COLOMBO -- Officials managing animal health in Sri Lanka are cautiously resuming pork sales after successfully containing the spread of African swine fever, a health official told Xinhua on Friday.

In late October, the government issued a gazette notice prohibiting the transport, slaughter, and sale of pigs infected with African swine fever to curb the outbreak. (Sri Lanka-Pork Sale-African Swine Fever)

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JAKARTA -- The Indonesian government is working with South Korean authorities to locate two Indonesian crew members who went missing after their ship sank in waters off Jeju, South Korea, on Friday morning.

The missing Indonesians, identified by the initials YM and SJU, were among the 27 crew members, 16 Koreans and 11 Indonesians, aboard the fishing vessel Geumseong Susan 135, which sank at around 4:33 a.m. local time. (Indonesia-Fishing Boat-Search)

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SYDNEY -- Qantas confirmed that a flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport after experiencing engine failure that sparked a fire next to a runway on Friday.

Qantas flight QF520 from Sydney to Brisbane was forced to return to Sydney Airport after a loud bang was heard upon takeoff just before 1 p.m. local time. (Australia-Emergency Landing)

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CANBERRA -- Life expectancy at birth in Australia has fallen for the second consecutive year, official figures released on Friday revealed.

According to data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, life expectancy at birth was 81.1 years for Australian boys born between 2021 and 2023 and 85.1 years for girls born in the same period. (Australia-Life Expectancy)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- The first locally assembled Omoda E5 electric vehicle (EV) developed by Chinese automaker Chery was unveiled to the public on Friday, marking a significant milestone in Malaysia's drive to push for wide adoption of EVs in the country.

The Omoda E5 is a B-segment SUV assembled at an assembly plant in Kedah state. It joins a range of other Chinese-developed and built EVs and hybrid electric vehicles from other major manufacturers, including BYD and Great Wall Motors in the Malaysian market. (Malaysia-EVs) Enditem

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