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South Korea kicks off military drills amid talk of North Korean nuclear test 17 Oct 2022 - 11:02 am
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Australian floods could inundate or isolate 34,000 homes 17 Oct 2022 - 10:01 am
Piles of debris line a residential street following severe flooding and damage to homes in the Maribyrnong suburb of Melbourne, Australia, October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Indonesia’s state firms to use only EVs by 2025 in net zero push 17 Oct 2022 - 08:26 am
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Hong Kong to outline ambition to become top virtual asset hub 16 Oct 2022 - 10:36 pm
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee attends a “Together We Prosper” grand parade, ahead of Chinese national day, in Hong Kong, China, on September 24, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
China's Xi talks up security, reiterates Covid stance as congress opens 16 Oct 2022 - 03:46 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives for the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 16, 2022. Reuters/Thomas Peter
India's main opposition stages rally to mark 1,000 km of its protest march 15 Oct 2022 - 05:09 pm
Police frisk supporters of India's main opposition Congress party as they arrive to attend a rally addressed by the party's leader Rahul Gandhi during his ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra (Unite India March) in Ballari in the state of Karnataka, India, on October 15, 2022. REUTERS/Manoj Kumar
China expected to grant Xi 5 more years, no major changes 15 Oct 2022 - 04:57 pm
Spokesperson Sun Yeli speaks via video link at a news conference ahead of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, in Beijing, China, on October 15, 2022. REUTERS/Shubing Wang
Pakistan summons US ambassador over Biden's nuclear remark 15 Oct 2022 - 02:49 pm
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Japan PM Kishida pledges to ease burden of higher energy costs 14 Oct 2022 - 03:43 pm
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Indonesia's fatal soccer stampede caused by tear gas, say investigators 14 Oct 2022 - 01:21 pm
A man kneels at the Lion Statue of Kanjuruhan Stadium as he pays his condolences for the victims of a riot and stampede following a soccer match between Arema vs Persebaya Surabaya in Malang, East Java province, Indonesia, October 4, 2022, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Zabur Karuru/ via REUTERS
Australia suffers flash floods in southeast, Melbourne suburb evacuated 14 Oct 2022 - 11:40 am
A man pushes a boat as floodwaters inundate a Victorian residential area amidst evacuation orders in Rochester, Australia, October 14, 2022. AAP Image/James Ross via REUTERS
North Korea launches missile into sea after flying warplanes near border: Seoul 13 Oct 2022 - 09:30 pm
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends the 75th Founding Anniversaries of Mangyongdae and Kang Pan Sok Revolutionary Schools Marked with Grand Ceremony, in in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo released on October 12, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS
India's top court split over school hijab ban 13 Oct 2022 - 07:33 pm
Members of media speak in front of cameras after a panel of the Supreme Court said it was divided on a decision to allow hijabs in classrooms, outside the premises of the court in New Delhi, India, October 13, 2022. (REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis)
India tells Gambia it is probing childrens' deaths linked to India-made drugs 13 Oct 2022 - 03:38 pm
Logo of the Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd. company is seen on a board outside their office in New Delhi, India, October 6, 2022. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo/File Photo
China's zero-Covid policy seen lingering as cases double from Sept 13 Oct 2022 - 03:18 pm
A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a resident for nucleic acid testing, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China October 13, 2022. Reuters/Florence Lo
Japan warns North Korea may have completed nuclear test preparations 13 Oct 2022 - 02:30 pm
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At least 17 die in southern Pakistan bus fire 12 Oct 2022 - 11:28 pm
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Pakistani court acquits PM, son in money laundering case 12 Oct 2022 - 07:21 pm
Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sherif gestures as he speaks to the media at the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 7, 2022. File Photo / Reuters