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World / Asia

Philippines Marcos wants to renegotiate loans on $4.9 bln China-backed rail projects 16 Jul 2022 - 01:42 pm
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Japan Covid cases hit record ahead of summer holidays, NHK says 16 Jul 2022 - 01:28 pm
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Sri Lanka's ousted president says he 'took all possible steps' to prevent crisis 16 Jul 2022 - 10:05 am
A demonstrator rests at the Presidential Secretariat after Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena officially announced the resignation of president Gotabaya Rajapakse who fled to Singapore following Sri Lanka's economic meltdown and mass protests, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 15, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Will clip presidential powers and strengthen Parliament: Wickremesinghe 15 Jul 2022 - 11:53 am
Sri Lanka’s Interim President Ranil Wickremesinghe (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo)
Yellen says G20 must act to address short-term food insecurity crisis 15 Jul 2022 - 11:20 am
Indonesia's Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen hold a bilateral talks during the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, July 15, 2022. (Made Nagi/REUTERS)
Sri Lanka’s lawmakers to elect new president within a week 15 Jul 2022 - 09:30 am
People dance as they celebrate the resignation of Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at a protest site, amid the country’s economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
IMF hopes to soon resume Sri Lanka high-level discussions 14 Jul 2022 - 09:16 pm
People celebrate the resignation of Sri lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at a protest site, amid the country’s economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 14, 2022. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)
India reports first case of monkeypox 14 Jul 2022 - 06:13 pm
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Thai elephant and baby saved in dramatic rescue from manhole 14 Jul 2022 - 06:06 pm
Rescue workers use an excavator as they rescue an elephant calf after it fell into a manhole in Khao Yai National Park, Nakhon Nayok province, Thailand, July 13, 2022. (REUTERS/Taanruuamchon)
Sri Lankan president sends resignation letter after fleeing to Singapore 14 Jul 2022 - 05:37 pm
Security personnel stand guard outside the President's house premises after protestors vacated it following the news of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaving the country, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 14, 2022. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)
Outgoing Sri Lankan president lands in Singapore after fleeing uprising 14 Jul 2022 - 04:48 pm
A Saudi airlines plane, believed to be carrying Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives on the tarmac at Singapore's Changi Airport July 14, 2022. (Reuters/Edgar Su)
Troops patrol streets as calm returns to Sri Lanka, president's resignation awaited 14 Jul 2022 - 02:17 pm
Members of the security force stand guard as people protest at Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 13, 2022 in this still image obtained from a social media video. Marlon Ariyasinghe/via REUTERS
Beijing wants young Chinese workers to love capitalism again 14 Jul 2022 - 12:58 pm
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China’s budget deficit widens 600% as pandemic cuts revenue 14 Jul 2022 - 11:40 am
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Priest begins protest outside Hong Kong prison against detentions of activists 14 Jul 2022 - 10:50 am
Catholic priest Franco Mella looks on as he begins his three-day protest in which he pledged not to eat, outside Shek Pik Prison in Hong Kong, China July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
Sri Lanka's embattled leader leaves Maldives on Saudi plane 14 Jul 2022 - 10:21 am
A man sweeps the stairs inside the President's house after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Emerging nations warn high energy costs could threaten emissions targets 14 Jul 2022 - 09:58 am
Workers unload coal from a supply truck at a yard on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Shanghai issues another rare extreme heat warning 14 Jul 2022 - 09:51 am
A man wearing a face mask pulls a cart on a street amid a heatwave warning, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song