DHAKA -- The death toll from devastating floods that have ravaged southeastern Bangladesh for weeks reached 52 on Thursday, according to a report of the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry, as millions of people remained cut off in parts of the country.

Twenty-one more flood-related deaths were reported in Bangladesh on Thursday, raising the toll from the current flooding to 52, according to the National Disaster Response Coordination Center under the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief. (Bangladesh-Flood)

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KABUL -- At least 26 children under five have died due to malnutrition and inadequate food in north Afghanistan's Badakhshan province over the past five months, a hospital source said Thursday.

According to local medical doctor Abdul Malik Rofi, 365 children under five have been admitted to the hospital in Badakhshan during this period, with 26 of them succumbing to malnutrition, the Afghan media outlet TOLO news reported on Thursday. (Afghanistan-Malnutrition-Children)

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TOKYO -- A total of 37,227 people living alone died at home in Japan in the first half of 2024, official data showed.

Among the cases, 28,330 were elderly solo dwellers aged 65 and above, accounting for about 76 percent of the total, according to preliminary data released by the National Police Agency of Japan. (Japan-Lonely Death-H1)

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JAKARTA -- The Indonesian government has established mpox screening at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali in preparation for Indonesia-Africa Forum due on Sept. 1-3.

"This screening is very important to ensure that all activities in Bali run smoothly without the spread of monkeypox," said Vice Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono on Thursday. (Indonesia-Mpox)

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SUVA -- Chinese modernization will bring new opportunities for the development of Pacific island countries, China's Special Envoy for Pacific Island Countries Affairs Qian Bo said here at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, which runs from Monday to Friday in Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa.

While addressing a dialogue session on Wednesday, Qian briefed the participants on the spirit of the third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and expounded on China's policy toward Pacific island countries. (China-Pacific Island Countries-Ties) Enditem

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