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Fire injures four in Tokyo building 03 Jul 2023 - 10:51 am
Firefighters gather at the fire scene in the Shinbashi area of Tokyo on July 3, 2023.  Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP
Indonesia regains upper-middle income rank on growth rebound 03 Jul 2023 - 10:31 am
A woman eats a snack while waiting for costumers at a market in Banda Aceh on July 3, 2023. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
Philippine tourism video used images from other countries: ad agency 02 Jul 2023 - 02:13 pm
(FILES) A general view shows an empty beach on the Philippine island of Boracay on April 26, 2018. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP)
Italy backs China Belt and Road in concept: senior Chinese official 02 Jul 2023 - 01:02 pm
File photo: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands after signing trade agreements at Villa Madama in Rome, Italy March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
'Mistreated' elephant returns to Thailand after diplomatic spat 02 Jul 2023 - 12:21 pm
Elephant Muthu Raja is seen inside a cage before departure from the Dehiwala Zoo in Colombo on July 2, 2023. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
25 dead, several injured after bus crashes and catches fire in India 01 Jul 2023 - 04:36 pm
A policeman inspects the wreckage of a bus that caught fire along the Samruddhi Expressway near Sindkhed Raja in Buldhana district of Maharashtra state on July 1, 2023.  (Photo by Gajanan Mehetre / AFP)
East Timor's independence hero Xanana Gusmao returns to power as prime minister 01 Jul 2023 - 04:22 pm
East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta (right) witnesses the inauguration of the country's new Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao (left) at the presidential palace in Dili on July 1, 2023. (Photo by VALENTINO DARIELL DE SOUSA / AFP)
Marcos Faces Philippine growth, investment tests in second year 30 Jun 2023 - 11:30 am
File photo of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr speaks at a session during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on January 18, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Pakistan gets IMF initial approval for $3 Billion loan program 30 Jun 2023 - 11:23 am
International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo, file photo.
Singapore Airlines falls most in over one year after block sale 30 Jun 2023 - 10:38 am
File photo used for representation
Sri Lanka seeks to restructure $19.8 Billion of local debt 30 Jun 2023 - 10:31 am
File Photo by (Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Cambodian PM Hun Sen dumps Facebook on eve of poll campaign 29 Jun 2023 - 11:15 pm
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks at a press conference during the EU-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels on December 14, 2022.  (Photo by John Thys / AFP)
Turkmenistan unveils $5 billion city in honour of national leader 29 Jun 2023 - 07:53 pm
People gather for the ceremony inaugurating the new city of Arkadag - named in honour of Turkmenistan's former leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov - in Arkadag, some 30 kilometres outside the capital Ashgabat, on June 29, 2023. (Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova / AFP)
Philippines to raise minimum wage for private sector workers in capital 29 Jun 2023 - 03:32 pm
File photo: Pasig City, metro Manila
Marcos' first office year sees Philippine stocks boost 29 Jun 2023 - 01:48 pm
File photo: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos
Pfizer’s exit halves Japan biotech firm value In three days 29 Jun 2023 - 11:17 am
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Japan kabuki star arrested over mother's suicide: police 27 Jun 2023 - 12:23 pm
A vehicle believed to carry Japanese Kabuki actor Ennosuke Ichikawa enters the Metropolitan Police Department Meguro Police Station in Tokyo on June 27, 2023. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)
Thailand to ease forex rules as BOT warns more Baht volatility 27 Jun 2023 - 11:51 am
This picture shows the headquarters of Thailand痴 Revenue Department in Bangkok on June 26, 2023. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)