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Tugboats pour water on the container ship Zim Kingston after it caught fire the day before off the coast of Victoria. Credit: Reuters

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Burning cargo ship spews toxic gas off Canada's Pacific coast

Later a statement on the coast guard's Twitter account said 16 people had been evacuated from the Zim Kingston "after a fire broke out in ten containers."

Fire cascades down from the deck of the container ship ZIM Kingston into the waters off the coast of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, October 23, 2021, as seen through a pair of binoculars, in this image obtained via social media. Photo :Reuters

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Cargo ship on fire, spewing toxic gas off Canada's Pacific coast: officials

A group of naval vessels from Russia and China conduct a joint maritime military patrol in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, in this still image taken from video released on October 23, 2021. Photo :Reuters

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Russian, Chinese warships hold first joint patrols in the Pacific

Labourers at a construction site in Shanghai, China. Picture taken July 12, 2021. Photo :Reuters

Global Economy

World Bank says Delta variant slowing economic growth in East Asia and Pacific

A daily wage labourer stands in a queue for free food at a construction site where activity has been halted due to 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in New Delhi, India, April 10, 2020. Photo :Reuters

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Pandemic threatens Asia-Pacific's progress on global development goals, says ADB

Global Economy

UK will apply to trans-Pacific trade bloc before publishing economic impact

Due to higher prices for fruits, vegetables and dairy products, it has become nearly impossible for poor people in Asia and the Pacific to achieve healthy diets. Photo: Collected

South Asia

Malnutrition for billions in Asia, Pacific feared amid pandemic

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81 mn jobs lost as Covid-19 creates turmoil in Asia Pacific labour markets: ILO

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