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New Zealand cancels flights as deluge from cyclone looms 12 Feb 2023 - 10:48 am
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11 stranded pilot whales saved in Sri Lanka 11 Feb 2023 - 01:17 pm
A Sri Lankan fisherman tries to push back stranded pilot whales into the deep water in the northwestern coast of Kudawa on February 11, 2023.(Photo by AFP)
Australia's remote Norfolk Island battens down ahead of cyclone 11 Feb 2023 - 12:38 pm
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No deal as IMF leaves crisis-hit Pakistan 11 Feb 2023 - 12:11 am
Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar speaks during a press conference in Islamabad on February 10, 2023. - An IMF team left Pakistan on February 10 after crisis talks with the government failed to deliver a deal on financial aid that would help the South Asian country avert economic collapse. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)
Hong Kong woman duped $770,000 in crypto-ruse while attempting to adopt kitten 10 Feb 2023 - 04:44 pm
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Indonesian domestic worker wins compensation for abuse in Hong Kong 10 Feb 2023 - 04:41 pm
In this file photo taken on October 7, 2022, Indonesian woman Kartika Puspitasari shows a scar on her arm from an injury inflicted by previous employers, at Bethune House, a shelter operated by the migrant worker advocacy group (MFMW), in Hong Kong.(Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP)
Malaysian leader wants tougher ASEAN pressure on Myanmar 10 Feb 2023 - 04:09 pm
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (L) and Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha (R) attend a joint press conference during an official state visit at Government House in Bangkok on February 9, 2023. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
Seoul lifts visa limits on short-term travelers from China 10 Feb 2023 - 12:49 pm
Street vendors (L) wait for customers at Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Malaysia's Anwar urges Thailand to step up on Myanmar crisis 09 Feb 2023 - 06:26 pm
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (left) and Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha attend a joint press conference during an official state visit at Government House in Bangkok on February 9, 2023. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
Japan, Philippines agree to sharply boost defense ties 09 Feb 2023 - 04:31 pm
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos attend a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on February 9, 2023. (Photo by Kimimasa MAYAMA / POOL / AFP)
Earthquake hits Indonesia, killing 4 as restaurant collapses 09 Feb 2023 - 02:48 pm
People stand on the roofing of collapsed shops in the port after a 5.1-magnitude earthquake in Jayapura, Indonesia's eastern province of Papua on February 9, 2023. (Photo by FAISAL NARWAWAN / AFP)
Beijing calls US claims over balloons 'information warfare' 09 Feb 2023 - 12:01 pm
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on February 5, 2023.  (Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Thompson / US NAVY / AFP)
Singapore drops most mask mandates as Covid-19 threat recedes 09 Feb 2023 - 11:48 am
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China slams Biden's 'remarks on Xi' 09 Feb 2023 - 11:44 am
US President Joe Biden walks to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on February 8, 2023. - Biden is travelling to Wisconsin to speak about his economic plan. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
North Korea unveils 'record' number of ICBMs at military parade 09 Feb 2023 - 11:28 am
Jets flying past during a military parade celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Japan, Philippines to sign plans to boost defense ties 09 Feb 2023 - 11:19 am
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Japan analysing previous aerial objects after China balloon 09 Feb 2023 - 09:25 am
This file picture taken on June 17, 2020 shows what was called an unidentified flying object at the time, above Aoba Ward in the Japanese city of Sendai. Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP
North Korean leader Kim brings daughter to visit troops 08 Feb 2023 - 06:25 pm
This picture taken on February 7, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on February 8, 2023 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending a banquet to mark the 75th anniversary of the Korean People's Army (KPA), with his wife Ri Sol-Ju (left) and his daughter (centre) in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)