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Filipino devotees reenact crucifixion on Good Friday
Filipino devotees nailed to crosses to re-enact Christ's crucifixion

CUTID, Philippines: On April 18, Good Friday, Christian believers in the Philippines were nailed to crosses in a reenactment of Jesus...

US to restrict visas for 250 Nicaraguan officials
US to impose visa restrictions on over 250 Nicaraguan officials

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The United States will limit visas for more than 250 officials from Nicaragua, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

Measles outbreak confirmed in Michigan's Montcalm County
Michigan reports first confirmed outbreak of measles since 2019

LANSING, Michigan: The Health Department in Michigan confirmed a measles outbreak in Montcalm County this week, marking the first such...

US Supreme Court to review trump birthright citizenship move
US Supreme Court to hear Trump bid on birthright citizenship order

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on May 15 about President Donald Trump's attempt to restrict automatic...

Trump signs order to ease seafood industry rules
Trump order seeks looser regulation of US fishing industry

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the U.S. Commerce Department to ease regulations on...

World mourns loss of Pope Francis, dead at 88
Peacemaker Pope Francis dies on Easter Monday

THE VATICAN - The world is in shock and mourning on Easter Monday as it woke to the news that Pope Francis had died. Having recently...

Central Asia

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Reading culture fading in Afghanistan amid economic hardships
Reading culture fading in Afghanistan amid economic hardships

A man shows a Persian language version of a Chinese book at a bookstore in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 22, 2025. (Photo by Saifurahman...

Reducing labor migrant numbers not in Russias interests Lavrov
Reducing labor migrant numbers not in Russias interests Lavrov

The foreign minister explained his reasoning by citing labor shortages, but stressed that foreign workers need to comply with Russian...

Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Afghanistan condole dastardly Pahalgam Terror Attack
Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Afghanistan condole dastardly Pahalgam Terror Attack

New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Condolences have poured in from several countries from across the world and many of India's neighbours...

China's Xinjiang emerges as production hub of cotton harvesters
China's Xinjiang emerges as production hub of cotton harvesters

A drone photo shows a cotton picker operating in a field in Awat County of Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,...

Xinhua Headlines: China unveils Shenzhou-20 crew for space station mission
Xinhua Headlines: China unveils Shenzhou-20 crew for space station mission

* Chinese astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie will carry out the Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceflight mission, with Chen Dong...

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-WORLD BOOK DAY
AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-WORLD BOOK DAY

(250423) -- KABUL, April 23, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A man shows a Persian language version of a Chinese book at a bookstore in Kabul, Afghanistan,...

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