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World / Asia

Apple enjoys 'symbiotic' relationship with China, Cook says 25 Mar 2023 - 12:23 pm
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Pakistani court grants protection to Imran Khan from arrest 24 Mar 2023 - 07:02 pm
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Hong Kong traffic accident leaves 87 people injured 24 Mar 2023 - 01:50 pm
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Rahul Gandhi disqualified from India's parliament 24 Mar 2023 - 12:34 pm
In this file photo taken on December 31, 2022 India's Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi speaks during a press conference in New Delhi. Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP
Escape-artist zebra back at zoo after Seoul adventure 24 Mar 2023 - 11:36 am
This frame grab taken from video footage provided by the Gwangjin Fire Station on March 23, 2023 and made available via AFPTV on March 24 shows Sero the zebra walking past handlers after escaping from his pen at the Seoul Children's Grand Park in Seoul. Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP
Indonesia fuel depot fire death toll rises to 33 24 Mar 2023 - 11:12 am
A boy stands in the remains of a burnt house in a residential area in Plumpang, north Jakarta on March 4, 2023, after a fire at a nearby state-run fuel storage depot run by energy firm Pertamina. (Photo by ADITYA AJI / AFP)
China tries to block prominent Uyghur speaker at UN 23 Mar 2023 - 09:03 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin sees off Chinese President Xi Jinping after a reception following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023. (Photo by Pavel Byrkin / SPUTNIK / AFP)
Death toll from Pakistan, Afghanistan quake rises to 21 23 Mar 2023 - 05:50 pm
Residents remove debris from the rooftop of damaged a house at Sooch village in Jurm district of Badakhshan Province on March 22, 2023, following an overnight earthquake. (Photo by Omer Abrar / AFP)
Chinese diplomats oppose US military presence in Philippines 23 Mar 2023 - 04:53 pm
Theresa Lazaro (left), Philippines' Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and Asian Affairs of the Department of Foreign Affairs, shakes hands with China's Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong prior to the start of the Philippines-China Foreign Ministry consultation meeting in Manila on March 23, 2023. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
Taiwan recalls ambassador as Honduras switches ties to China 23 Mar 2023 - 01:47 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 15, 2023, a municipal worker cleans the bust of Sun Yat-sen, founder and first provisional president of the Republic of China, beneath the flags of Honduras (L) and Taiwan at a square in Tegucigalpa. (Photo by Stringer / AFP)
Rahul Gandhi gets 2 years for defamation of Indian PM Modi 23 Mar 2023 - 01:28 pm
Rahul Gandhi, the leader of India's main opposition Congress party, addresses the crowd at a public rally held during the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra (Unite India March), in Panipat, India, January 6, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Rohingya sceptical of Myanmar refugee return offer 22 Mar 2023 - 05:25 pm
A Rohingya family arrives for a meeting with the Myanmar officials in Teknaf on March 19, 2023. (AFP)
Two dead, one wounded in ongoing Thai shooting 22 Mar 2023 - 01:09 pm
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Dust storms cause air pollution spike across north China 22 Mar 2023 - 01:06 pm
People commute on a street during a sandstorm in Jilin, in China's northeastern Jilin province on March 22, 2023. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT
Sri Lanka leader warns hard times to follow IMF bailout 22 Mar 2023 - 12:35 pm
People watch Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing the parliament, on a television in Colombo on March 22, 2023. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP)
Strong quake has people fleeing homes in Afghanistan, Pakistan 21 Mar 2023 - 09:05 pm
People gather outside a mall following an earthquake in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 21, 2023. - A strong earthquake lasting for at least 30 seconds was felt across much of Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of India, with the United States Geological Survey putting the magnitude at 6.5. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)
Google suspends Chinese shopping app amid security concerns 21 Mar 2023 - 07:11 pm
The suspension of the Pinduoduo app, mainly used in China, comes amid heightened US-China tensions over Chinese-owned apps such as TikTok. (AFP/File)
Hong Kong rights activist Albert Ho arrested by national security police 21 Mar 2023 - 12:54 pm
In this file photo taken on March 25, 2021 Veteran pro-democracy activist and solicitor Albert Ho poses in Hong Kong. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP)