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Multiple deaths reported as firework factory explodes in central Thailand 17 Jan 2024 - 01:33 pm
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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)
Fukushima nuclear plant operator in Japan says no new safety concerns after Jan. 1 quake 16 Jan 2024 - 03:36 pm
This photograph provided by Jiji Press and taken on January 12, 2024 shows the exposed ocean floor at Kaiso Port in Wajima city, Ishikawa prefecture in the after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP
Mauritius mopping up after storm Belal wreaks havoc 16 Jan 2024 - 03:20 pm
A photo shows damages and boats in a marina after the passage of cyclone Belal in Saint-Paul, on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Richard Bouhet / AFP)
Evacuation underway for stranded tourists after multiple avalanches trap 1,000 people in China 16 Jan 2024 - 03:16 pm
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Pakistan to deploy thousands of security forces for election 16 Jan 2024 - 03:14 pm
Commuters ride past banners of Pakistan's political parties displayed along a street in Rawalpindi on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
Cathay Pacific plane 'struck' by Korean Air aircraft at Japan airport, no injuries 16 Jan 2024 - 02:09 pm
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Philippine jeepney drivers protest over phase-out plan 16 Jan 2024 - 01:44 pm
Jeepney drivers and operators march during a protest against the jeepney modernisation program in Manila on January 16, 2024. Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP
Uniqlo sues China rival Shein over viral bag copies 16 Jan 2024 - 01:11 pm
A woman walks past a display of bags at a Uniqlo retail store in Tokyo on January 16, 2024. Photo by Richard A. BROOKS / AFP
Japan to double emergency funds after New Year's Day quake 16 Jan 2024 - 10:25 am
This photo taken on January 15, 2024 shows collapsed houses blocking a road in the disaster-hit city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, two weeks after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) / JAPAN OUT
Philippines to upgrade outposts in disputed South China Sea 15 Jan 2024 - 03:38 pm
This photo shows a general view of the Philippine-occupied Thitu island in the disputed South China Sea on April 21, 2023. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
Mauritius bracing for tropical cyclone Belal 15 Jan 2024 - 02:37 pm
Sugar cane plantations are seen on the outskirts of Port Louis on January 6, 2024. (Photo by Gianluigi Guercia / AFP)
Klinsmann warns South Korea to be ready for Asian Cup 'drama' 14 Jan 2024 - 02:36 pm
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China mining accident death toll rises to 13 14 Jan 2024 - 02:00 pm
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Taiwan tells China to 'face reality' after election 14 Jan 2024 - 12:58 pm
Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te (L) waves beside his running mate Hsiao Bi-khim during a rally outside the headquarters of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taipei on January 13, 2024. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP)