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Delhi temperature hits highest ever in India: weather bureau 29 May 2024 - 03:50 pm
Men cover their head with cloth on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi on May 29, 2024, amid ongoing heatwave. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
Pakistan bus crash kills at least 29 people: hospital 29 May 2024 - 03:09 pm
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World's first wooden satellite built by Japan researchers 29 May 2024 - 09:13 am
The world's first wooden satellite made from wood and named LignoSat, developed by scientists at Kyoto University and logging company Sumitomo Forestry, is shown during a press conference at Kyoto University in Kyoto on May 28, 2024. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)
India temperature surpasses 122°F (50°C) as brutal heat waves grip nation 28 May 2024 - 09:39 pm
A boy plays with water during a hot summer day in Chennai on May 28, 2024. (Photo by R.Satish Babu / AFP)
Key tiger habitat swamped by deadly Bangladesh cyclone 28 May 2024 - 07:20 pm
People walk on a damaged embankment along the Sonatola river during heavy rainfall in Patuakhali on May 27, 2024, following the landfall of Cyclone Remal in Bangladesh. Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP
Taiwan parliament passes controversial bills despite protest 28 May 2024 - 07:19 pm
Lawmakers from main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) wave the Anthurium flowers to celebrate their victory as Parliament Speaker Han Kuo-yu (C) knocking the hammer to pass Parliament Reform Bills in Taipei on May 28, 2024. Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP.
Seoul govt finds high levels of toxic chemicals in Shein products 28 May 2024 - 02:39 pm
Clothes are displayed on hangers at a Chinese fashion brand Shein pop-up store in Paris on May 4, 2023. (Photo by Christophe Archambault / AFP)
Indian climber dies after Everest bid, eighth death this season 28 May 2024 - 02:20 pm
Mountaineers during their ascend to Mount Everest's summit, in Nepal. (Photo by Tsering Pemba Sherpa / AFP)
Papua New Guinea says more than 2,000 people buried in landslide; pleads for help 28 May 2024 - 12:15 am
This handout photo taken and received on May 27, 2024 from the International Organization for Migration shows locals digging at the site of a landslide at Mulitaka village in the region of Maip Mulitaka, in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. (Photo by Mohamud Omer / International Organization for Migration / AFP) 
Republic of Korea officially launches space agency (KASA) 27 May 2024 - 10:15 pm
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Tropical storm floods villages, blows away thatched roofs and cuts power in Bangladesh and India 27 May 2024 - 06:14 pm
A man walks on a damaged embankment along the Sonatola river during heavy rainfall in Patuakhali on May 27, 2024, following the landfall of Cyclone Remal in Bangladesh. Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP.
Indonesia probes Shopee and Lazada for suspected anti-competition breaches 27 May 2024 - 05:05 pm
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Ten dead after Cyclone batters Bangladesh and India 27 May 2024 - 12:01 pm
A woman stands next to her damaged house after Cyclone Remal made landfall near a beach in Kuakata on May 27, 2024. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
800,000 seek shelter as Bangladesh braces for cyclone 26 May 2024 - 06:31 pm
A man pulls a fishing boat to a sea shore as a preventive measure during rainfall in Kuakata on May 26, 2024, ahead of cyclone Remal's landfall in Bangladesh. Cyclone Remal is set to hit the country and parts of neighbouring India on May 26 evening, with Bangladesh's weather department predicting crashing waves and howling gales with gusts of up to 130 kilometres (81 miles) per hour. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Seven young elephants drown in Sri Lanka 26 May 2024 - 05:49 pm
A carcass of a wild elephant, believed to have drowned following the onset of the South-West monsoon in Dimbulagala, 250 kilometres (156 miles) north-east of Colombo on May 26, 2024. Photo by AFP
Four children among 27 dead in India amusement park fire 26 May 2024 - 05:36 pm
Officials inspect the site of a fire accident on the following day of the disaster, at an amusement park facility in Rajkot, in India's Gujarat state on May 26, 2024. Photo by AFP
Six newborns killed in fire at India baby hospital: police 26 May 2024 - 03:44 pm
A medical ward of a children's hospital lies in shambles a day after a fire blazed through it in New Delhi on May 26, 2024. Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP
Thousands flee as Philippine storm hits main island 26 May 2024 - 02:58 pm
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