Papua New Guinea: Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of last Friday’s mass-casualty landside, which authorities say buried more than 2,000 people. Streams of water have made more sections of the mountainside that collapsed last Friday unstable, a United Nations official said Tuesday.
Taiwan: The opposition-controlled legislature passed changes on Tuesday to give them more power over the budget, a move seen as favoring China and diminishing the power of the island’s president. Thousands gathered outside the legislature to protest the changes.
Philippines: Typhoon Ewiniar finally moved away from the country after bringing days of heavy rains and wind, leaving at least seven people dead, mostly due to floods or toppled trees, and forcing the closures of several seaports, stranding thousands of passengers, officials said Tuesday.
Georgia: Parliament on Tuesday began debating whether to override a presidential veto of the “foreign agents” legislation that has drawn Western concern, amid weeks of massive ongoing protests.
South Africa: Final preparations are being made for the country’s general election on Wednesday, which falls 30 years after the country ended apartheid rule and may be the first time that the longtime ruling African National Congress party loses a majority in parliament.
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