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Japan lowers tsunami warning but tells resident 'dont return home yet" 01 Jan 2024 - 06:14 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the media about the situation following a major earthquake and following tsunami warning for the western coast of Japan, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on January 1, 2024. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)
Nobel winner Yunus convicted in Bangladesh labour law case 01 Jan 2024 - 02:45 pm
Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus (C) leaves a court in Dhaka on January 1, 2024. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
China's first domestically built cruise ship begins maiden voyage 01 Jan 2024 - 02:40 pm
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Tsunami warning after major quake in central Japan: agencies 01 Jan 2024 - 10:44 am
This image taken in Hong Kong on January 1, 2024 shows a warning message on a screen from a live feed on NHK World asking people to evacuate from the area after a series of major earthquakes hit central Japan. (Photo by Mladen Antonov / AFP)
Sydney and Auckland are first major cities to ring in 2024 31 Dec 2023 - 05:18 pm
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China's Xi hails 'resilient' economy in bullish New Year speech 31 Dec 2023 - 04:53 pm
eople have their dinner at a restaurant as a screen broadcasts China's President Xi Jinping while delivering his New Year's speech in Beijing on December 31, 2023. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Pakistan ex-PM Khan barred from election candidacy: party 31 Dec 2023 - 03:17 pm
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South Korea's capital records heaviest single-day snowfall for 40 years 31 Dec 2023 - 12:14 pm
Visitors wearing traditional hanbok dress walk in the snow at Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul on December 30, 2023. (Photos by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Venomous snake halts Australia tennis tournament match 30 Dec 2023 - 05:37 pm
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China tensions rising, US revives WWII-era Pacific airfield 30 Dec 2023 - 01:03 pm
This January 10, 2022 satellite image released on December 28, 2023 by Maxar Technologies shows the Tinian airfield in the Mariana Islands. (Photo by Handout / Satellite image 2023 Maxar Technologies / AFP)
China cuts soy use in animal feed in bid to boost food security 29 Dec 2023 - 08:46 pm
Workers transport imported soybeans at a port in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China April 9, 2018. Reuters
Pakistan bans New Year's Eve celebrations in solidarity with Gaza 29 Dec 2023 - 07:08 pm
A woman takes photo of her child in front of a 2024 illuminated sign displayed in Islamabad on December 29, 2023. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
China's railway passenger trips expected to reach 63 million in New Year holiday 29 Dec 2023 - 02:16 pm
This aerial photo shows a train departing from Yixian East Railway Station in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 27, 2023. (Photo by Lyu Jinyi/Xinhua)
Sri Lanka witnesses rise in dengue cases with over 10,000 reported in December 29 Dec 2023 - 01:40 pm
A worker sprays insecticide to prevent mosquito breeding at a railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 13, 2023. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua
Nepal blames pilot error for January crash that killed 72 29 Dec 2023 - 11:40 am
Rescuers pull the body of a victim who died in a Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara on January 16, 2023. Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP
'Flamin' Hot' seasoning sparks Australian safety complaint 29 Dec 2023 - 11:26 am
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North Korea's Kim vows to bolster war readiness to repel US-led confrontations 28 Dec 2023 - 07:41 pm
This picture taken on December 27, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on December 28, 2023 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) attending the second day of the 9th plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the office building of the WPK Central Committee in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) 
China guards against new variant of COVID-19 28 Dec 2023 - 03:36 pm
People ride sleds on a frozen lake at the Summer Palace during sunset in Beijing on December 28, 2023. (Photo by JADE GAO / AFP)