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Bangladesh top opposition leaders released on bail 09 Jan 2023 - 05:17 pm
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks during a plenary session at the start of the Paris Peace Forum, in Paris, France, on November 11, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Donors pledge more than $8bn to help Pakistan flood recovery - official 09 Jan 2023 - 05:03 pm
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (left) arrives with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to a statement on Pakistan's Resilience to Climate Change conference in Geneva on January 9, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
Philippines' Marcos picks ex-military chief and COVID tsar as defence minister 09 Jan 2023 - 04:40 pm
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Chinese 'wolf warrior' diplomat no longer ministry spokesman 09 Jan 2023 - 04:24 pm
This file photo taken on April 8, 2020 shows Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian taking a question at the daily media briefing in Beijing.  (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP)
Philippines plans to import 22,000 tons of onions after price surge 09 Jan 2023 - 03:22 pm
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Flowers and face masks as Chinese tourists return to Thailand 09 Jan 2023 - 01:58 pm
Passengers from China's Xiamen arrive at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport after China reopens its borders amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
UN chief calls for 'massive investments' for Pakistan recovery 09 Jan 2023 - 12:33 pm
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech at the start of a Pakistan's Resilience to Climate Change conference in Geneva on January 9, 2023. Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP
Falling US satellite sparks emergency phone alert in South Korea 09 Jan 2023 - 11:43 am
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Marching across India, Gandhi scion aims to repair Congress party's image 09 Jan 2023 - 11:31 am
Rahul Gandhi, the leader of India's main opposition Congress party, addresses the crowd at a public rally held during the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra (Unite India March), in Panipat, India, January 6, 2023. Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
Thailand U-turns on COVID vaccination rule for visitors 09 Jan 2023 - 11:04 am
Passengers from China's Xiamen arrive at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport after China reopens its borders amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 9, 2023. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
Delhi fog delays flights, cold wave closes schools 09 Jan 2023 - 10:11 am
Men walk along the railway tracks amidst heavy fog on a cold winter morning in New Delhi, India, January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
'Life is moving forward': China declares new COVID phase 09 Jan 2023 - 08:35 am
A passenger (R) receives a hug while leaving the arrival area of international flights at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport, in Shanghai on January 8, 2023.(Photo by Hector Retamal / AFP)
China says talks to include Paxlovid in its health insurance drug list fail 09 Jan 2023 - 12:04 am
A passenger receives a hug while leaving the arrival area of international flights at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport, in Shanghai on January 8, 2023.(Photo by Hector Retamal / AFP)
Pakistan risks 'extraordinary misery' without flood recovery help: UN 08 Jan 2023 - 09:52 pm
In this file photo taken on September 2, 2022 Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, Achim Steiner, speaks during an interview at the Development Programme Headquarters in New York.  (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP)
Thai king's daughter remains unconscious weeks after collapsing: Palace 08 Jan 2023 - 03:50 pm
Theerapat Prayurasiddh, permanent secretary of the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, dressed in a traditional costume, greets Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun and Princess Bajrakitiyabha during the annual Royal Ploughing Ceremony in central Bangkok, Thailand, May 12, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
Thailand introduced new entry regulations as China reopens border 08 Jan 2023 - 03:18 pm
Tourists visit the Grand Palace, one of the top tourist attraction spots as Thailand is expecting arrivals of Chinese tourists after China reopens its borders amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 7, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Protesters clash with police at COVID antigen kit maker factory in China, videos show 08 Jan 2023 - 12:15 pm
Police intervene at a protest at a factory, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Chongqing, China in this screen grab from a video released on January 7, 2023 obtained by Reuters
19 killed, 20 injured in road accident in eastern China: state media 08 Jan 2023 - 10:25 am
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