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India's military chief, 12 others killed in helicopter crash 08 Dec 2021 - 03:59 pm
Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat arrives for the Beating the Retreat ceremony in New Delhi, India, January 29, 2019. Picture taken January 29, 2019. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain
S.Korea "webtoon" firms leverage low-cost stories with potential huge upside 08 Dec 2021 - 03:36 pm
Hongjacga, cartoonist of Kakao Webtoon Dr. Brain, draws after an interview with Reuters at a company studio in Seongnam, South Korea, December 1, 2021. Picture taken December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Heo Ran
Indonesia considers relocations after deadly volcanic eruption 08 Dec 2021 - 02:16 pm
A rescue worked jumps across the lava flow path during an operation at an area affected by the eruption of Mount Semeru volcano, in Curah Kobokan, Pronojiwo district, Lumajang, East Java province, Indonesia, December 8, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Indian vaccine makers bank on boosters as demand crashes 08 Dec 2021 - 12:59 pm
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Helicopter carrying Indian military chief crashes 08 Dec 2021 - 12:20 pm
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Japanese billionaire Maezawa blasts off to International Space Station 08 Dec 2021 - 12:15 pm
Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa reacts as he speaks with his family after donning space suits shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, December 8, 2021. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
S.Korea considers expanded COVID-19 home care as new cases top 7,000 08 Dec 2021 - 11:52 am
People wait in a line to undergo coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing at a temporary testing site set up at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, December 8, 2021. REUTERS/Heo Ran
Australia joins diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Games 08 Dec 2021 - 11:39 am
Beijing 2022 logo seen outside the headquarters of the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Shougang Park in Beijing, China. Reuters/Thomas Peter/File Photo
Hope, sadness as volunteers search for victims of Indonesian volcano 07 Dec 2021 - 08:02 pm
A local collects usable goods from her damaged house, at an area affected by the eruption of Mount Semeru volcano, in Curah Kobokan, Pronojiwo district, Lumajang, Indonesia, December 7, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Japan to provide $2.8 bln worth of aid for better nutrition: PM Kishida 07 Dec 2021 - 03:45 pm
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Japan billionaire Maezawa to fulfil childhood dream with space flight 07 Dec 2021 - 12:34 pm
Japanese entrepreneur and space flight participant Yusaku Maezawa waves behind a glass wall during a news conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/Pool
Australians to create 'black box' to hold world accountable for climate crisis 07 Dec 2021 - 10:47 am
A specialist of Russian Federal Agency for Forestry works to put out a forest fire outside the village of Basly in Omsk Region, Russia August 11, 2020. Reuters/Alexey Malgavko/File Photo
Indonesian leader visits eruption survivors, vows to rebuild 07 Dec 2021 - 10:32 am
Rescue workers search an area in the aftermath of the eruption of Mount Semeru volcano, in Curah Kobokan, Indonesia December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Suu Kyi sentence reduced to two years from four: Myanmar state TV 06 Dec 2021 - 05:38 pm
Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi. (File pic)
Philippines tentatively reopens schools as COVID-19 cases ease 06 Dec 2021 - 01:38 pm
Students seated on chairs with plastic barriers attend a class as several schools in the Philippines' capital reopen for the first time since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 6, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Omicron spreads in India, full vaccination in focus 06 Dec 2021 - 12:42 pm
A healthcare worker collects a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test swab sample from a man on a road in New Delhi, India, December 6, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Nepal reports first cases of omicron variant 06 Dec 2021 - 12:02 pm
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Myanmar's ousted leader Suu Kyi sentenced to four years jail: source 06 Dec 2021 - 11:22 am
File photo: Myanmar's National League for Democracy Party leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at a news conference at her home in Yangon November 5, 2015. Reuters/Jorge Silva/File Photo