Airspace reopened to civil aviation "with immediate effect," Pakistan's aviation authority says, following months of curbs imposed in the wake of tensions with India since February sparked by a suicide attack on Indian troops in disputed Kashmir.
The economic behemoth posted its biggest slowdown in growth since 2009 in the most recent quarterly postings, but commentators say rapid growth was never sustainable.
Floods and landslides caused by heavy downpours wreaked havoc in the region, killing at least 100 people in a week. Officials warned the death toll could rise.
The fire was started by an electrical short circuit in a state coal mine in south-western Pakistan and spread poisonous carbon monoxide gas, hampering rescue efforts,
The growth in the world's second-biggest economy has slowed to its weakest pace in almost three decades amid the US-China trade war.
The spacecraft looked set for launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, but the countdown was halted 56 minutes and 24 seconds before the planned lift-off on Sunday at 2121 GMT.
The Cox's Bazar district – home to nearly one million Rohingya Muslims – has seen at least 58.5 centimetres of rain since July 2, Bangladesh's meteorological department said.
Protestors descended on an area popular with mainland Chinese shoppers in Sha Tin, a town between Hong Kong island and the border with China.
Triggered by heavy rainfall, the floods and landslides have left 43 people dead with 24 missing in Nepal. More than 1,100 people have been rescued from flooded areas.
The first of more than 250 collections to be held nationwide was in Christchurch, where 51 Muslim worshippers were gunned down while at prayer less than four months ago.
The attack in Badghis province, started around 08:10 GMT when a group of men, some wearing suicide vests, entered the hotel. Two out of the three attackers have been killed, the interior ministry said.
The protest in Sheung Shui, not far from the Chinese city of Shenzhen, started peacefully but devolved into skirmishes, with demonstrators throwing umbrellas at police who retaliated by swinging batons and firing pepper spray.
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