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13 dead in China school fire: state media 20 Jan 2024 - 08:29 am
Peninsula
Pakistan and Iran agree to 'de-escalate' after trading air strikes 19 Jan 2024 - 10:16 pm
In this handout photograph taken and released by the Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID) on January 19, 2024, Pakistan's Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar (2ndR) chairs a National Security Committee meeting along with armed forces chiefs and other government officials in Islamabad. Pakistan and Iran
Japan's lunar spacecraft is on the moon but its status is unclear 19 Jan 2024 - 08:14 pm
This handout file photo taken on September 7, 2023 and released by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows a H-IIA rocket carrying a small lunar surface probe and other objects lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Centre on Tanegashima island, Kagoshima prefecture. (Photo by Handout / Japan AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY (JAXA) / AFP)
Thailand discovers nearly 15 million tonnes of lithium 19 Jan 2024 - 01:24 pm
Aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of the lithium mine of the Chilean company SQM (Sociedad Quimica Minera) in the Atacama Desert, Calama, Chile, on September 12, 2022. Photo by Martin BERNETTI / AFP
Thai court orders emergency plan to improve air quality 19 Jan 2024 - 01:11 pm
A general view shows hazy conditions due to high level of air pollution in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand on March 10, 2023. Photo by AFP
Japan's little Moon toy: the camera probe ready to roll 19 Jan 2024 - 12:34 pm
This handout photo taken in 2022, received on January 18, 2024 from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and credited to JAXA, Takara Tomy, Sony Group Corporation and Doshisha University shows the transformable lunar surface robot
10 people dead after landslide buries house in southern Philippines 19 Jan 2024 - 12:22 pm
This handout photo taken and released by the Municipality of Monkayo on January 18, 2024 shows rescuers conducting a rescue and retrieval operation, a day after a landslide hit a house in Monkayo, where at least seven people were killed, a disaster official said, with the death toll expected to rise. Photo by Handout / Municipality of Monkayo / AFP
Japan literary laureate unashamed about using ChatGPT 18 Jan 2024 - 11:28 am
This picture taken on January 23, 2023 in Toulouse, southwestern France, shows screens displaying the logos of OpenAI and ChatGPT. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)
Pakistan hits 'terrorist hideouts' in airstrike on Iran 18 Jan 2024 - 08:11 am
A Pakistani police officer stands guard outside Pakistan's Foreign Ministry building in Islamabad on January 18, 2024. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
Pakistan air force carries out retaliatory strikes in Iran, targeting Pakistani insurgents 18 Jan 2024 - 07:54 am
Peninsula
18 dead in Thai fireworks factory explosion: rescue worker 17 Jan 2024 - 02:39 pm
Handout released on January 17, 2024, shows smoke rising after an explosion at a fireworks factory near Sala Khao township in Thailand's Suphan Buri province. (Photo by Handout / Thailand's Novice Kaew Suphanburi Highway Rescue Association / AFP)
Pakistan recalls Iran ambassador after air strike: govt 17 Jan 2024 - 02:36 pm
Peninsula
Mitsuko Tottori named as first woman president of JAL 17 Jan 2024 - 01:49 pm
Japan Airlines' Senior Managing Executive Officer Mitsuko Tottori (R) and current president Yuji Akasaka pose for the media on January 17, 2024. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)
Multiple deaths reported as firework factory explodes in central Thailand 17 Jan 2024 - 01:33 pm
Peninsula
Japan plane turns back after man bites cabin attendant 17 Jan 2024 - 11:18 am
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Moon age daydream: modern lunar exploration 17 Jan 2024 - 10:39 am
A H-IIA rocket carrying a small lunar surface probe and other objects lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Centre on Tanegashima island, Kagoshima prefecture on September 7, 2023. Photo by JIJI Press / AFP
China's population decline accelerates in 2023 17 Jan 2024 - 10:14 am
People are seen on a street in Beijing on January 17, 2024. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Lack of snow sparks worry for drought-hit Afghanistan 16 Jan 2024 - 06:24 pm
general view shows residential buildings against the backdrop of mountains in Kabul on January 16, 2024. (Photo by Omer ABRAR / AFP)