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World / Asia

Marcos lifts cap on Philippines' rice prices 04 Oct 2023 - 11:37 am
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More than 20 Indian soldiers missing after flash floods in northeastern Sikkim state 04 Oct 2023 - 10:00 am
This handout photograph released by the Indian Army and taken on October 4, 2023, shows a flooded street in Lachen Valley, in India's Sikkim state following a flash flood caused by intense rainfall. (Photo by Indian Army / AFP)
Pakistan announces big crackdown on migrants in the country illegally 03 Oct 2023 - 06:28 pm
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India tells Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country 03 Oct 2023 - 06:13 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays respect on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary at his memorial in Rajghat, in New Delhi on October 2, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
Kohli stardom supreme as stage set for World Cup opener 03 Oct 2023 - 03:12 pm
A vendor exhibits t-shirts to customers outside the Narendra Modi Stadium, ahead of the 2023 ICC men's cricket World Cup, in Ahmedabad on October 2, 2023.  (Photo by Sam Panthaky / AFP)
TikTok to stop sales in Indonesia after social media transaction ban 03 Oct 2023 - 02:57 pm
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Shooting at a major Bangkok shopping mall kills at least 2 and a suspect is in custody 03 Oct 2023 - 01:47 pm
This handout from the Central Investigation Bureau of the Royal Thai Police released on October 3, 2023, shows the arrest of a 14-year-old boy suspect of a shooting at Siam Paragon shopping centre in Bangkok. (Photo by Handout / Central Investigation Bureau of the Royal Thai Police / AFP)
Malaysians urged not to panic-buy local rice after import prices rise substantially 03 Oct 2023 - 11:57 am
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Sabalenka survives scare to reach China Open third round 03 Oct 2023 - 11:15 am
Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka hits a return to Britain's Katie Boulter during their women's singles match of the WTA China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on October 3, 2023. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
China tourism revenue more than doubled over holiday weekend 03 Oct 2023 - 09:57 am
Passengers arrive at Beijing railway station on the first day of peak travel ahead of the National Day holidays in China's capital city on September 29, 2023. Photo by Jade GAO / AFP
Japan sees hottest September since records began 03 Oct 2023 - 08:57 am
A man (L) cools off in a public water playground at a park in eastern Tokyo on July 16, 2023. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
South Korean skater 'very sorry' after early celebration costs gold 02 Oct 2023 - 02:28 pm
Silver medallists South Korea's Jung Cheol-won, Choi In-ho and Choi Gwang-ho attend the awards ceremony of the men's 3000m relay speed skating event during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Octorber 2, 2023. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)
Philippines’ Marcos rating plunges amid stubborn inflation 02 Oct 2023 - 11:05 am
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Bangladesh dengue deaths top 1,000 in worst outbreak on record 02 Oct 2023 - 10:23 am
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Indonesia launches Southeast Asia's first high-speed rail 02 Oct 2023 - 10:21 am
The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train named 'Whoosh' is seen after the inauguration at Padalarang station in Padalarang, West Java on October 2, 2023. Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP
Jailed Maldives' ex-president transferred to house arrest after his party candidate wins presidency 01 Oct 2023 - 05:14 pm
People's National Congress (PNC) candidate Mohamed Muizzu (2nd L) gestures during a press conference in Male, on September 30, 2023. (Photo by Mohamed Afrah / AFP)
Indonesia to launch China-funded high-speed rail, first in S.E. Asia 01 Oct 2023 - 11:31 am
People cross a street on a polluted day in Jakarta on October 1, 2023. Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP
Australia fires force evacuations as country swelters 01 Oct 2023 - 09:54 am
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