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Twelve rescued after building collapses in India; more feared trapped 24 Jan 2023 - 08:54 pm
Rescue workers assist a man to a safer place after he was rescued from the debris of a collapsed residential apartment block in Lucknow, India, January 24, 2023. (REUTERS/Saurabh Sharma)
Pakistanis make light of frequent power blackouts 24 Jan 2023 - 04:19 pm
A man starts a generator outside his shop during a country-wide power breakdown in Karachi, Pakistan January 23, 2023. File Photo: Reuters/Akhtar Soomro
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 strikes Nepal, tremors felt in New Delhi 24 Jan 2023 - 12:46 pm
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Thai villagers take refiner Star Petroleum to court over oil spill 24 Jan 2023 - 12:26 pm
A worker cleans oil spills caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline 20 km (12.4 miles) off Thailand's eastern coast at Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong province, Thailand, January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo
Power returns to Pakistan a day after massive outage 24 Jan 2023 - 12:12 pm
Commuters make their way along a street during a nationwide power outage, in Islamabad on January 23, 2023. Photo by Farooq NAEEM / AFP
Thai police seize 1.1 tonnes of crystal meth in under a week 24 Jan 2023 - 11:36 am
Thai policemen display packages of crystal methamphetamine before a press conference at the Narcotics Suppression Bureau in Bangkok on January 24, 2023. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP)
Strong earthquake hits Southern Philippines 24 Jan 2023 - 10:27 am
Police officers guard the condominium building that sustained heavy damage after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines, October 31, 2019. File Photo: Lean Daval Jr/Reuters
Harsh weather disrupts Lunar New Year flights in South Korea 24 Jan 2023 - 08:49 am
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New Zealand's Ardern bids emotional farewell on last day as prime minister 24 Jan 2023 - 08:45 am
This handout photo taken and released on January 24, 2023 by the New Zealand Prime Minister's Office shows outgoing New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, seen wearing a ceremonial Maori cloak, during her last public engagement visiting the Maori settlement of Ratana in the North Island. Photo by Handout / NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE / AFP
Pakistan begins restoring power after second major grid breakdown in months 23 Jan 2023 - 08:04 pm
Commuters make their way along a street during a nationwide power outage, in Islamabad on January 23, 2023. - (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
UN aid chief raises women's rights concerns with Taliban in Afghan capital 23 Jan 2023 - 07:33 pm

File Photo: Displaced Afghan women stand waiting to receive cash aid for displaced people in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 28, 2022. (REUTERS/Ali Khara)
Thousands of mobile phone towers go offline in Pakistan after power outage 23 Jan 2023 - 06:32 pm
An aerial view shows Pakistan's capital Islamabad during a nationwide power outage on January 23, 2023. - A massive power breakdown in Pakistan on January 23 affected most of the country's more than 220 million people, including in the mega cities of Karachi and Lahore. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)
Pakistan nationwide power outage continues into night 23 Jan 2023 - 06:15 pm
Students attend a class at a private school during a nationwide power outage in Karachi on January 23, 2023. - A massive power breakdown in Pakistan on January 23 affected most of the country's more than 220 million people, including in the mega cities of Karachi and Lahore. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP)
Severest cold spell so far this season forecast to hit Japan 23 Jan 2023 - 02:41 pm
Pedestrians walk through the snow in Otaru, Hokkaido, on Saturday. Japan News-Yomiuri.
Former McDonald's restaurants reopen without branding in Kazakhstan 23 Jan 2023 - 02:36 pm
Employees remove snow outside a fast food restaurant, which used to operate under the McDonald's brand and reopened with no branding weeks after the U.S. company left the local market, in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 23, 2023. A sign reads:
'Not afraid of the virus': Wuhan turns page on Covid, three years on 23 Jan 2023 - 11:31 am
People walk down a street next to a local market in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province, on January 23, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
It's 'now or never' to stop Japan's shrinking population, PM says 23 Jan 2023 - 11:11 am
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives at his office in Tokyo, Jan 20, 2023. US, Jan 14, 2023. (File photo: Kyodo News via AP)
Pakistan suffers major power outage after grid failure 23 Jan 2023 - 09:49 am
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