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Indian rescuers drill two-thirds of way to 41 trapped workers 22 Nov 2023 - 02:08 pm
A general view shows the entrance of the under construction Silkyara road tunnel during rescue efforts for trapped constructions workers days after a section of the tunnel collapsed in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state on November 22, 2023. Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP
One dead, over 43,000 displaced in Philippine floods 22 Nov 2023 - 01:38 pm
This handout photo taken on November 21, 2023 and received from the Philippine Coast Guard on November 22 shows coast guard personnel wading through floodwaters during evacuation operations at a village in Catarman town, Northern Samar, central Philippines. Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP
Load of rubbish: litter-hunters vie for unusual world title in Tokyo 22 Nov 2023 - 12:38 pm
Members of Indonesia search in the bushes for rubbish during the first round of the
Indonesia gives hundreds of rejected Rohingya temporary stay 21 Nov 2023 - 05:46 pm
Rohingya refugees offer congregational prayers at a temporary shelter in Lapang Barat village, Bireuen, Aceh province on November 21, 2023. (Photo by Zikri Maulana and Zikri MAULANA / AFP)
Indonesia unveils investment plan for $20 bn energy transition pact 21 Nov 2023 - 03:49 pm
People gather in the park of the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta on August 6, 2023. Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP
Chinese company gives leftover hotpot oil second life as jet fuel 21 Nov 2023 - 03:26 pm
This photo taken on October 21, 2023 shows a restaurant employee taking away a pot of oily broth, which will be recycled, at an eatery in Chengdu, China's southwest Sichuan province. Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP
China renews yellow alert for cold wave 21 Nov 2023 - 01:53 pm
A woman takes a picture along the moat outside the Forbidden City in Beijing on November 21, 2023. Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP
Floods force evacuation of over 2,000 in Malaysia 21 Nov 2023 - 12:30 pm
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Indian workers trapped in tunnel for 10 days seen on camera 21 Nov 2023 - 09:03 am
This picture released by Department of Information and Public Relation (DIPR) Uttarakhand and taken with endoscopic camera on November 21, 2023 shows a worker trapped inside the under-construction tunnel, days after it collapsed in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state. Photos by Department of Information and Public Relation (DIPR) Uttarakhand / AFP
Disneyland's $60B expansion means parks in Hong Kong and Shanghai are only getting bigger 20 Nov 2023 - 05:31 pm
Photo taken on Sept. 12, 2023, shows staff working at a new themed land
Philippine quake death toll rises to nine 20 Nov 2023 - 09:58 am
This photo taken on November 19, 2023 shows a damaged house in the town of Malapatan, Sarangani province, after a 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck the province. Photo by AFP
Two injured after 5.8-magnitude quake hits Japan's Aomori prefecture 20 Nov 2023 - 09:37 am
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Indian rescuers to dig new shaft for 41 men trapped for 9 days 20 Nov 2023 - 09:31 am
Rescue workers stand at an entrance of the under construction road tunnel, days after it collapsed in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state on November 18, 2023. Photo by AFP
More than 500 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia 19 Nov 2023 - 02:28 pm
This picture taken on November 18, 2023 in the Batee subdistrict in Aceh Province's Pidie region shows the two boats that carried Rohingya refugees to Batee and Laweung on November 14 and November 15, 2023. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP)
Philippine earthquake death toll rises to 8 19 Nov 2023 - 01:47 pm
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India considering new shaft to free trapped tunnel workers 19 Nov 2023 - 12:26 pm
Rescue workers stand at an entrance of the under construction road tunnel, days after it collapsed in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state on November 18, 2023. Photo by AFP
Thailand plans more visa waivers, events to lift tourism revenue 19 Nov 2023 - 09:55 am
A general view shows a BTS commuter train as it passes with the backdrop of the Bangkok skyline on June 2, 2023. Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
Xi says 'not so sure' of Chinese football team's abilities 19 Nov 2023 - 08:08 am
Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Informal Dialogue with Guests during APEC Leaders' Week at Moscone Center on November, 16, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images/AFP