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World / Asia

Death toll from western China earthquake rises to 93 12 Sep 2022 - 11:20 am
Peninsula
New Zealand removes most remaining COVID rules as cases wane 12 Sep 2022 - 10:55 am
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Pakistan races to keep floodwaters out of power station that supplies millions 12 Sep 2022 - 10:40 am
A man stands at the main entrance of a building amid floodwater in village Arazi, in Sehwan, Pakistan September 11, 2022. Reuters/Yasir Rajput
Turkish president, Pakistani PM discuss flooding in Pakistan 11 Sep 2022 - 10:40 pm
Peninsula
Former Afghan president Karzai tweets his support for protesting female students 11 Sep 2022 - 06:53 pm
Afghanistan's former president Hamid Karzai attends a conference in Moscow, Russia, on February 5, 2019. (REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)
Okinawa reelects governor who opposes US troop presence 11 Sep 2022 - 05:49 pm
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki speaks to the media after a meeting with Japan's then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (not in picture) at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, on March 1, 2019. File Photo / Reuters
India observes day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II 11 Sep 2022 - 04:38 pm
Students apply finishing touches to portraits of Britain's King Charles outside an art school in Mumbai, India, on September 11, 2022. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni
China quarantines college students under strict COVID policy 11 Sep 2022 - 01:07 pm
Reuters file photo
Five Hong Kong speech therapists jailed for conspiracy to "brainwash" children with cartoons 10 Sep 2022 - 09:55 pm
Children's books are pictured during a news conference after five people were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to publish
UN chief Guterres visits flood-battered areas of Pakistan 10 Sep 2022 - 06:01 pm
Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary General, walks with Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar, upon his arrival at the Islamabad International Airport in Islamabad, Pakistan September 9, 2022. Press Information Department (PID)/Handout via REUTERS
Activists blast holiday for Philippine dictator's birthday 10 Sep 2022 - 04:31 pm
Philippine President Ferdinand
New North Korea law outlines nuclear arms use, including preemptive strikes 09 Sep 2022 - 07:23 pm
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un attends an event celebrating the 74th anniversary of North Korea's founding, in Pyongyang, North Korea in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 9, 2022 via REUTERS 
Hong Kong govt scraps quarantine rules for air crew 09 Sep 2022 - 04:31 pm
Closed counters are seen at the departures hall of Hong Kong International Airport, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik/
China's financial hub Shanghai to extend free COVID testing services 09 Sep 2022 - 04:16 pm
Girls play with paper umbrellas before the Mid-Autumn festival at the Yu Garden, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China, September 9, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
For many weary Chinese, lockdown dread trumps fear of COVID 09 Sep 2022 - 03:52 pm
Medical workers in protective suits collect swabs from residents at a nucleic acid testing site following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China September 9, 2022. cnsphoto via REUTERS
UN chief calls for massive help as Pakistan puts flood losses at $30 billion 09 Sep 2022 - 02:10 pm
A family takes refuge with their belongings and animals amid rising flood water, following rains and floods during the monsoon season on the outskirts of Bhan Syedabad, Pakistan September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Japan unveils near-term steps to offset hit from rising prices 09 Sep 2022 - 10:31 am
People buy their lunches from street vendors in front of the headquarters of Bank of Japan in Tokyo, Japan, June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
India PM Modi inaugurates redeveloped colonial avenue 08 Sep 2022 - 06:58 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses a gathering after inaugurating a revamped colonial avenue in New Delhi, India, September 8, 2022. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)