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Jakarta sends civil servants to work from home to clear smog 21 Aug 2023 - 10:14 am
Traffic is seen during morning rush hour in Jakarta on August 21, 2023, the first day the local government began a remote working scheme for 50 percent of its employees to help reduce air pollution. Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP
China’s northern farmers brace for more heavy rains and floods 21 Aug 2023 - 09:59 am
A man shelters from the rain with an umbrella in Beijing on July 30, 2023. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Thailand posts lower than expected second quarter growth 21 Aug 2023 - 09:45 am
A general view shows a BTS commuter train as it passes with the backdrop of the Bangkok skyline on June 2, 2023. Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
North Korea abruptly cancels first post-Covid intl commercial flight 21 Aug 2023 - 09:17 am
The cancelled status of an Air Koryo flight from North Korea's capital Pyongyang is seen in red on an information board at Beijing Capital international airport on August 21, 2023. (Photo by Oliver Hotham / AFP)
Singapore beefs up retirement, public housing plan amid scandals 20 Aug 2023 - 06:00 pm
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18 burn to death in Pakistan bus crash 20 Aug 2023 - 11:11 am
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Japan PM says no decision on Fukushima water release date 20 Aug 2023 - 10:22 am
A general view shows a section of the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from a hilltop in Tomioka town about 12km away from the facility in Fukushima Prefecture, on August 20, 2023. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
Indonesian president to attend BRICS summit in South Africa 20 Aug 2023 - 10:09 am
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo delivers his speech on the budget, as Vice President Ma'ruf Amin (back) looks on, ahead of the country's Independence Day at the parliament building in Jakarta on August 16, 2023. Photo by ADEK BERRY / POOL / AFP
China launches military drills around Taiwan as 'stern warning' 19 Aug 2023 - 11:15 am
File photo. Tourists prepare to go on a boat cruise along the coast of Pingtan island, opposite Taiwan, in China's southeast Fujian province on April 9, 2023.
Japan to increase minimum pay by record as inflation takes hold 19 Aug 2023 - 11:09 am
People cross a street in Yurakucho district of Tokyo on April 28, 2023. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Japan PM to visit Fukushima plant before water release 19 Aug 2023 - 09:20 am
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio delivers remarks during a joint news conference with U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol following three-way talks at Camp David on August 18, 2023 in Camp David, Maryland. Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
EU deplores democracy 'erosion' in Hong Kong 18 Aug 2023 - 05:02 pm
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Indian colleges told to suicide-proof rooms after student deaths 18 Aug 2023 - 03:44 pm
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Apple fans celebrate 30 years of tech giant in China 18 Aug 2023 - 01:20 pm
People attend an event celebrating Apple's 30th anniversary in China at an Apple retail store in Beijing on August 18, 2023. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
Pakistan appoints former state bank chief as finance minister 18 Aug 2023 - 01:08 pm
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N. Zealand man wrongly jailed for 18 years wins payout 18 Aug 2023 - 11:21 am
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North Korea blasted at UN for arms buildup while people suffer 17 Aug 2023 - 09:05 pm
US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks to the press after a UN Security Council meeting to discuss the situation in North Korea, at UN headquarters in New York on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)
Bangladesh court sentences two journalists over plot to kill PM's son 17 Aug 2023 - 08:39 pm
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