NEW DELHI -- The death toll from a bridge collapse in the western Indian state of Gujarat rose to 20 on Friday, officials said.
A portion of the bridge over the Mahisagar river collapsed on Wednesday in Vadodara district, about 151 km southeast of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat. (India-Bridge-Death Toll)
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OSAKA, Japan -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Friday attended China's National Pavilion Day at Expo 2025 Osaka and delivered a speech.
He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, highlighted that the World Expo serves as an important platform for promoting mutual learning among civilizations, fostering social progress, and strengthening friendship among peoples. (Japan-China-Pavilion)
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KUALA LUMPUR -- China and the United States should work together to find the right way to get along with each other in the new era, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Friday.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, expressed his hope that the U.S. side would view China with an objective, rational and pragmatic attitude. (Malaysia-China-U.S.-Meeting)
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ISLAMABAD, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Torrential monsoon rains and flash floods have claimed at least 98 lives and left 185 others injured across Pakistan since June 26, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Friday.
The NDMA said that eight people were killed and 27 others injured in rain-related accidents in the past 24 hours. (Pakistan-Rain)
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KUALA LUMPUR -- Strengthening regional trade, cooperating with friendly partners, and maximizing the utilization of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement are among the strategies that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) grouping will pursue to counter the negative impact of trade tensions.
In a joint communique made available on Friday, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers underscored the importance of a predictable, transparent, inclusive, free, fair, sustainable and rules-based multilateral trading system, with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at its core. (Malaysia-ASEAN-Trade) ■
