Experts say the first 72 hours after natural disasters are critical for saving those trapped, but after that the search turns to recovering bodies.
Thousands remain missing and many are feared dead after the country was hit by two of the strongest tremors in over a century.
Over 5 million copies of the game have been sold online just over a week after its release.
Two Grade 9 students, aged 14 and 15, are in custody after the deadly attack in Tacloban City.
China is seeing growth in its tech uber-rich as AI and other hard technologies drive wealth creation.
The 3-week break will save the government an estimated 3.4 trillion rupiah (US$191 million).
A Hong Kong court has awarded the 31-year-old, who needs three carers to provide round-the-clock assistance, maximum compensation.
Members-only food chain has faced complaints in China about rats and maggots found in its products.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has confirmed that both nations have agreed to an immediate end to military operations on all fronts.
Scrabblers racked their brains for every English word they could conjure up.
Haagen-Dazs’ parent company sells its shops in China.
The 21-metre (70ft) sculpture in Kolkata was removed after it was deemed unstable in strong winds.
Zhou Chenghu, a prominent scientist with an extensive business empire in geographic information and the low-altitude economy, is being investigated by anti-graft authorities.
Last-minute bargain hunters picked through the remains as staff stripped the mannequins.
Chinese officials have issued a Level 4 flood alert for Hubei province and Chongqing.
Although the festival of Eid al-Adha involves animal sacrifice, Islamic law explicitly forbids using sick livestock.
Experts from the livestock department said albino buffaloes are extremely rare, and appear white or pink due to a lack of melanin production.
Sohn Jeong-hyun was fired after the campaign caused public outrage for evoking painful memories of the Gwangju Uprising.
Siranudh Scott, a scion of the family behind the beer brand, posted a video accusing his brother of repeatedly abusing him when he was a teenager.
The proposed ban has already been scaled back, as riders demand better infrastructure and government support before making the switch to electric.
50,000 workers are set to begin an 18-day strike on May 21 at the world’s largest memory chipmaker, Samsung Electronics.
South Korea’s Lotus Lantern Festival, or Yeon Deung Hoe, was added to Unesco’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2020.
The state banquet menu blended Chinese cuisine and Western favourites, with a nod to the US president’s personal tastes.
The centuries-old temple has a symbolic connection with Chinese history.
The pilot used a ‘crabbing’ manoeuvre to land the plane safely despite strong winds at Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport.
Beijing urges US president ‘to hold the line on peaceful coexistence’ as it prepares to host him at heritage site.
Authorities barred the visitor from Sichuan’s Emei Mountain for three years after he was filmed pushing a macaque.
The 500kg mecha is capable of transforming into a four-legged mode.
Thousands of vendors in the Thai capital face an uncertain future as government clears footpaths.
Thaksin has served 8 months since September 2025 for an abuse of power conviction.
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