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China raises retirement age for first time since 1950s

China raises retirement age for first time since 1950s

 Beijing, September 13 — China will "gradually raise" its retirement age for the first time since the 1950s, as the country confronts an ageing population and a dwindling pension budget. ...

Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233

Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll in the aftermath of a typhoon in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by...
Left veteran Sitaram Yechury dies at 72

Left veteran Sitaram Yechury dies at 72

New Delhi, September 12 — Veteran Left leader and CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury died this afternoon. He was 72 and was undergoing treatment for respiratory ailments at Delhi's All...
Thousands flee Vietnam floods after typhoon hits

Thousands flee Vietnam floods after typhoon hits

Residents have been using boats to navigate their neighbourhoods as flood waters reached a metre high Hanoi, September 11 — Thousands of people have been evacuated from low-lying areas...
Israeli airstrikes kill dozens more Palestinians

Israeli airstrikes kill dozens more Palestinians

Gaza, September 11 — Israeli strikes on Palestinian territories have killed more than two-dozen Palestinians on Wednesday, according to local officials. They say an Israeli airstrike killed five Palestinians in...
Protesters storm Mexico’s Senate

Protesters storm Mexico’s Senate

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of protesters broke into Mexico’s Senate on Tuesday as lawmakers weighed a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary, forcing the body to take a temporary...