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World / Asia

Migratory birds flock to Pakistan as lockdown keeps poachers at bay 23 Jun 2020 - 12:11 pm
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Global K-pop fans emerge as political force, but some in S.Korea worry 23 Jun 2020 - 10:39 am
 In this file released by the United Nations, K-Pop band BTS poses for a photo with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (R) during a meeting focused on youth issues at the United Nations in New York on September 24, 2018. AFP PHOTO / UN/ Mark GARTEN
N.Korea seen reinstalling border loudspeakers; satellite pictures show liaison office standing but damaged 23 Jun 2020 - 08:22 am
This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows the close up view of north_south joint liaison office and administration building , on June 22, 2020, after it was intentionally destroyed by explosives set by North Korean forces on the af
Kiribati's pro-China leader wins re-election in blow to Taiwan 23 Jun 2020 - 08:07 am
Kiribati's President Taneti Maamau smiles during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China January 6, 2020. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
"Performance art?": China rebukes US envoy for photo stunt at talks with Russia 22 Jun 2020 - 05:47 pm
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North Korea to send 12 million propaganda leaflets to South 22 Jun 2020 - 09:34 am
A general view shows the skyline of North Korea behind the barbed-wire fence of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea, on the South Korean island of Gyodong on June 18, 2020.   AFP / Ed JONES
As virus surges, Pakistan says there's no choice but to open 22 Jun 2020 - 09:14 am
A policeman stands guard in a blocked street which was sealed by the authorities in Karachi on June 20, 2020, after the COVID-19 coronavirus cases continue to rise. / AFP / Rizwan TABASSUM
Chinese researchers launch phase-2 human test for possible coronavirus vaccine 21 Jun 2020 - 11:08 pm
FILE PHOTO: This photo taken on June 10, 2020 shows researchers working in a lab  in China/ AFP / NOEL CELIS /
Beijing can screen almost 1 million people daily for coronavirus: official 21 Jun 2020 - 04:38 pm
A man receives a nucleic acid test at a makeshift testing site in a residential compound after a new outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Hong Kong lawyers alarmed at plans for judges in national security trials 21 Jun 2020 - 03:02 pm
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, holds a news conference in Beijing, China, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Chinese researchers launch phase-2 human test for possible coronavirus vaccine 21 Jun 2020 - 11:18 am
Peninsula
Indonesia's Mt Merapi erupts, spewing ash 6 km high 21 Jun 2020 - 10:56 am
This handout photo taken and released on June 21, 2020 by Indonesia's Research and Technology Development for Geological Hazard Mitigation (BPPTKG) shows the Merapi Mount volcano spewing thick smoke into the air as seen from Yogyakarta. AFP PHOTO / BPPTKG
'Ring of fire' solar eclipse thrills skywatchers in Africa, Asia 21 Jun 2020 - 10:30 am
The moon partially covers the sun during an annular solar eclipse as seen from New Delhi on June 21, 2020. / AFP / Jewel Samad
Indonesia's oldest zoo reopens with social distancing restrictions 20 Jun 2020 - 12:50 pm
Indonesian fire fighters spray disinfectant next to elephants at the Ragunan Zoo ahead of its reopening in Jakarta on June 17, 2020. AFP / ADEK BERRY
Australian state reinstates restrictions after spike in coronavirus cases 20 Jun 2020 - 11:57 am
Peninsula
Modi says China isn’t occupying Indian territory after clashes 20 Jun 2020 - 09:21 am
A member of National Students' Union of India (NSUI) holds a placard during a protest against China, in Ahmedabad, India, June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave
New Zealand shocked as policeman shot dead in rare attack 19 Jun 2020 - 03:58 pm
Police officers cordon off an area after a shooting incident in a residential neighbourhood in Auckland on June 19, 2020. An unarmed New Zealand police officer was shot dead on an Auckland street on June 19 in a rare fatal attack that Prime Minister Jacin
US condoles with India over soldiers killed in clash with China, tensions stay high 19 Jun 2020 - 03:44 pm
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