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Former Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa will return next week: Newsfirst 17 Aug 2022 - 12:29 pm
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China will step up policy support for economy, premier says 17 Aug 2022 - 12:29 pm
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks at the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 5, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Torrential New Zealand rains, floods force evacuation of 200 homes: Media 17 Aug 2022 - 11:07 am
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North Korea fires two cruise missiles toward yellow sea 17 Aug 2022 - 10:52 am
A missile is launched during what state media report is a hypersonic missile test at an undisclosed location in North Korea, January 11, 2022, in this photo released January 12, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS
Sri Lanka will not extend emergency as protests tail off 16 Aug 2022 - 06:33 pm
File Photo: President Ranil Wickremesinghe speaks to media as he leaves a Buddhist temple, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri lanka, July 20, 2022. (REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte)
High temps, drought in China affect drinking water, crops 16 Aug 2022 - 02:00 pm
An aerial view shows low water level in Yangtze river amid a heatwave warning in Wuhan, Hubei province, China August 15, 2022. China Daily via REUTERS
Eastern Australia faces flood risk this spring, weather bureau warns 16 Aug 2022 - 11:22 am
Floodwaters begin to recede after inundating a residential area, following heavy rains and severe flooding in the McGraths Hill suburb of Sydney, Australia, July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
20 dead in bus-oil tanker collision in Pakistan 16 Aug 2022 - 10:48 am
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China Covid cases hold near three-month high on holiday hotspots 16 Aug 2022 - 10:08 am
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Armenian fireworks warehouse blast death toll rises to 16 16 Aug 2022 - 09:53 am
Smoke rises after blasts ripped through a fireworks warehouse in a shopping mall in Yerevan, Armenia August 14, 2022. Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS
Indonesia at 'pinnacle of global leadership', president says 16 Aug 2022 - 09:50 am
Indonesian President Joko Widodo delivers his State of the Nation Address ahead of the country's Independence Day at the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 16, 2022. Tatan Syuflana/Pool via REUTERS/Pool via REUTERS
China sanctions seven Taiwanese 'independence diehard' officials 16 Aug 2022 - 09:50 am
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Australia's PM says predecessor 'undermined democracy' with secret roles 16 Aug 2022 - 09:01 am
Scott Morrison, leader of the Australian Liberal Party, arrives to address supporters in Sydney, Australia, May 21, 2022. REUTERS/Loren Elliott//File Photo
Taiwan accuses China of exaggeration with islands footage 16 Aug 2022 - 08:56 am
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Japan PM vows no more war; ministers visit shrine to war dead 15 Aug 2022 - 08:15 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a memorial service marking the 77th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo, Japan, August 15, 2022. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool via REUTERS)
PM Modi pledges to make India developed country in 25 years 15 Aug 2022 - 07:55 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with folk artists after addressing the nation during Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in Delhi, India, August 15, 2022. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)
Indonesia plans fuel price hike to control ballooning subsidies: Media 15 Aug 2022 - 03:17 pm
Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif speaks at the Sydney Energy Forum in Sydney, Australia July 12, 2022. Brook Mitchell/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Ola founder plans to produce made-in-India electric car by 2024 15 Aug 2022 - 01:38 pm
An employee speaks over his phone as a private security guard looks on at the front desk inside the office of Ola cab service in Gurugram, April 20, 2016. Reuters/Anindito Mukherjee/File Photo