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Taiwan shuts down for second day as Typhoon Krathon makes landfall 03 Oct 2024 - 06:56 pm
Convenience store staff clean the wreckage after Typhoon Krathon landed in Kaohsiung on October 3, 2024. Photo by WALID BERRAZEG / AFP
Flowers and toys at funeral for Thai school bus fire victims 03 Oct 2024 - 03:55 pm
Mourners gather before prayers for the victims of a school bus fire near their coffins at Wat Khao Phraya Sangkharam School in Uthai Thani on October 3, 2024. Photo by Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP
Palestinian activist, Filipina indigenous land defender win prize for peaceful resistance 03 Oct 2024 - 03:49 pm
Joan Carling, a Filipina champion of indigenous rights, and Palestinian activist Issa Amro
Boys out of critical condition after Zurich stabbings 02 Oct 2024 - 04:57 pm
Police officers are seen outside of a daycare centre where a man attacked several children injuring three, before being arrested, in Zurich, Switzerland, on October 1, 2024. Photo by ARND WIEGMANN / AFP
Philippine carrier signs deal to acquire up to 152 Airbus planes 02 Oct 2024 - 04:21 pm
From L-R: Benoit de Saint-Exupery, Airbus executive vice president for commercial aircraft sales, Cebu Pacific chief executive Michael Szucs, and Pratt & Whitney president for commercial engines Rick Deurloo pose during a signing ceremony in Manila on October 2, 2024. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
Philippines volcano erupts but alert level stays low 02 Oct 2024 - 03:51 pm
A screengrab from a video shared by PHIVOLCS shows the moment the Taal volcano erupted. Photo credit: PHIVOLCS on X
Philippines to tax foreign-based digital service providers 02 Oct 2024 - 03:49 pm
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New Japan PM says environment not right for rate hike 02 Oct 2024 - 03:42 pm
Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / POOL / AFP)
Weeping families mourn Thai school bus crash victims 02 Oct 2024 - 03:30 pm
Police officers and nurses stand near media representatives as an ambulance carrying victims' remains leaves the forensic institute at the police hospital in Bangkok, on October 2, 2024. Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
Samsung says planning job cuts in some Asian operations 02 Oct 2024 - 02:08 pm
A man walks past the Samsung logo displayed on a glass door at the company's Seocho building in Seoul on April 5, 2024. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Krathon approaches 02 Oct 2024 - 11:55 am
People stand next to a monitor showing flight status at Kaohsiung International Airport, with all flights cancelled as Typhoon Krathon nears in Kaohsiung on October 2, 2024. Photo by WALID BERRAZEG / AFP.
Three killed in India helicopter crash 02 Oct 2024 - 10:31 am
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More than 20 feared dead in Thai school bus inferno 01 Oct 2024 - 05:08 pm
A police officer (C) inspects a burnt-out bus that was carrying students and teachers on the outskirts of Bangkok on October 1, 2024. Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
Rescuers search for missing people in Nepal following flooding and landslides that killed 224 01 Oct 2024 - 04:46 pm
An aerial view shows the area affected by monsoon flooding in Roshi village of Nepal's Kavre district on September 30, 2024. Photo by PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP.
Defence 'geek' Ishiba becomes Japan PM 01 Oct 2024 - 04:09 pm
Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / Pool / AFP)
Japan finds body drifting in sea 10 days after severe floods 01 Oct 2024 - 04:00 pm
(Files) This file photo taken on September 23, 2024 shows Takaya Kiso (C) searching for his missing daughter among debris. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Anger in Nepal over relief delays as flood toll hits 225 01 Oct 2024 - 02:07 pm
A general view of a landslide-affected village is pictured following heavy rains in Lalitpur district on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
Tokyo recovers some losses to lead markets higher 01 Oct 2024 - 11:10 am
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