SYDNEY -- One person died in a light plane crash in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria on Friday, police said.

Victoria Police said that a man died when a light aircraft crashed on private property in Redesdale, a small town approximately 100 kilometers northwest of Melbourne, at about 12:30 p.m. local time. (Australia-Light Plane Crash)

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YANGON -- Floods triggered by a storm in Myanmar have killed 33 people and displaced over 230,000 people in recent days, the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Army) True News Information Team reported on Friday.

The report said that a total of 34 townships across the country, including Nay Pyi Taw, have been affected by the flooding, with 236,649 people from 59,413 households displaced. (Myanmar-Floods)

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia on Friday lashed out at the United States for unilaterally imposing sanctions on a Cambodian tycoon and four related businesses.

In a statement, the Foreign Ministry expressed deep regret over the decision targeting Cambodian businessman Ly Yong Phat, his conglomerate L.Y.P. Group Co. Ltd., and four related businesses. (Cambodia-US)

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DHAKA -- Chinese company Huawei and Bangladeshi latest multinational brand Walton have signed a contract to produce lithium batteries in Bangladesh for telecom Base Transceiver Station (BTS) to make the country greener.

Pan Junfeng, president of Huawei South Asia Region and chief executive officer of Huawei Bangladesh, and S M Rezaul Alam, chairman of Walton Digi-Tech Industries Ltd., signed the contract here Thursday. (Bangladesh-Huawei-New Energy) Enditem

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