Holocaust survivors reunite 71 years later — thanks to Yom Kippur Zoom prayer

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Donors pledge $1.7 billion for Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

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MANILA (AFP) – An Indonesian woman suspected of planning a suicide bomb attack in the southern Philippines was arrested Saturday … More

There is a growing consensus that one or more COVID-19 vaccines will become available at some point in early 2021. … More

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Two journalists travelled from the North Cape to Sicily to document a Europe divided by the coronavirus crisis. The main … More

JAKARTA : Indonesian gravedigger Adang Saputra’s heart breaks every time he hears the all-too-familiar prayers for the dead and the … More

With 24,000 Australians stranded abroad, PM Scott Morrison moves to raise cap on number of people allowed in each week. … More

A glance at the album published shows the morning time of the traditional market, aka bazaar, situated in Eastern Azarbaijan, … More

VIENTIANE : As the COVID-19 pandemic situation is eased in Laos, the daily life in capital Vientiane is returning to … More

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Myanmar refugees suffer as tourism dries up MAE RIM, Thailand : In the lush countryside of Mae Rim, a 30-minute … More

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JAKARTA : The residents of Kampung Grogol, a slum neighborhood in Central Jakarta, still limit activities in their community, following … More

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) : Seventeen dead dolphins washed up on Mauritius’s shore on Wednesday, a government official told Reuters, a … More

Bewboc House, a corner semi-detached house in Kuala Lumpur, could easily be mistaken for any other semidee if not for … More

AUSTRALIA recorded a further 17 new coronavirus deaths on Sunday but infections in the hard-hit state of Victoria, the site of … More

KUALA LUMPUR: The year 1974 was an adventurous one for him. January was a sad month as he had lost … More

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MANILA : Forced off the road by coronavirus lockdowns, Philippine “jeepney” driver Daniel Flores now plies the streets of Manila … More

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With no permanent residents and millions of animals, South Georgia island is one of the world’s most biodiverse places. Yet, … More

JAKARTA : Maison Weiner Cake Shop has gone through World War 2, the Dutch and Japanese occupations and political unrests … More