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Suicide bomber targets truck carrying troops in northwestern Pakistan, wounding 8 people 18 Jul 2023 - 06:58 pm
Security personnel gather at the site of the bomb blast in Hayatabad area of Peshawar on July 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
US national crosses into North Korea during border tour: UN Command 18 Jul 2023 - 01:56 pm
(FILES) UNC (United Nations Command) soldiers (R) and a South Korean soldier (L) stand guard before North Korea's Panmon Hall (rear C) and the military demarcation line separating North and South Korea, at Panmunjom, in the Joint Security Area (JSA) of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on October 4, 2022. (Photo by Anthony Wallace/ AFP)
Death toll from South Korea downpurs reaches 41, search for missing continues 18 Jul 2023 - 11:21 am
Damaged cars are retrieved from an underground tunnel, where some 15 cars were trapped in floodwaters after heavy rains, in Cheongju early on July 17, 2023. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Philippines' Marcos signs $9 bn wealth fund into law 18 Jul 2023 - 10:54 am
This handout photo taken and recieved by the Philippines' Presidential Photographers Association (PPA) on July 18, 2023 shows Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (C) signing the Maharlika sovereign wealth fund into law at the Malacanang Palace in Manila. Photo by Handout / Philippines Presidential Photographers Association (PPA) / AFP
Weakened Typhoon Talim hits Vietnam after passing through China 18 Jul 2023 - 09:36 am
A man uses his mobile phone as a flight information board displays flights cancelled due to typhoon Talim at Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi on July 18, 2023. Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP
Kerry says climate change requires 'new definition' of China-US cooperation 18 Jul 2023 - 09:01 am
US Climate Envoy John Kerry (L) and China's Premier Li Qiang shake hands before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 18, 2023. (Photo by Florence Lo / Pool / AFP)
China Foreign Minister’s mystery absence fuels black box concern 18 Jul 2023 - 08:23 am
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Chinese province saw cremations surge 73% as Covid hit: Caixin 17 Jul 2023 - 10:21 pm
File photo: A worker in a protective suit guides people to scan QR health code before taking a test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a testing booth, in Beijing, China, on October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
China reports record temperature for mid-July at 52.2 degree Celsius 17 Jul 2023 - 01:57 pm
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China boosts sales for Cartier owner Richemont 17 Jul 2023 - 11:42 am
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Markets struggle as China growth misses forecasts 17 Jul 2023 - 11:39 am
This aerial photo taken on July 17, 2023 shows buildings in Shenyang, in China's northeastern Liaoning province. Photo by AFP
Indonesia replaces tech minister held in corruption probe 17 Jul 2023 - 10:13 am
Vehicles are seen on a street in Jakarta on July 10, 2023. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)
Australian 'Cast Away': sailor and dog rescued after 2 months lost at sea 17 Jul 2023 - 09:52 am
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Death toll from destructive rainstorm in South Korea rises to 40 17 Jul 2023 - 09:38 am
Rescue workers search for missing people along an underground tunnel, where some 15 cars were trapped in floodwaters after heavy rains, in Cheongju early on July 17, 2023. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Thousands evacuated as typhoon nears southern China, Vietnam 17 Jul 2023 - 09:28 am
Boats are moored at a typhoon shelter in Tseun Wan as a precaution for the approaching Typhoon Talim in Hong Kong on July 16, 2023. (Photo by May James / AFP)
Japan issues heatstroke alerts as temperatures soar 16 Jul 2023 - 11:44 am
A man (L) cools off in a public water playground at a park in eastern Tokyo on July 16, 2023. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
At least 35 people killed as storms batter South Korea: Yonhap 16 Jul 2023 - 11:19 am
South Korean rescue workers search for missing persons near a bus along a deluged road leading to an underground tunnel where some 15 cars were trapped in flood waters after heavy rains in Cheongju on July 16, 2023. Photo by YONHAP / AFP)
China's top diplomat calls on India to meet "halfway" on border issue 15 Jul 2023 - 02:52 pm
An Indian soldier keep watch at Bumla Pass on the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh. (File photo / AFP)