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Attack on Sikh temple in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul kills two 18 Jun 2022 - 01:39 pm
A Taliban Special Forces climbing a nearby building in Kabul, Afghanistan June 18, 2022 (left) and firefighters try to hose down a fire at a building in Kabul, Afghanistan. Both the images obtained by Reuters from a social media video via Reuters.
Sri Lanka orders government employees to work from home amid fuel shortages 17 Jun 2022 - 05:09 pm
Three-wheeler drivers wait in a queue to buy petrol due to fuel shortage, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 17, 2022. Reuters
China hit by rare union of record rainfall, heatwaves and a tornado 17 Jun 2022 - 01:25 pm
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One dead in India unrest over military hiring, some gatherings banned 17 Jun 2022 - 01:04 pm
Protestors block railway tracks during a protest against
Travel to Thailand gets easier with scrapping of entry pass 17 Jun 2022 - 12:20 pm
Foreign tourists prepare their documents at the new entry lanes at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand November 1, 2021. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
Japan's top court says govt not responsible for Fukushima damage 17 Jun 2022 - 12:15 pm
An aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant following a strong earthquake, in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on March 17, 2022. Kyodo/via Reuters
Angry protests hit India over new short-term military jobs 16 Jun 2022 - 03:33 pm
Demonstrators perform push-ups as they protest against
Japan's ruling LDP pledges to bolster defence as election nears 16 Jun 2022 - 03:15 pm
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech at his official residence as a 150-day ordinary Diet session was closed, in Tokyo, Japan, June 15, 2022. Yoshikazu Tsuno/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
North Korea faces infectious disease outbreak amid COVID battle 16 Jun 2022 - 08:53 am
Members of the North Korean army supply medicines to residents at a pharmacy in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released by Kyodo on May 18, 2022. Kyodo/via Reuters
Pakistani govt chided for 'Drink less tea, save money' plea 15 Jun 2022 - 06:58 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man fills a cup of tea while having breakfast with paratha flatbread, outside closed shops in Peshawar, Pakistan July 18, 2018. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
Pakistan’s province makes Friday work-from-home to save energy 14 Jun 2022 - 08:02 pm
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Sri Lanka gives public workers extra day off to grow food 14 Jun 2022 - 10:17 am
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Striking South Korean truckers say they may block coal to power plant 13 Jun 2022 - 01:10 pm
A truck driver Kang Myung-gil poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters in Incheon, South Korea, June 10, 2022. Reuters/Ju-min Park
Taiwan's health minister contracts COVID, feeling fine 12 Jun 2022 - 08:41 pm
FILE PHOTO : Chen Shih-chung Taiwan's Minister of Health and Welfare gestures during an interview with Reuters ahead of the World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland May 20, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Hong Kong reports more than 800 new Covid cases for second day 12 Jun 2022 - 07:31 pm
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Mass COVID testing announced for Beijing's Chaoyang district amid 'ferocious' outbreak 12 Jun 2022 - 07:11 pm
A resident fetches a bag over the fence at a residential compound that is under lockdown, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Chaoyang district of Beijing, China June 12, 2022. REUTERS/Martin Pollard
India's opposition leader Sonia Gandhi hospitalised with COVID-related issues 12 Jun 2022 - 07:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: India's Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi pays homage at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial on the 150th birth anniversary of Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi, India October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Beijing warns of 'explosive' Covid outbreak as Shanghai begins mass testing 11 Jun 2022 - 04:16 pm
A medical worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab from a resident at a mobile nucleic acid testing site amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China June 10, 2022. Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins