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BHANGURA, Bangladesh (Reuters) — In flood-prone regions of Bangladesh, solar-powered “floating schools” ensure children do not miss class when rising waters cut off roads and villages. One of them is 10-year-old Safikul Islam. Each morning, he waits on the edge of his flooded village in Bhangura, w…

MANILA (Reuters) — As Chinese ships fired water cannons at Philippine vessels in the South China Sea in November 2021, Beijing’s then-ambassador to Manila asked Filipinos on Facebook to share their favorite things about China. Among the hundreds of gushing responses were three from a young ma…

TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s Nikkei share gauge surged past the 47,000 level for the first time on Monday, while the nation’s currency and long-term bonds slumped after a party vote positioned fiscal dove Sanae Takaichi to become the next prime minister.

TOKYO (Reuters) — Sanae Takaichi came out top in a male-dominated race to lead Japan’s ruling party on Saturday, putting her on course to emulate her hero, former British leader Margaret Thatcher, and become her country’s first female prime minister

MANILA (Reuters) — The Philippines is closely watching Beijing’s plans for a nature reserve at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, its chief of armed forces said on Friday, adding it was important that the shoal does not become militarized.

CAIRO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump told Israel on Friday to immediately stop bombing Gaza after Hamas agreed to release hostages and some other terms in a U.S. plan to end the war, but vexing issues like disarmament appeared unresolved.

MANILA (Reuters) — The death toll from a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck off the central Philippines late on Tuesday has risen to 72, the civil defense agency said.

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The trial for seven defendants accused of defrauding the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program out of $1.9 million scheduled to start in December has been vacated.