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Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority has raised the number of people missing after the Aug. 26 floods to 6,150. The revised total is 971 higher than the previous figure of 5,179. Officials said updated records from affected

More than 55,000 people were evacuated across China’s Hainan province after days of extreme rainfall triggered flooding and other hazards. Authorities moved residents from high-risk areas by 6 p.m. on September 14. The evacuations focused on low-lying communities, landslide-prone areas

Consumers in Lahore are paying sharply above government-notified prices for essential foods as Pakistan faces renewed inflation pressure. Official rate reductions have failed to produce matching prices across many retail markets. Chicken, vegetables and fruit all showed large gaps between

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received His Excellency Bajram Begaj, the President of the Republic of Albania, at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi. The official meeting took place during President Begaj’s working visit to the

Nepal estimates it will need about $4.78 billion to rebuild after the devastating Bhote Koshi River floods. The government published the estimate through its Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment following the August 26 disaster. The assessment puts direct physical damage

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held talks with Jordan’s King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. The meeting focused on UAE-Jordan relations and opportunities to expand bilateral cooperation. The leaders also reviewed developments

UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan met German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul in Berlin on Thursday. The talks focused on deeper UAE-Germany cooperation in economic and development sectors. They also covered regional and

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomed UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Villa Borsig in Berlin during the Emirati leader’s state visit to Germany. The formal ceremony took place at the historic lakeside villa on Sept. 10. The

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Berlin on Wednesday for a state visit to Germany. German military aircraft escorted his plane after it entered German airspace. An official reception followed, including a 21-gun salute and a

Worsening air pollution triggered by regional peatland fires forced Malaysia to enact an emergency declaration in Sarawak’s Serian district as the Air Pollutant Index breached the extreme 500 mark. Reaching a peak API reading of 519, the hazardous conditions led