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Death toll from Philippine floods, landslides climbs to 39 29 Dec 2022 - 04:25 pm
This handout photo courtesy of Angelica Villarta taken on December 27, 2022 and received on December 28 shows residents surveying damage caused by heavy rain and floods in Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental. (Photo by Handout / Angelica Villarta / AFP)
Hong Kong asks Japan to drop airport curb set to hit 60,000 travellers 29 Dec 2022 - 12:22 pm
People wait in front a board showing international flight arrivals at Tokyo's Haneda international airport on December 28, 2022. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
UK not planning COVID testing for travellers from China 29 Dec 2022 - 11:25 am
Travellers stand by their luggage at Beijing Capital International Airport, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Six dead in South Korea road tunnel fire 29 Dec 2022 - 10:33 am
Smoke rises from a burning tunnel in Gwacheon, South Korea, December 29, 2022. Yonhap via REUTERS
Philippine health dept: no need to restrict Chinese visitors 29 Dec 2022 - 10:02 am
Reuters file photo
List of places imposing new Covid rules for China travellers 29 Dec 2022 - 09:17 am
A passenger wearing protective gear is seen at a train station in Beijing on December 28, 2022. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP)
Billionaire Adani says India will add $1 trillion to GDP every 12-18 months 28 Dec 2022 - 08:20 pm
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani addresses delegates during the Bengal Global Business Summit in Kolkata, India, on April 20, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Hong Kong asks Japan to reverse 'hasty' Covid flight curbs 28 Dec 2022 - 11:24 am
Passengers head to check-in counters at the international airport in Hong Kong on December 28, 2022. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)
Hong Kong scraps most COVID rules, though masks still mandated 28 Dec 2022 - 11:23 am
A man wearing a face mask walks on the street during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, December 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
South Korea to spend $440 mln until 2027 to counter North Korea drones 28 Dec 2022 - 11:19 am
A South Korean Navy Lynx helicopter fires flares during a commemoration ceremony marking South Korea's Armed Forces Day, which will fall on October 1, at the Second Fleet Command of Navy in Pyeongtaek on September 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jung Yeon-Je/Pool
One dead in China highway pile-up involving hundreds of cars 28 Dec 2022 - 11:05 am
This aerial photo taken on December 28, 2022 shows a multi-vehicle collision on Zhengxin Yellow River Bridge in Zhengzhou, in China's central Henan province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT
UN Security Council denounces Taliban bans on women in Afghanistan 27 Dec 2022 - 11:37 pm
A Taliban fighter stands guard along a street in Kabul on December 27, 2022. (AFP)
Nearly 200 starving Rohingya reach Indonesia after month at sea 27 Dec 2022 - 10:35 pm
Rohingya refugees eat food in a temporary shelter following their arrival by boat in Laweueng, Aceh province on December 27, 2022. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP)
Taiwan extends mandatory military service, citing Beijing threat 27 Dec 2022 - 08:30 pm
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at a news conference on new measures to reinforce the island's civil defence amid the rising China military threat in Taipei, Taiwan, December 27, 2022. (REUTERS/Ann Wang)
No immediate surge of Chinese tourists expected after re-opening 27 Dec 2022 - 06:04 pm
Patients line up for treatment at the emergency department of Beijing Chaoyang hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 27, 2022. China Daily via Reuters
Indian police probe deaths of Russian lawmaker, companion 27 Dec 2022 - 05:19 pm
Russian politician Pavel Antov had set up the Vladimir Standard company in the 2000s and became a well-regarded lawmaker in the city of Vladimir.
'Proud and strong': Solo protest against Taliban university ban 27 Dec 2022 - 02:53 pm
Peninsula
Jubilant Chinese plan trips abroad with Covid quarantines to end 27 Dec 2022 - 11:29 am
Travellers walk with their luggage at Beijing Capital International Airport, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 27, 2022. Reuters/Tingshu Wang