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Vietnam storm deaths rise to 64 as a bridge collapses and flooding sweeps away a bus 09 Sep 2024 - 09:38 pm
This aerial picture shows the collapsed Phong Chau bridge over the Red River in Phu Tho province on September 9, 2024, after Super Typhoon Yagi hit northern Vietnam. (Photo by AFP)
China announces joint naval, air drills with Russia 09 Sep 2024 - 12:44 pm
Photo used for demonstration purposes. In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's Vice President Han Zheng attend a plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 5, 2024. Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP.
Fukushima nuclear debris removal to resume Tuesday 09 Sep 2024 - 12:39 pm
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Several passengers injured as plane skids off Indonesia runway 09 Sep 2024 - 10:28 am
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Bangladesh to seek extradition of ousted leader from India 09 Sep 2024 - 10:15 am
A student shouts slogans as demonstrators wave Bangladesh's national flag during Martyr March, a rally organised by Students Against Discrimination to mark one month to the ousting of the country's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka on September 5, 2024. Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP.
Bridge collapses as more rain falls in Vietnam and storm deaths rise to 21 09 Sep 2024 - 10:01 am
This aerial picture shows flooded streets and buildings after Super Typhoon Yagi hit northern Vietnam, in Yen Bai on September 9, 2024. Photo by Nguyen NGUYEN / AFP.
Greenpeace sounds alarm on microplastics ingested by Hong Kong wildlife 09 Sep 2024 - 09:25 am
Peninsula
Thousands defy roadblocks in rally for Pakistan ex-PM Khan 08 Sep 2024 - 09:17 pm
Activists of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of former country's prime minister Imran Khan, take part in a public rally on the outskirts of Islamabad on September 8, 2024. (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
3 out of 4 shops, restaurants plan to stay open during Chuseok: survey 08 Sep 2024 - 04:57 pm
People walk past Gyeongbokgung Palace as people drive their vehicles along a main road past a statue of King Sejong (bottom L) at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on August 30, 2024. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
India isolates 'suspected mpox case' 08 Sep 2024 - 03:51 pm
Peninsula
Typhoon Yagi weakens, toll rises to 14 in Vietnam 08 Sep 2024 - 02:48 pm
People walk amid debris on Bai Chay beach after Super Typhoon Yagi hit Ha Long, in Quang Ninh province, on September 8, 2024. Photo by NHAC NGUYEN / AFP
Typhoon Yagi leaves at least 4 dead and scores injured in Vietnam 07 Sep 2024 - 07:15 pm
Water is whipped up by high winds onto the shore of Phuong Luu lake as Super Typhoon Yagi hits Hai Phong on September 7, 2024. Photo by NHAC NGUYEN / AFP.
Super Typhoon Yagi hits Vietnam after killing two in China 07 Sep 2024 - 09:40 am
Debris flies in the air as heavy rain and high winds from Super Typhoon Yagi impact Hai Phong on September 7, 2024. (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN / AFP)
Outgoing Japanese PM promises warmer ties with South Korea 06 Sep 2024 - 06:30 pm
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida walk to their chairs during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul on September 6, 2024. Photo by Lee Jin-man / POOL / AFP.
Malaysia Airlines finds 'potential issue' on A350-900 engine 06 Sep 2024 - 04:39 pm
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World's largest indoor ski resort opens in Shanghai as China logs hottest month 06 Sep 2024 - 01:50 pm
An aerial view shows the exterior view of the Shanghai L*SNOW Indoor Skiing Theme Resort, the world's largest indoor skiing resort during its official opening day in Shanghai on September 6, 2024. Photo by STRINGER / AFP
Outgoing Japan PM promises warmer ties with Seoul 06 Sep 2024 - 01:28 pm
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol (R) and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul on September 6, 2024. (Photo by Lee Jin-man / POOL / AFP)
Super Typhoon Yagi makes landfall on south China's Hainan: state media 06 Sep 2024 - 12:19 pm
A local resident carries food and his luggage to a temporary shelter in a primary school ahead of the expected landfall of Super Typhoon Yagi in Wenchang, in southern China's Hainan province on September 6, 2024. (Photo by CNS / AFP) / China OUT