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S. Korea doctors' group accuses govt of 'intimidation' 28 Feb 2024 - 02:05 pm
Medical workers walk outside a hospital after snowfall in Seoul on February 22, 2024. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP
Newborns in Japan are at a new low, while fewer couples marry 27 Feb 2024 - 06:18 pm
Customers gather at a souvenir shop that sells local seafood in Tokyo on February 27, 2024. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
S. Korea empowers nurses as doctors' strike continues 27 Feb 2024 - 04:15 pm
A medical worker walks past the Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul on February 21, 2024. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP
Rat on a plane sparks worries for Sri Lanka's airline 27 Feb 2024 - 12:52 pm
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Indian Ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas passes away 26 Feb 2024 - 02:28 pm
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Manhunt for nearly 100 drug users escaped from Vietnam rehab 26 Feb 2024 - 12:18 pm
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Sri Lanka scraps long-term visa for Russians, Ukrainians 25 Feb 2024 - 02:19 pm
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Explosion at Indian fireworks factory kills 4 25 Feb 2024 - 12:50 pm
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Japan to spend extra $660 mn in quake relief 25 Feb 2024 - 10:09 am
People walk past fallen utility poles and damaged buildings in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 4, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP
Hello Kitty-themed Tokyo theme park shut after threat 24 Feb 2024 - 12:01 pm
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South Korea issues 'severe' health alert over doctors' strike 23 Feb 2024 - 08:40 pm
Medical workers walk outside a hospital after snowfall in Seoul on February 22, 2024. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP)
Ex-Pakistan premier Imran Khan wants IMF to link talks with Islamabad to independent audit of vote 23 Feb 2024 - 08:33 pm
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad, Pakistan June 4, 2021. Reuters/Saiyna Bashir/File Photo
Pakistan blocks X for the sixth day as activists criticize the social media platform's shutdown 22 Feb 2024 - 08:04 pm
Supporters of a party alliance consisting of the Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party, the Balochistan National Party, the National Party and the Hazara Democractic Party chant slogans during protest held outside an Election Commission office in Pishin on February 22, 2024, amid claims of alleged vote-rigging in Pakistan's national elections. (Photo by Banaras Khan / AFP)
Russian skier killed in Indian Kashmir avalanche 22 Feb 2024 - 04:50 pm
File photo shows a general view of the ski slopes at Gulmarg in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Drifting with purpose: sports car enthusiasts rally in Afghanistan 22 Feb 2024 - 03:16 pm
(Files) Spectators watch modified cars compete in a drag race along a street during a car racing event in Kabul on February 16, 2024. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Avalanche hits popular Indian ski resort; 1 foreign skier killed and 3 rescued 22 Feb 2024 - 02:11 pm
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China plans to send more pandas to US zoo 22 Feb 2024 - 01:14 pm
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Two dead after cargo ship hits bridge in southern China 22 Feb 2024 - 09:07 am
An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows the fractured Lixinsha Bridge in Nansha District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Xinhua/Lu Hanxin