Dozens of houses collapsed from landslides caused by heavy snow. For Luca Lo Presti, head of Fondazione Pangea Onlus, “we will never know the real number of victims”. The Italian non-profit has been in Afghanistan for decades supporting the local population, while many NGOs have been unable to send aid due to the lack of infrastructure in the mountainous province, which has no hospitals.
Today's news: Egypt on the Gaza border sets up camps for Palestinian refugees; South Korean trainee doctors resign from their hospital posts; Ukrainian drones hit one of Russia's largest and most modern landing ships; Thailand boosts tourism from abroad with anti-accident insurance policies.
Today's news: protests continue in Pakistan over alleged electoral fraud; Tension between Taiwan and China after a fatal accident involving a Chinese boat; As lessons in South Korea approach, Kim Jong Un increases missile tests; The war against Hamas erodes Israel's economy; Japan, in recession, loses its place as the world's third largest economy to Germany; In Leningrad, all open-air demonstrations are banned, including ecological and sports events.
Today's news: five dead and dozens injured in a landslide in Mindanao; Activist Agnes Chow is wanted by Hong Kong police; Militiamen in northern Myanmar hand over 60 more Chinese accused of online fraud and weapons possession; Bangkok wants to cancel the decriminalisation of cannabis; Domestic tourism in Russia grows +20%.
Today's news: at least 10 police officers killed in an attack (unclaimed) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province; Israel ready to welcome 65,000 more workers from India, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan; A huge dam being planned threatens to cause Luang Prabang to lose its Unesco designation; Appeals to the Taliban government for the release of two Afghan activists.
Today's news: Hong Kong loses longevity record, Covid and social unrest linked to Chinese control; Former Thai PM Shinawatra gets parole; Record number of visitors and tourists to Japan in December.