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Apple supplier Foxconn begins iPhone 15 production in India 17 Aug 2023 - 03:46 pm
Peninsula
10 killed in light plane crash on street in Malaysia 17 Aug 2023 - 02:07 pm
Members of the fire and rescue department inspect the crash site of a plane in Shah Alam, Malaysia's Selangor state on August 17, 2023. Photo by Muhammad Lutfi / AFP
Burger King India cuts tomatoes from menu as prices soar 17 Aug 2023 - 01:19 pm
A sandwich without the usual slices of tomatoes is pictured at a Burger King outlet in New Delhi on August 17, 2023. Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP
Indian lunar lander splits from propulsion module in key step 17 Aug 2023 - 12:22 pm
Pic: X / ISRO
Cathay Pacific woos travelers with cheapest tickets since Covid 17 Aug 2023 - 08:59 am
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Fitch says China credit rating may be vulnerable to a rethink 16 Aug 2023 - 07:51 pm
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Push to free chained elephants at Hanoi zoo 16 Aug 2023 - 12:43 pm
An elephant with a shackled leg is pictured at the Hanoi Zoo in Hanoi on August 16, 2023. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP)
Tourist arrivals to Japan recover to 78% of pre-pandemic levels 16 Aug 2023 - 11:26 am
Pedestrians commute outside Shinjuku station during the evening hour of Tokyo on August 14, 2023. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
Indian wrestler Phogat out of Asian Games with injury 16 Aug 2023 - 11:12 am
Peninsula
Sri Lanka lifts import ban on buses, trucks 15 Aug 2023 - 05:39 pm
Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters file photo.
25 dead after Myanmar jade mine landslide 15 Aug 2023 - 05:28 pm
This photo taken on August 13, 2023 and received courtesy of Tarlin Mg via Facebook on August 14 shows people looking at the site of a deadly landslide at an unregulated jade mine near northern Kachin's Hpakant township. (Photo by Tarlin MG / UGC / AFP) 
Sri Lanka scraps $3.85 billion foreign-funded oil refinery 15 Aug 2023 - 05:15 pm
Sri Lanka's Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera speaks during a press conference in Colombo on August 15, 2023. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP)
Afghanistan's Taliban govt marks two years since return to power 15 Aug 2023 - 04:43 pm
Taliban security personnel ride on vehicles as they celebrate the second anniversary of their takeover in Herat on August 15, 2023. (Photo by Mohsen Karimi / AFP)
Over 180,000 residents urged to seek shelter as tropical storm soaks Japan 15 Aug 2023 - 03:23 pm
The Sendai River swollen due to heavy rains is pictured in the city of Tottori, Tottori prefecture on August 15, 2023. (Photo by Jiji Press / AFP)
Japanese economic growth smashes expectations 15 Aug 2023 - 01:50 pm
Pedestrians commute outside Shinjuku station during the evening hour of Tokyo on August 14, 2023. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
Tropical storm Lan soaks Japan's main island 15 Aug 2023 - 11:28 am
Pedestrians try to shield from wind and rain as they cross the street in front of Osaka Station on August 15, 2023, as Tropical Storm Lan hit the main island of Honshu overnight. Photo by JIJI Press / AFP
Search for survivors after Indian floods, landslides kill 65 15 Aug 2023 - 11:21 am
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel search for victims at the site of a landslide after a temple collapsed due to heavy rains in Shimla on August 14, 2023. Photo by AFP
Singapore home sales jump fivefold to highest level this year 15 Aug 2023 - 10:49 am
In this file photo taken on April 24, 2023 people walk across Jubilee Bridge at Marina Bay in Singapore. Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP