MANILA -- At least eight people have died as super typhoon Man-yi hit the Philippines over the weekend, triggering flooding and landslides along its path, provincial officials said Monday.

The Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office confirmed to Xinhua in a telephone interview that at least seven died in Ambaguio town after their house was buried in a landslide. (Philippines-Typhoon-Death)

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ULAN BATOR -- Mongolia's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5.0 percent year-on-year during the first three quarters of 2024, according to data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Monday.

The GDP reached approximately 56.2 trillion Mongolian tugriks (over 15.4 billion U.S. dollars) from January to September, the NSO reported. (Mongolia-GDP Growth)

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JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said on Monday that the Southeast Asian country is committed to becoming a member of BRICS, citing its significance to the world's economy.

Indonesia formally applied for BRICS membership in October during the 16th BRICS Summit held in Kazan, Russia. Prabowo said that this aspiration has been part of his vision since 2014 when he first ran for the presidency. (Indonesia-BRICS)

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NEW DELHI -- The strictest anti-air pollution measures under the Graded Response Action Plan-4 were invoked in Delhi and nearby areas on Monday as air quality turned severe over the past several days.

At several places in the national capital and surrounding areas, the Air Quality Index touched 500 on Monday, which was described as "severe" according to the System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research norms. (India-Delhi-Air Pollution) Enditem

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