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UAE announces $544M for rain repairs, says lessons ‘learned’

Agence France-Presse The United Arab Emirates announced $544 million to repair the homes of Emirati families on Wednesday after last week's record rains caused widespread flooding and brought the oil-rich Gulf state...

TikTok suspends rewards programme after EU probe

Agence France-Presse TikTok on Wednesday announced the suspension of a feature in its spinoff TikTok Lite app in France and Spain that rewards users for watching and liking videos, after the European...

Belgian whose body brews alcohol beats drink-driving rap

Agence France-Presse A Belgian man with a very rare metabolic condition that causes his body to produce alcohol had a drink-driving charge against him dismissed in court on Monday. The 40-year-old proved that...

Baby delivered from dying mother’s womb in Gaza ‘miracle’

Agence France-Presse Under a ceaseless storm of strikes in Gaza, a baby girl has survived insurmountable odds as the only member of her family left alive after she was delivered by Caesarian...

Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023: UN

Agence France-Presse Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic...

China issues highest-level rainstorm warning after deadly floods

Agence France-Presse More than 100,000 people have been evacuated due to heavy rain and fatal floods in southern China, with the government issuing its highest-level rainstorm warning for the affected area on...

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