Villagers rushed to bury the dead on Thursday and dug through rubble by hand in search of survivors following Wednesday&s deadly 6.1 magnitude earthquake that has killed over 1,000 people and injured hundreds more.

The quake, which struck just before 2am on Wednesday morning, while most people were asleep, has completely destroyed hundreds of...

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Herat Journalists Association, in conjunction with the provincial culture and information department, has established the Monitoring and Supporting Media - Journalists Committee, which aims to prevent unwarranted arrests of journalists and media workers in the province.

Herat&s department of information and culture has emphasized that no...

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India&s ministry of health on Thursday reported they have seen a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country in the past 24 hours.

According to the health ministry, 13,313 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, compared to 12,249 cases on Wednesday.

According to the Ministry, 10,972 people have recovered from the infection which took the...

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Pakistan&s central bank asked its employees to work from home two days a week and hold more virtual meetings as the country looks to conserve fuel and ensure it doesn&t run out of US dollars, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

In a Twitter message on Thursday, State Bank of Pakistan told its staff to opt for virtual meetings, car pooling and...

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World leaders and governments expressed their shock and grief following the powerful magnitude-6.1 earthquake that rocked south-east Afghanistan, killing over a thousand people in the early hours of Wednesday.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was saddened to learn about the tragic loss of life, noting that Afghans were already reeling...

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Paktika&s provincial health director Dr Hekmatullah Esmat said early Thursday they are desperate for humanitarian aid to assist survivors of Wednesday&s deadly 6.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Afghanistan&s south-eastern region.

Speaking to a team from Ariana News, Esmat said so far at least 3,000 families in Paktika alone are in...

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