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Maldives to phase out smoking with generational ban 14 Apr 2025 - 11:29 am
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Video: Bangladesh reintroduces 'except Israel' phrase on passports 13 Apr 2025 - 08:27 pm
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South Korea's ex-president Yoon to face insurrection trial 13 Apr 2025 - 06:55 pm
Ousted South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol (L) leaves the official residence in Seoul on April 11, 2025. (Photo by JEON HEON-KYUN / POOL / AFP)
World Expo opens in Japan in rocky times 13 Apr 2025 - 03:20 pm
People visit the Australia pavilion on the first day of the six-month 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka on April 13, 2025. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
Australian schoolboy Gout Gout scorches to 19.84sec over 200m 13 Apr 2025 - 01:15 pm
Australia's Gout Gout (L) and his coach Di Sheppard pose with his time of 19.84 as he celebrates winning the men's 200m final during the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth on April 13, 2025. (Photo by COLIN MURTY / AFP)
Myanmar quake victims mark new year camped in ruins 13 Apr 2025 - 12:28 pm
Children play with water guns during Myanmar's New Year water festival, locally known as Thingyan, by a street market in Mandalay on April 13, 2025. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
Türkiye's Antalya airport completes expansion 12 Apr 2025 - 09:29 pm
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Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes Pakistan 12 Apr 2025 - 08:24 pm
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China conducts nuclear security drill in eastern province 12 Apr 2025 - 05:31 pm
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Japan PM warns of divided world at futuristic World Expo opening ceremony 12 Apr 2025 - 12:24 pm
Performers parade participating countries' flags during the official opening ceremony of the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka on April 12, 2025, a day before the event opens to the public for six months. (Photo by Philip Fong / AFP)
Hundreds of flights cancelled as strong winds sweep northern China 12 Apr 2025 - 09:46 am
The remains of a metal structure are seen after it was blown over by high winds in Fuyang, in China's eastern Anhui province on April 12, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
At least 69 killed in thunderstorms in India, Nepal 12 Apr 2025 - 09:13 am
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UN seeks $275 million in aid for Myanmar quake survivors 11 Apr 2025 - 11:28 pm
A boy stands among the debris of buildings damaged in a fire in Mandalay on April 11, 2025, following the devastating March 28 earthquake. (Photo by Sai Aung Main / AFP)
Kazakhstan's GDP grows 5.8 pct. in first three months of 2025 11 Apr 2025 - 10:02 pm
A woman views a bouquet at the International Exhibition of Floriculture and Green Industry in Astana, Kazakhstan, April 8, 2025. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)
Xinhua, Malaysia top think tank sign exchange, cooperation agreement 11 Apr 2025 - 06:41 pm
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China lifts tariffs on US goods to 125% as trade war escalates 11 Apr 2025 - 05:41 pm
A man works at a Christmas tree factory for export and domestic markets in Jinhua, China's eastern Zhejiang province on April 11, 2025. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)
Over 76,000 people die alone in Japan in 2024 11 Apr 2025 - 05:19 pm
This general view shows an elevated expressway alongside highrise buildings in downtown Osaka on April 10, 2025. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
China-ASEAN partnership vital for regional prosperity: Malaysian officials 11 Apr 2025 - 04:42 pm
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof delivers a speech at the China-ASEAN Media and Think Tank Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 11, 2025. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)