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Australian police say caravan explosives plot a hoax 10 Mar 2025 - 12:03 pm
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Thousands gather to welcome Nepal's former king 09 Mar 2025 - 06:32 pm
Nepal's former King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev waves as he arrives at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu on March 9, 2025. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
China to expand mental health services nationwide: official 09 Mar 2025 - 06:16 pm
People look at the skyline next to the Jialing river in Yuzhong District in Chongqing in southwestern China on March 6, 2025. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
China to use AI in elder care as population ages: official 09 Mar 2025 - 04:31 pm
Women dance for a video next to flowers and a windmill by Jialing river in Yuzhong District in Chongqing in southwestern China on March 6, 2025. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
Japan's worst wildfire in 50 years brought under control: mayor 09 Mar 2025 - 04:27 pm
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310,000 homes in Australia suffer power cuts as storm Alfred hits east coast 09 Mar 2025 - 01:29 pm
A general view shows erosion at Miami Beach after the sand was washed away during Tropical Cyclone Alfred on the Gold Coast on March 9, 2025. Photo by David GRAY / AFP.
China pledges to provide certainty as world grapples with turbulence 09 Mar 2025 - 08:40 am
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference on China's foreign policy and external relations on the sidelines of the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
3 killed, 5 missing after flash floods, landslides hit Indonesia's West Java 08 Mar 2025 - 11:20 pm
People wade through flood water after heavy rain and overflow of Siak River in Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, March 6, 2025. (Photo by Hadly Vavaldi/Xinhua)
Families of MH370 victims in China seek end to decade of 'torment' 08 Mar 2025 - 09:58 pm
Jiang Hui (R), a relative of a passenger on board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, stands with others with missing loved ones as he speaks to the media after a meeting in Beijing on March 8, 2025, on the 11th anniversary of the flight's disappearance. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Vietnam welcomes over 3.9 million international arrivals in 2 months 08 Mar 2025 - 09:55 pm
This photo taken on April 23, 2023 shows a view of Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. (Xinhua/Hu Jiali)
Pakistan committed to empowering women to promote community, societal development: PM 08 Mar 2025 - 08:13 pm
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during the COP27 climate summit in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 8, 2022. (REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani)
Chinese animated blockbuster "Ne Zha 2" hits Malaysian screens 08 Mar 2025 - 07:49 pm
A man poses for a selfie during the premiere of the Chinese animated film
North Korea's Kim inspects 'nuclear-powered submarine' project 08 Mar 2025 - 04:00 pm
This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on March 8, 2025 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspecting a development project at the Onpho Kulloja (working people) Holiday Camp in North Hamgyong Province of North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Troops injured as ex-cyclone batters Australia 08 Mar 2025 - 03:00 pm
Police cordons are displayed to stop traffic after power lines fell across a road in Coorparoo in Brisbane on March 8, 2025, as cyclone Alfred crossed the southeast Queensland coast. (Photo by Patrick Hamilton / AFP)
WhatsApp group admin shot dead for allegedly removing member 08 Mar 2025 - 02:10 pm
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Philippines' gross international level reserves rises to 106.7 bln USD in February 08 Mar 2025 - 11:19 am
(Files) This file photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows an aerial view of a tourist spot in Puerto Princesa in Palawan. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Myanmar junta chief says election to be held December or January: state media 08 Mar 2025 - 09:40 am
(FILES) Myanmar's Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the Myanmar armed forces, looks on during the 71th anniversary of Martyrs' Day in Yangon on July 19, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
Ex-Cyclone Alfred sparks flood warnings in eastern Australia 08 Mar 2025 - 09:24 am
Workers fix electricity wires next to a tree uprooted by strong winds from Cyclone Alfred in the suburb of Elanora on the Gold Coast on March 8, 2025. Cyclone Alfred weakened into a tropical low on March 8 but still threatened to unleash major floods on swollen rivers as it approached the rain and wind-lashed eastern coast of Australia. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)