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Japan's elderly population hits record high 16 Sep 2024 - 11:27 am
File photo of Japanese pedestrians of old age. Photo used for demonstration purposes.
North Korea trash balloon causes fire on Seoul building rooftop 16 Sep 2024 - 11:22 am
File photo of remains of a fallen trash balloon sent from North Korea to South Korea. Photo used for demonstration purposes.
Strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since 1949 shuts down megacity 16 Sep 2024 - 11:14 am
A man walks along The Bund during the passage of Typhoon Bebinca in Shanghai on September 16, 2024. Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP.
Vietnam puts typhoon losses at $1.6 billion 16 Sep 2024 - 10:35 am
Flood-affected residents are transported on a rescue boat in Taungoo, Myanmar's Bago region on September 14, 2024, following heavy rains in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi. Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP.
Sri Lanka economy slows ahead of presidential elections 15 Sep 2024 - 05:06 pm
Colombo, file photo used for demonstration purposes.
Volunteers rush to help as Myanmar flood toll surges 15 Sep 2024 - 04:13 pm
Flood-affected residents wait for a rescue boat to arrive in Taungoo, Myanmar's Bago region on September 14, 2024, following heavy rains in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi. Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP.
Flood death toll in Myanmar jumps to 113 with 320,000 displaced: junta 15 Sep 2024 - 03:37 pm
Flood-affected residents are transported on a rescue boat in Taungoo, Myanmar's Bago region on September 14, 2024, following heavy rains in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi.  (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
Endangered pygmy hippo goes viral from Thai zoo 15 Sep 2024 - 03:19 pm
Moo Deng rests at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province on September 15, 2024. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP)
New Delhi chief minister to resign in two days 15 Sep 2024 - 01:43 pm
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Comoros president is 'slightly injured' in knife attack. The suspect is found dead in police cell 14 Sep 2024 - 05:04 pm
File photo for demonstration purposes.
Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods 14 Sep 2024 - 01:56 pm
Flood-affected residents are transported on a rescue boat in Taungoo, Myanmar's Bago region on September 14, 2024. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
India's Modi campaigns in Kashmir polls after latest soldier deaths 14 Sep 2024 - 12:50 pm
Peninsula
Passenger’s unruly behavior forced a plane to divert; now he has to pay for fuel 14 Sep 2024 - 10:21 am
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Australia PM hits back at Musk after 'fascists' quip 14 Sep 2024 - 08:50 am
Peninsula
Myanmar battles Yagi floods as Vietnam begins clear-up 13 Sep 2024 - 08:15 pm
Residents are helped through high flood waters by police in Pyinmana town in Myanmar's Naypyidaw region on September 13, 2024, following heavy rains in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi. (Photo by Sai Aung Main / AFP)
India's top court releases New Delhi's chief minister on bail after 6 months in jail 13 Sep 2024 - 08:00 pm
Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi and leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), greets his supporters after Supreme Court granted him bail in New Delhi on September 13, 2024. (Photo by Money Sharma / AFP)
'When can I get my pension?' Chinese process rise in retirement age 13 Sep 2024 - 04:23 pm
People commute on a train in Shanghai on September 20, 2022. Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP
Highway trash spikes during Chuseok 13 Sep 2024 - 11:39 am
Pedestrians wait to cross a road as a cooling water mist is sprayed from nearby pipes in Busan on September 4, 2024. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)