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Japan Airlines admits subsidiaries cheated on driving tests 21 Feb 2024 - 01:09 pm
A Japan Airlines (JAL) plane taxis past as officials remove the remaining debris of a JAL passenger plane from the runway area at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda on January 5, 2024. Photo by Richard A. BROOKS / AFP
China issues highest weather alert as temperatures plunge 21 Feb 2024 - 12:49 pm
People visit the Temple of Heaven after snowfall in Beijing on February 21, 2024. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)
Operations cancelled as South Korea doctors' strike grows 21 Feb 2024 - 09:46 am
Trainee doctors attend an emergency meeting at the Korean Medical Association building on February 20, 2024. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
China to tackle noise pollution at airports 20 Feb 2024 - 04:36 pm
Passengers are pictured at the waiting hall of Zhengzhou East Railway Station in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 17, 2024. Xinhua/Li An
Rescue teams reach remote site of Afghanistan landslide 20 Feb 2024 - 04:27 pm
A general view shows snow laden terrain at Keraman village in the Dara district of Panjshir province on February 19, 2024. Photo by AFP
Measles cases rose 79 percent globally last year: WHO 20 Feb 2024 - 03:22 pm
(Files) A boy accompanied by his father receives a dose of the measles and rubella vaccine from medical personnel at a community health center in the Lidice neighborhood of Caracas, on August 17, 2022. (Photo by Yuri Cortez / AFP)
Founder of Japanese dollar-store chain Daiso dies at 80 20 Feb 2024 - 01:34 pm
This photo taken on March 7, 2019 shows Hirotake Yano, the Japanese 100-yen shop pioneer and founder of the Daiso chain. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)
25 killed in Afghanistan landslide caused by snowfall 19 Feb 2024 - 08:22 pm
Afghan men shovel snow from the rooftop of a house following snowfall in Fayzabad, Badakhshan province on February 19, 2024. (Photo by Omer Abrar / AFP)
Philippines seizes hundreds of giant clam shell pieces 19 Feb 2024 - 03:50 pm
This handout photo taken on February 14, 2024 and released on February 19 by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows coast guard personnel gathering seized giant clam shells on a beach at a village in Bugsuk island, Palawan province. Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP
Mongolian arrested trying to smuggle komodo dragons, pythons out of Thailand 19 Feb 2024 - 03:37 pm
This handout photo taken on February 17, 2024, and released on February 19 by Thailand's Customs Department shows a rescued snake at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok. (Photo by Handout / Thailand's Customs Department / AFP)
S. Korean government orders doctors back to hospitals 19 Feb 2024 - 01:30 pm
Medical staff are seen at a university hospital in Gwangju on February 19, 2024. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Singapore to require gradual use of low-carbon jet fuel from 2026 19 Feb 2024 - 12:13 pm
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Cambodia looks to import Indian tigers to revive big cat population 19 Feb 2024 - 10:38 am
(Files) A tiger rests in an enclosure during the inauguration of Phnom Penh Safari in Phnom Penh on June 23, 2018. (Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP)
Lightning bolt scorches four people near Sydney Opera House 19 Feb 2024 - 08:27 am
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Seven dead in Philippines clashes with militants: army 19 Feb 2024 - 08:15 am
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Canada not a rival, says China FM 18 Feb 2024 - 08:44 pm
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi. (Photo by Cristina Quicler / AFP)
Thai ex-PM Thaksin returns home after release on parole 18 Feb 2024 - 05:43 pm
(Files) Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (C) arrives to greet his supporters after landing at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP)
Afghan province orders officials not to photograph living things 18 Feb 2024 - 04:51 pm
File photo of Afghan security forces stand guard at the entrance gate of Kandahar Airport

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