Extreme cold weather hits Asia, over 150 dead in Afghanistan as China goes to -53 C: World News

Members of the Taliban stand guard as vehicles cross the Hindu Kush on the Salang Pass, the primary mountain pass connecting northern Afghanistan with Parwan Province, with onward connections to Kabul Province. Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa (Photo by Oliver Weiken/picture alliance via Getty Images) Credit: picture alliance/dpa/picture alliance via Getty I

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Here is the last week's world news highlights