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Japan's speedy, spotless Shinkansen bullet trains turn 60 28 Sep 2024 - 10:41 am
This general view taken on July 24, 2024 shows N700A and N700S series trains parked at the JR Central's Shinkansen depot in the Shinagawa district of Tokyo. (Photo by Philip Fong/ AFP)
China conducts air, sea patrols near flashpoint reef 28 Sep 2024 - 10:13 am
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Thousands bid farewell to Tokyo zoo pandas before return to China 28 Sep 2024 - 09:26 am
Shin Shin relaxes in her enclosure on the last day of viewing before she and another panda, Ri Ri, are sent back to China after 13 years, at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on September 28, 2024. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
Gold pushed to new records as India demand reignites 27 Sep 2024 - 06:04 pm
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15 dead, dozens missing after landslide at illegal Indonesia mine 27 Sep 2024 - 05:27 pm
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Estate agents cautiously optimistic after China stimulus plans 27 Sep 2024 - 01:39 pm
The aerial photo taken on September 25, 2024 shows a general view of sunlight shining through the mist above residential buildings in the morning in Lianyungang, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) / CHINA OUT
F-16 fighter jet accident caused by navigation failure, weather 27 Sep 2024 - 01:06 pm
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Australia sees surge in mpox cases 27 Sep 2024 - 12:41 pm
AFP File photo.
South Korea surges in UN innovation index 26 Sep 2024 - 02:00 pm
A general view taken from the Hoehyeon-dong platform shows the Namsan Tower and cables for the Namsan cable car in Seoul on September 25, 2024. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Japanese court acquits longest-serving death row prisoner 26 Sep 2024 - 01:16 pm
Hideko Hakamada (C), sister of Iwao Hakamada (not pictured), and lawyers pose with a white banner (R) reading
Hong Kong's New World Development replaces CEO Adrian Cheng 26 Sep 2024 - 01:09 pm
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Sri Lanka to restart talks with IMF immediately: president 25 Sep 2024 - 06:49 pm
A vendor watches a live telecast as Sri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addresses the nation, at Galle Face Beach in Colombo on September 25, 2024. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP)
Malnutrition cases nearly triple in last 5 years in South Korea 25 Sep 2024 - 05:38 pm
A general view taken below the Namsan Tower shows commercial and residential buildings in Seoul on September 25, 2024. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Tokyo says Taiwan eases import restrictions on Japanese food 25 Sep 2024 - 02:11 pm
Photo used for demonstration purposes. Local residents gather for barbecues to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, near the Dajia Riverside Park in Taipei, Taiwan on September 17, 2024. Photo by Yan ZHAO / AFP.
Strike by more than 1,000 Samsung workers enters a third week in India 25 Sep 2024 - 01:31 pm
File photo used for demonstration purposes.
Murdered South Korean woman found after 16 years encased in cement 24 Sep 2024 - 11:15 am
Representational photo of a city skyline.
Meryl Streep says a 'squirrel has more rights' than an Afghan girl 24 Sep 2024 - 11:10 am
US actress Meryl Streep (2R) attends an event on “The Inclusion of Women in the Future of Afghanistan” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2024. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)
New Zealand scientists discover ghostly 'spookfish' 24 Sep 2024 - 08:15 am
Handout picture released by the National Institute Of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA) on September 24, 2024, shows a new species of ghost shark. (Photo by Handout / NIWA / AFP)