The death toll from this week&s earthquake that shook Indonesia&s main island of Java has risen to 310, the country&s national disaster mitigation agency said on Friday.

Monday&s earthquake triggered landslides, collapsed roofs and walls and buried victims in mounds of earth.

The agency&s chief Suharyanto, who goes by...

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Qatar became the first team to be eliminated from the World Cup on Friday after Group A rivals the Netherlands and Ecuador drew 1-1.

The Dutch and Ecuador each have four points, Senegal have three. Qatar are without a point after they lost their opening game 2-0 to Ecuador and then went down 3-1 to Senegal earlier on Friday. 

&If you...

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The $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets that were transferred to a Swiss-based trust fund have generated $36 million interest, Anwar-ul-Haq Ahadi, a member of the fund&s board said this week.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Ariana News, Ahadi said that there have been no disbursments since the fund was created in recent...

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Afghanistan defeated hosts Sri Lanka by 60 runs in the first One-Day International (ODI) on Friday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Batting first after winning the toss, Afghanistan posted 294-8 as they played all the mandated 50 overs at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

Ibrahim Zadran scored 106 off 120 balls, including 11...

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As cases of COVID-19 hit record daily highs, China is reimposing a range of strict measures under its &zero-COVID& policy, including lockdowns, mass testing and quarantines for anyone suspected of having come into contact with the virus, AP reported.

The restrictions cover cities and towns from the southern manufacturing center of...

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