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Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China’s Shanxi province …
Read More »Lebanon death toll reaches 112 after Israel launches assault despite U.S.-Iran ceasefire
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A wave of Israeli airstrikes swept across Lebanon on Wednesday, leaving at least 112 dead and …
Read More »As war takes its toll in Iran, some still hope for regime change
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. People in Tehran awoke to a dark, inky rain on Sunday, according to witnesses, after Israeli-U.S. …
Read More »Death toll climbs to 39 in high-speed train collision in Spain
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Spanish police said Monday that at least 39 people are confirmed dead in a high-speed train …
Read More »Death toll from flooding in Southeast Asia surpasses 1,500, calls to fight deforestation increase
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. The death toll from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in parts of Asia surged past 1,500 on Thursday as rescue teams raced to reach survivors and …
Read More »Flooding recovery efforts underway in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as death toll tops 1,000
Couple misses anniversary trip to Sri Lanka, plans to help with relief efforts Hi I’m Yasmine Ghania, a senior reporter in Vancouver who’s been speaking to Canadians with connections to southeast Asia. One of them is Tharuka Kannangara, who lives in Bell Island, N.L. She’s originally from Sri Lanka, and …
Read More »Death toll rises, hundreds missing as Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand struggle to reach flood victims
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Indonesia’s president told survivors of last week’s devastating floods that help was arriving to those in need Monday as Asian governments scaled up their responses to a …
Read More »Hong Kong highrise netting did not meet code, officials say, with death toll at 151 people
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Hong Kong officials said Monday that their investigation into a deadly blaze that killed at least 151 people has revealed some of the netting that covered scaffolding …
Read More »Death toll in Hong Kong apartment complex blaze rises to 146 as the city mourns
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. The death toll in Hong Kong’s apartment complex blaze rose to 146 on Sunday as investigators discovered more bodies in the burned-out buildings. A steady stream of people placed …
Read More »Gaza death toll tops 69,000 as Israel and militants again exchange remains
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. More than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far, Gaza health officials said Saturday, as both sides completed the latest exchange of bodies …
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