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World / Asia

Bangladesh anti-government protest death toll rises to 50: police, doctors 04 Aug 2024 - 04:22 pm
Buses are seen on fire at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University premises after a clash between students and government supporters during a protest in Dhaka on August 4, 2024. (Photo by Abdul GONI / AFP)
China issues plan to boost household consumption 04 Aug 2024 - 02:56 pm
A man holding an umbrella walks during a rainstorm in Beijing on July 30, 2024. Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP.
Violence in Bangladesh leaves many people dead, hundreds injured as protests continue 04 Aug 2024 - 01:32 pm
Students shout slogans during a protest march as they demand justice for victims arrested and killed in the recent nationwide violence over job quotas, in Dhaka on August 3, 2024. Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP.
Philippines, Germany agree to broaden defence agreement 04 Aug 2024 - 12:37 pm
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro (R) speaks while German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius listens during their joint press conference at a hotel in Manila on August 4, 2024. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
Putin vows support to North Korea after devastating floods 03 Aug 2024 - 04:37 pm
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state owned Sputnik agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link in the Kremlin in Moscow, on August 2, 2024. (Photo by Gavriil Grigorov / POOL / AFP) /
Protests continue in Bangladesh amid outrage over crackdown 03 Aug 2024 - 04:01 pm
Anti-Discrimination Student Movement held a rally at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on August 3, 2024, to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide violence during anti-quota protests.(Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
Extreme heat breaks records in eastern China 03 Aug 2024 - 12:41 pm
A woman walks by the Olympic park in Beijing on August 2, 2024. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)
Philippines says Chinatown fire kills 11 03 Aug 2024 - 09:25 am
People, policemen, and media personnel are seen at the scene of a fire that ripped through a building in Manila's Chinatown on August 2, 2024. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
At least two dead after landslides in southwest China 03 Aug 2024 - 08:50 am
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6.8-magnitude earthquake hits off Philippines' Mindanao: USGS 03 Aug 2024 - 08:24 am
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Japan sees hottest July since records began 02 Aug 2024 - 08:43 pm
A man uses a folding fan at the Odaiba Seaside Park in Tokyo on July 26, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Rain-related disasters have killed more than 250 in a deadly week across Asia 02 Aug 2024 - 07:52 pm
A woman carries her infant as she wades through a flooded street during heavy rainfall in Lahore on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Syed Murtaza / AFP)
Japan, Philippines hold first joint naval exercise 02 Aug 2024 - 07:45 pm
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China launches new internet-services satellite 02 Aug 2024 - 02:19 pm
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China, India agree to speed up negotiations on borders disputes 01 Aug 2024 - 06:50 pm
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Hopes of finding more survivors in the mud and debris wane after landslides in India kill 194 01 Aug 2024 - 02:31 pm
Rescue workers check a damaged vehicle after the landslides in Wayanad on August 1, 2024. Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP.
China says July was its hottest month since records began 01 Aug 2024 - 01:56 pm
A woman walks during a hot day in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Korean Air to stop serving ramyeon onboard for safety 01 Aug 2024 - 01:06 pm
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