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South Korea warns any North Korean nuclear use attempt would result in its end 01 Jan 2023 - 03:48 pm
This picture taken on December 31, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 1, 2023 shows a ceremony of donating 600mm Super-large Multiple Launch Rocket System in the yard of the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Australia to require negative Covid tests for travellers from China 01 Jan 2023 - 03:29 pm
New Year's Eve fireworks light up the sky over the Sydney Opera House (L) and Harbour Bridge during the fireworks display in Sydney on January 1, 2023. (Photo by David Gray / AFP)
Brazil acting president hits out at 'silent' Bolsonaro in New Year speech 01 Jan 2023 - 03:09 pm
File photo of Brazil's acting president, Hamilton Mourao
Hong Kong eyeing Jan 8 to resume cross-border travel with mainland China 01 Jan 2023 - 03:01 pm
Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong, China January 1, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
France urges EU peers to test Chinese travellers for COVID 01 Jan 2023 - 02:18 pm
Travellers queue to board a plane at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport amid a wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China December 30, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Thousands stranded at Philippine airports due to technical glitch 01 Jan 2023 - 02:10 pm
Passengers wait for information about their flights at terminal 3 of Ninoy International Airport in Pasay, Metro Manila on January 1, 2023. (Photo by KEVIN TRISTAN ESPIRITU / AFP)
Colombia strikes ceasefire deal with main armed groups 01 Jan 2023 - 01:20 pm
File photo of President Gustavo Petro
Nine die in Uganda New Year stampede: police 01 Jan 2023 - 01:16 pm
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Kuwait to launch first satellite 'Kuwait Sat-1' next Tuesday 01 Jan 2023 - 01:16 pm
Pic: Qatar News Agency
Flights to and from Philippine capital suspended due to technical issues 01 Jan 2023 - 11:54 am
A man attends a New Year's Eve party wearing glasses with the year 2023, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
More countries roll out China traveller checks amid Covid surge 01 Jan 2023 - 11:17 am
People enjoy an ice rink on a frozen lake, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo
Blast outside Kabul's military airport, multiple casualties: Interior Ministry 01 Jan 2023 - 10:09 am
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Meta set to make decision on Trump’s return to Facebook: FT 01 Jan 2023 - 10:03 am
The logo of Meta Platforms is seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. Picture taken May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo/File Photo
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile: South Korea military 31 Dec 2022 - 11:49 pm
A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul on December 31, 2022 after North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles according to South Korea's military. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Venezuela and Colombia fully reopen shared border 31 Dec 2022 - 11:46 pm
The president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, gestures while speaking with the press before an extraordinary session at the National Assembly in Caracas on December 31, 2022. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Chinese manufacturing contracts sharply as COVID infections soar 31 Dec 2022 - 11:15 pm
 A man walks inside a steel plant of Delong Steel in Xingtai, Hebei province, China, on June 20, 2019. Picture taken June 20, 2019.  File Photo / Reuters
UK’s problems won’t go away in new year, Sunak tells Britons 31 Dec 2022 - 11:02 pm
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak looks on during the annual Lord Mayor's Banquet at Guildhall, in London, Britain, on November 28, 2022.  File Photo / Reuters
Morocco to ban arrivals from China over COVID surge 31 Dec 2022 - 10:36 pm
A medical worker in a protective suit checks a thermometer for a patient at the entrance to the fever clinic of the Central Hospital of Wuhan, amid of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, on December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang