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Japan PM Kishida visits quake-hit Ishikawa 14 Jan 2024 - 12:23 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) speaks to a group who are running a soup kitchen at an evacuation center in Suzu city of Ishikawa Prefecture on January 14, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. Photo by JAPAN POOL / JIJI PRESS / AFP
Japanese domestic flight returns to airport with crack on cockpit window 14 Jan 2024 - 11:59 am
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Pakistan's top court strips ex-PM Khan's party of election symbol 14 Jan 2024 - 08:52 am
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party's chief Gohar Khan (R) and legal team members speak to media outside the Supreme Court building after court verdict in Islamabad on January 13, 2024. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
Volcano erupts on isle in Japan's southwest 13 Jan 2024 - 11:24 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) / Japan OUT
Polls close in Taiwan election under China's glare 13 Jan 2024 - 11:50 am
An official of a polling station examines a ballot slip, as vote counting for the presidential election commences, at a high school in New Taipei City on January 13, 2024. (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP)
At least 10 dead in China mining accident: state media 13 Jan 2024 - 11:02 am
Rescuers are seen at the site of an accident in a coal mine in central China's Henan Province, Jan. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)
Strong quake rattles Afghanistan 11 Jan 2024 - 01:49 pm
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Three-metre tsunami recorded at Japan nuclear plant after quake 10 Jan 2024 - 03:42 pm
This photo taken on January 8, 2024 shows a woman walking under a downed utility pole after snow blanketed the disaster-hit area in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, a week after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. Photo by JIJI Press / AFP
 Singapore seeks indefinite jail for 'high-risk' offenders 10 Jan 2024 - 12:48 pm
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South Korea passes ban on dog meat production and sales 09 Jan 2024 - 09:58 pm
Animal rights activists hold placards reading
Bangladesh's Hasina celebrates 'absolute victory' after polls without opposition 09 Jan 2024 - 07:16 pm
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accepts the greetings from the assembled media and election observers while addressing a press conference, a day after she won the 12th parliamentary elections, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP)
Jokowi to discuss South China Sea with Marcos in Philippines 09 Jan 2024 - 01:21 pm
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Magnitude 6.0 quake strikes off central Japan, no tsunami warning 09 Jan 2024 - 12:24 pm
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China says successfully launched satellite: state media 09 Jan 2024 - 12:08 pm
A Long March-2C rocket, carrying the Einstein Probe satellite, lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang, in southwestern China's Sichuan province on January 9, 2024. Photo by AFP
Thai cabinet endorses clean air bill 09 Jan 2024 - 11:48 am
This aerial photo shows sunrise amid high levels of air pollution in Bangkok on January 9, 2024. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
Death toll from Japan quake rises above 200 09 Jan 2024 - 10:17 am
A vehicle believed to be washed away by the tsunami sits in water next to damaged buildings in the disaster-hit city of Noto, Ishikawa prefecture on January 9, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP
French footballer goes viral after scoring Cambodian dream 09 Jan 2024 - 07:57 am
This photo taken on January 3, 2024 shows French footballer Antoine Lemarie (C) warming up during a training session with the Cambodian premier league's Boeung Ket FC team. (Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP)
Philippines turns to hackers for help as US warns of China cyber threat 08 Jan 2024 - 01:12 pm
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