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Chinese bank depositors face police in angry protest 10 Jul 2022 - 09:06 pm
Plain-clothed security personnel scuffle with demonstrators during a protest over the freezing of deposits by some rural-based banks, outside a People's Bank of China building in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 10, 2022, in this screengrab from video obtained by REUTERS
Shanghai finds first BA.5 sub-variant Case as Outbreak Grows 10 Jul 2022 - 04:28 pm
A worker in a protective suit gets food from a delivery worker at a closed residential area during lock-down, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China, on May 25, 2022. (REU-TERS/Aly Song/File Photo)
Sri Lanka protesters vow will not let up until president, PM quit 10 Jul 2022 - 04:01 pm
People cook in the garden of the Prime Minister's residence on the following day after demonstrators entered the building, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 10, 2022. (Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte)
Japan ruling coalition set to win vote in wake of Shinzo Abe killing 10 Jul 2022 - 03:39 pm
Election officials count votes at a ballot counting centre for Japan's upper house election in Tokyo, Japan, July 10, 2022. (REUTERS/Issei Kato)
Japan votes for key election in shadow of Abe assassination 10 Jul 2022 - 09:51 am
Voters prepare to cast their ballots in the upper house election at a polling station in Tokyo, Japan July 10, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Blinken in Thailand to shore up regional support, counter China push 10 Jul 2022 - 09:26 am
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai participate in a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok, Thailand, July 10, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS
Sri Lanka opposition hopes to install new gov't amid turmoil 10 Jul 2022 - 09:24 am
Demonstrators protest inside the President's House premises, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe says willing to resign to make way for all-party govt: Statement 09 Jul 2022 - 03:50 pm
Demonstrators protest inside the President's House premises, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 9, 2022. (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte)
Abe killer wielded homemade gun, grudge over mother's bankruptcy, police say 09 Jul 2022 - 03:31 pm
A police officer detains a man, believed to have shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in Nara, western Japan July 8, 2022. (The Asahi Shimbun/via Reuters)
Abe's body returns to his Tokyo home as Japan mourns slain ex-PM 09 Jul 2022 - 02:35 pm
Japanese lawmaker Sanae Takaichi prays to the vehicle believed to be carrying the body of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, at his residence in Tokyo, Japan July 9, 2022. (REUTERS/ Kim Kyung-Hoon)
Sri Lankans storm president's house, office in biggest rally 09 Jul 2022 - 02:25 pm
Demonstrators protest inside the President's House, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in this screengrab obtained from social media video on July 9, 2022. (Reuters)
Simba the baby goat from Pakistan attracts thousands of followers 09 Jul 2022 - 01:58 pm
Simba, one month and four days old kid goat with 22-inch long ears, is held by his owner in Karachi, Pakistan July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Blinken blasts China’s backing of Russia, calls out Xi Jinping 09 Jul 2022 - 12:03 pm
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Abe's body arrives in Tokyo as country mourns ex-PM's death 09 Jul 2022 - 11:13 am
Japanese lawmaker Sanae Takaichi prays to the vehicle believed to be carrying the body of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, at his residence in Tokyo, Japan July 9, 2022. REUTERS/ Kim Kyung-Hoon
Sri Lanka protesters storm president's house, clash with police 09 Jul 2022 - 10:59 am
Police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators near President's residence during a protest demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Sri Lanka imposes curfew ahead of planned protest in capital 08 Jul 2022 - 08:00 pm
Police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators near President's residence during a protest demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 8, 2022. (Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte)
Eight dead in flash floods during Hindu pilgrimage in India's Kashmir 08 Jul 2022 - 07:08 pm
People stand outside tents after a cloudburst near the holy Amarnath cave shrine in Kashmir, July 8, 2022. (Reuters)
Abe assassination stuns Japan, a country where gun violence is rare 08 Jul 2022 - 05:43 pm
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a speech before he was shot from behind by a man in Nara, western Japan, on July 8, 2022 in this photo taken by The Asahi Shimbun. (Reuters)