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Taiwan 'to bolster' military ties with United States 21 Feb 2023 - 01:44 pm
This handout picture taken and released by Taiwan Presidential Office on February 21, 2023 shows Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (C) shaking hands with US Representative Ro Khanna at the Presidential Office in Taipei. (Photo by Handout / TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE / AFP)
Thai election to be held in May: PM 21 Feb 2023 - 01:12 pm
In this file photo taken on November 19, 2022, Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha attends the 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok. (Photo by Jack Taylor / POOL / AFP)
Severe allergy season in Japan threatens to drag down spending 21 Feb 2023 - 12:08 pm
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Rescuers climb Philippine volcano to reach plane crash site 21 Feb 2023 - 11:22 am
Photo from the Facebook page of Albay Representative Joey Salceda.
India invokes emergency rules to avoid blackouts this summer 21 Feb 2023 - 09:46 am
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Sri Lankan police disperse protesters demanding election 20 Feb 2023 - 06:17 pm
Protesters shout slogans during an ongoing anti-government demonstration near the president's office in Colombo on April 18, 2022. File photo / AFP
UN experts demand reinstatement of Cambodian news outlet 20 Feb 2023 - 04:30 pm
Ith Sothoeuth, media director of the Cambodian Centre for Independent Media (CCIM) which oversees VOD, speaks to media at his office in Phnom Penh on February 13, 2023, after Cambodian Prime Minister said VOD would have its operating licence revoked. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy and TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP)
Taiwan drops indoor mask mandate in restaurants, offices 20 Feb 2023 - 12:38 pm
People wait to get a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test in Taipei, Taiwan, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Gunfight after Afghan Taliban shut key border crossing with Pakistan 20 Feb 2023 - 12:23 pm
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Beijing slams 'false' US claims that China may arm Russia 20 Feb 2023 - 11:51 am
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Cyclone recovery expected to cost New Zealand billions 20 Feb 2023 - 11:49 am
This undated handout photo received on February 16, 2023 from the New Zealand Defence Force shows flooding in the Hawkes Bay region in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo by PLTOFF Callum Post / New Zealand Defence Force / AFP
Vietnam shoe maker for Nike, Adidas to cut 6,000 jobs 20 Feb 2023 - 11:39 am
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High-risk volcano search for Philippine plane with 4 aboard 20 Feb 2023 - 11:05 am
Photo from the Facebook page of Albay Representative Joey Salceda.
Hong Kong airport’s passenger volume surges as China reopens 19 Feb 2023 - 01:41 pm
File photo: Passengers from China's Xiamen arrive at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport after China reopens its borders amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
S. Korea, US and Japan hold trilateral talks on N. Korea 19 Feb 2023 - 12:34 pm
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and South Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin meet at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Petr David Josek / POOL / AFP)
Japan bids farewell to four pandas returning to China 19 Feb 2023 - 12:01 pm
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North Korea says it fired ICBM as warning to US, Seoul 19 Feb 2023 - 11:44 am
This picture taken on February 18, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on February 19, 2023 shows test-firing of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
Plane crashes in Philippines, search underway for 4 on board 19 Feb 2023 - 09:38 am
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