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At least 43 killed in monsoon-triggered landslide in India

Security chief: Iran determined to boost strategic cooperation with East
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said the Islamic Republic is determined to boost strategic cooperation with Eastern countries and detach its economy from oil revenues.
Iran’s pact with China is bad news for the West
By Alam Saleh, Zakiyeh Yazdanshenas*
At least 43 killed in monsoon-triggered landslide in India
At least 43 bodies were recovered after a massive landslide triggered by monsoon rains swept away dozens of tea estate workers in southwestern India, police said Sunday.
Afghanistan to release 400 'hard-core' Taliban to start peace talks
Afghanistan agreed on Sunday to release 400 “hard-core” Taliban prisoners, paving the way for the beginning of peace talks aimed at ending more than 19 years of war.
Next year's budget forecast to rise 8% in South Korea
The South Korean government is drawing up a budget for next year, with its size likely to top 550 trillion won ($463 billion), up eight percent from this year's, as the country is drumming up efforts to boost the pandemic-hit economy, sources said on Sunday.
US sanctions branded 'clowning actions' as HK vows it won't be intimidated
Beijing’s top representative office in Hong Kong said on Saturday that sanctions imposed by Washington on senior Hong Kong and Chinese officials were “clowning actions” that would not frighten or intimidate Chinese people.
Coronavirus: India turning to faster tests to meet targets
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to ramp up testing to one million per day over the next few weeks to tackle one of the world's worst outbreaks of the coronavirus. But can he achieve this, and are the tests being used reliable?
Brazil can’t grow enough soybeans to satisfy Chinese demand
Demand for Brazilian soybeans is so strong that the world’s biggest producer is on track to import a record amount of the oilseed.
China: US cabinet visit to Taiwan 'endangering peace’
The United States announced Wednesday its highest-level visit to Taiwan since it switched diplomatic recognition to China in 1979, a move Beijing blasted as a threat to "peace and stability".
Thai police summon protest leaders for breaching coronavirus emergency law
Thai police summoned five organizers of student-led protests against the government, saying they had violated a coronavirus emergency decree that forbids large gatherings, police told Reuters on Wednesday