Nast Awards

Philippines’ popular island of Boracay was named as the top island in Asia while tourist spot Palawan ranked eighth best in the 2022 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards.

Nepal struggles with 2nd COVID wave as India’s outbreak spills across border

MUMBAI, INDIA - Thousands of Nepalese migrants working in India rushed home in recent weeks seeking safe haven from a brutal second wave of the coronavirus pandemic as it battered the country with sickness and death.

Malaysia declares nationwide lockdown to stem rise in COVID-19 cases

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on May 11 that the country will be imposing a nationwide movement control order (MCO) from May 12 to June 7 to halt the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country.

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