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Japanese former leader Shinzo Abe honoured at divisive state funeral 27 Sep 2022 - 03:18 pm
Akie Abe, wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, carries her husband's urn, as she leaves his state funeral at Nippon Budokan, in Tokyo, Japan, September 27, 2022. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via Reuters
Singapore population rises after two years as workers return 27 Sep 2022 - 12:50 pm
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Shenzhen govt-owned firm steps in to complete four Evergrande projects 27 Sep 2022 - 12:29 pm
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Bangladesh ferry disaster death toll climbs to 50 26 Sep 2022 - 05:30 pm
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India's Congress party likely to get first non-Gandhi chief in 25 years 26 Sep 2022 - 03:19 pm
India's Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi pays homage at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial on the 150th birth anniversary of Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi, India October 2, 2019. Reuters/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Fire in shopping mall in South Korean city leaves 7 dead 26 Sep 2022 - 12:27 pm
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Hong Kong prepares for surge in travel after COVID curbs ease 26 Sep 2022 - 11:01 am
Travellers arrive at the Hong Kong International Airport on the first day the COVID hotel quarantine has been scrapped, in Hong Kong, China September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Powerful typhoon leaves 6 rescuers dead in north Philippines 26 Sep 2022 - 10:45 am
Residents wade through waist-deep flood waters after Super Typhoon Noru, in San Miguel, Bulacan province, Philippines, September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Apple begins making iPhone 14 in India three weeks after launch 26 Sep 2022 - 09:51 am
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Rare Singapore mansions go on sale for record asking price 26 Sep 2022 - 09:41 am
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Bangladesh ferry disaster death toll rises to 31 26 Sep 2022 - 08:43 am
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Retired senior army officer shot dead by Myanmar guerrilla 25 Sep 2022 - 10:14 pm
Myanmar's Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, 2021, presides over an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Pakistan's finance minister says he will formally resign from role 25 Sep 2022 - 10:13 pm
Miftah Ismail, Pakistan's Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad, Pakistan, on September 18, 2022. (REUTERS/Salahuddin)
World Bank pledges $2bn for flood-ravaged Pakistan 25 Sep 2022 - 09:25 pm
A man pulls his animals while others go to salvage their belongings amid rising flood water, following rains and floods during the monsoon season on the outskirts of Bhan Syedabad, Pakistan, on September 8, 2022.  File Photo / Reuters
Prominent Chinese commentator urges COVID experts to 'speak out' 25 Sep 2022 - 08:38 pm
People line up to get tested for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at a nucleic acid testing site at a residential area, in Shanghai, China, on September 25, 2022. (REUTERS/Aly Song)
Ceremony and controversy await Kamala Harris during visit to Asia 25 Sep 2022 - 07:09 pm
US Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force 2 for travel to Japan and South Korea from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, on September 25, 2022. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)
Tokyo tightens security for slain Shinzo Abe's funeral 25 Sep 2022 - 05:52 pm
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a speech before he was shot from behind by a man in Nara, western Japan on July 8, 2022 in this photo taken by The Asahi Shimbun.  File Photo / Reuters
Tropical storm makes landfall near Philippine capital, work suspended 25 Sep 2022 - 05:19 pm
Volunteers and local officials patrol the neighbourhood to remind residents to evacuate, in preparation for Super Typhoon Noru, in Manila, Philippines, September 25, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David