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Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave 28 Apr 2024 - 01:56 pm
Students leaving their school compound carry umbrellas on a hot summer day in Dhaka on April 28, 2024. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
Five dead in China after Tornado rips through Guangzhou 28 Apr 2024 - 08:48 am
This traffic cam image obtained from the Nebraska Department of Transportation shows a Tornado crossing Interstate Highway 80 near Waverly, Nebraska, on April 26, 2024. (Photo by Handout / Nebraska Department of Transportation / AFP)
Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia, spews miles-high ash tower 28 Apr 2024 - 08:17 am
Peninsula
Philippines to endure extreme heat until mid-May 28 Apr 2024 - 08:03 am
Students use a cardboard to protect themselves from the sun during a hot day in Manila on April 2, 2024. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Singapore diner charged $2,000 extra for steak dinner 27 Apr 2024 - 11:07 pm
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4 trampled to death by wild elephant in India's Assam 27 Apr 2024 - 08:49 pm
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20 Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition base explosion 27 Apr 2024 - 06:52 pm
Smoke billows from the warehouse following an explosion at an army base in Kampong Speu province on April 27, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Sri Lankan police confiscate over 38 kg of drugs 27 Apr 2024 - 06:08 pm
Peninsula
'Everyone sits out': Yangon parks offer heatwave relief 27 Apr 2024 - 02:29 pm
People gather in a park during an electricity blackout in Yangon on April 26, 2024. (Photo by Sai Aung Main / AFP)
'Feel like a beautiful bird': hundreds do yoga on Thai airport runway 27 Apr 2024 - 09:41 am
Yoga enthusiasts perform yoga during a sunrise
End of the road? Philippine jeepneys face uncertain future 26 Apr 2024 - 11:51 pm
In this photo taken on April 5, 2024, jeepneys commute along a street in Manila. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
Indian election resumes as heatwave hits voters 26 Apr 2024 - 03:50 pm
Jaganadhan, a 62-old-year man, poses for a picure in front of a mural Indian revolutionary Subhas Chandra Bose as he shows his inked finger after casting his ballot during the second phase of voting in India's general election, in Bengaluru on April 26, 2024. Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP
Japan town to block Mount Fuji view from troublesome tourists 26 Apr 2024 - 01:13 pm
This photo taken on January 1, 2024 shows a tourist posing in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji in the background, in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi prefecture. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
In south China, silkworm farmers reel from deadly floods 25 Apr 2024 - 05:46 pm
A farmer checks a field of damaged white mulberry where silkworms are produced in Sancuncun village, Yingde in China's Guangdong province on April 25, 2024. (Photo by Hector Retamal / AFP)
ASEAN vows to promote food security 24 Apr 2024 - 06:25 pm
Peninsula
Danger warning issued for Bangkok as extreme heat bites 24 Apr 2024 - 03:03 pm
(Files) Tourists shield themselves from the sun with umbrellas to combat the heat outside Wat Pho Buddhist temple in Bangkok on April 1, 2024. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP)
China rejects US accusations over normal China-Russia exchanges 23 Apr 2024 - 05:01 pm
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Taiwan hit by dozens of strong aftershocks from deadly quake 23 Apr 2024 - 04:44 pm
This picture released by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on April 23, 2024 shows the Full Hotel building in Hualien, which had been previously damaged in the April 3 earthquake, tilting further to one side after a series of earthquakes overnight. Photo by CNA / AFP