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Heavy rains, flooding leave 22 dead in South Korea 15 Jul 2023 - 02:34 pm
South Korean emergency workers search for survivors on a flooded road leading to an underground tunnel where some 19 cars were trapped by flood waters after heavy rains in Cheongju on July 15, 2023. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP)
Pakistan's military chief warns Afghan Taliban against harboring militants as attacks spike 14 Jul 2023 - 07:19 pm
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Crowds cheer as India launches a lander and rover to explore the moon’s south pole 14 Jul 2023 - 05:29 pm
An Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) rocket carrying the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, an island off the coast of southern Andhra Pradesh state on July 14, 2023. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP)
Surprise growth helps Singapore avoid recession 14 Jul 2023 - 11:11 am
In this file photo taken on April 24, 2023 people walk across Jubilee Bridge at Marina Bay in Singapore. Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP
Japan rocket engine explodes during test: official 14 Jul 2023 - 10:54 am
This handout picture taken on July 14, 2023 by photographer Minoru Otsuka and received via Jiji Press shows a Japanese rocket engine exploding during a combustion test at the Noshiro Testing Center in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture. Photo by Minoru Otsuka / JIJI PRESS / AFP
Thai progressive Pita Limjaroenrat stymied by parliament 13 Jul 2023 - 05:24 pm
Move Forward Party Leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat speaks to the media in Thai Parliament after the parliamentary vote for the premiership in Bangkok on July 13, 2023. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
Hong Kong ban sends top restaurants scrambling to replace Japan seafood 13 Jul 2023 - 11:33 am
A fish monger fillets fish next to a fish tank at the Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market in Seoul on July 6, 2023. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Pakistan secures final IMF approval for $3 billion bailout 13 Jul 2023 - 10:13 am
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is displayed inside its headquarters in Washington, DC, on October 10, 2017. Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP
Delhi evacuates some residents as river swells to record 13 Jul 2023 - 09:34 am
People move their belongings to safety at a bridge over the flooded Yamuna River after heavy monsoon rains in New Delhi on July 12, 2023. Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP
Pilot escaped serious injury by jumping into ocean when New Zealand volcano erupted 13 Jul 2023 - 09:02 am
This handout photo taken and released on December 13, 2019 by the New Zealand Defence Force shows soldiers taking part in a mission to retrieve some of the 22 bodies from White Island after the December 9 volcanic eruption, off the coast from Whakatane on New Zealand's North Island. Photo by Handout / New Zealand Defence Force / AFP
Thailand's Election Commission says a reformist candidate for prime minister may have broken the law 12 Jul 2023 - 05:50 pm
(FILES) This photo taken on June 26, 2023 shows Thai flags fluttering in the wind as the backdrop of Bangkok skyline seen from the Wat Saket Buddhist temple. (Photo by Amaury PAUL / AFP)
Bali to impose $10 tourist e-tax to preserve culture 12 Jul 2023 - 05:14 pm
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Afghan Taliban suspend all activities of Swedish aid groups over Quran burning 12 Jul 2023 - 04:56 pm
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Philippines allows Barbie film but wants 'child-like' map lines blurred 12 Jul 2023 - 01:46 pm
Barbie sets are displayed for the world premiere of
South Korea welcomes birth of first giant panda twins 12 Jul 2023 - 11:13 am
This combination of handout photos taken on July 7, 2023 and provided on July 12 by Everland shows the newly born female twin pandas at Everland Amusement and Animal Park in Yongin. Photo by Handout / Everland / AFP
Sri Lanka uproots 'last legume' tree to build highway 11 Jul 2023 - 11:49 pm
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Panda twins born in South Korea for the 1st time 11 Jul 2023 - 12:42 pm
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South Korea jails man for life in stalking, murder case 11 Jul 2023 - 11:21 am
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