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At least 26 dead as Typhoon Hagibis slams Japan 13 Oct 2019 - 06:15 pm
This aerial view shows the flooded Kawagoe Kings Garden nursing home beside the Oppegawa river in Kawagoe, Saitama prefecture on October 13, 2019.  AFP / JIJI PRESS
Japan sends in thousands of troops after massive typhoon hammers Tokyo 13 Oct 2019 - 08:54 am
People walk by a flooded convenience store in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis in Kakuda, Miyagi Prefecture on October 13, 2019. AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
Two dead as Typhoon Hagibis batters Japan with 'unprecedented' rain 12 Oct 2019 - 07:10 pm
Roads are flooded due to heavy rains caused by Typhoon Hagibis at Setagaya ward in Tokyo, Japan, October 12, 2019.
Xi becomes 1st Chinese president in 2 decades to visit Nepal 12 Oct 2019 - 04:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: Indian school students wear masks of China's President Xi Jinping in Chennai on October 10, 2019, AFP / ARUN SANKAR
Heavy rain, winds lash Tokyo as powerful typhoon approaches 12 Oct 2019 - 11:48 am
A pedestrian with a broken umbrella braves the elements in the Aoyama district of Tokyo on October 12, 2019, as the effects of Typhoon Hagibis begin to be felt in Japan's capital. (AFP / Odd ANDERSEN)
China's president in India for summit amid Kashmir tensions 11 Oct 2019 - 08:20 pm
China's President Xi Jinping shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their visit to the Pancha Rathas complex in Mamallapuram on the outskirts of Chennai, India, October 11, 2019. (India's Press Information Bureau/Handout via REUTERS
Typhoon may bring 30 inches of rain, strong winds to Tokyo 11 Oct 2019 - 07:28 pm
People use umbrellas to shelter from the rain as they cross a street next to the Shinjuku JR Tokyo Station on October 11, 2019. (AFP / FRANCK FIFE)
Knife-wielding man wounds Indonesia's security minister 10 Oct 2019 - 09:38 pm
Indonesian Chief Security Minister Wiranto is pictured as he being attacked during his visit in Pandeglang, Banten province, October 10, 2019 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. (via Reuters)
Malaysia finds hornbill 'ivory' in massive wildlife seizure 10 Oct 2019 - 11:52 am
Hornbill 'ivory' is becoming increasingly popular in China, where it is made into ornaments and jewellery (AFP Photo/Ina FASSBENDER)
Only 1 in 5 Indians go for regular eye checkups: Study 10 Oct 2019 - 11:19 am
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Elderly Australian couple perish in first bushfire season deaths 10 Oct 2019 - 09:50 am
A house burnt down by bushfires is seen in Laidley, southeast Queensland, Australia, October 9, 2019. AAP Image/Scott Davis/via Reuters
Delhi hawkers to be free from threat of eviction after five-year delay 10 Oct 2019 - 09:00 am
A food vendor wears a Union Flag T-shirt in New Delhi, India June 24, 2016. Reuters/Cathal McNaughton
Singapore to ban sugary drink ads in fight against diabetes: media 10 Oct 2019 - 08:44 am
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Apple removes Hong Kong map app after Chinese criticism 10 Oct 2019 - 08:27 am
The HKmap.live App is pictured on a phone screen in this photo illustration, in Hong Kong, China, October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Rescued from sex slavery, red tape traps Bangladeshi girls in India 09 Oct 2019 - 10:29 pm
A Bangladeshi trafficking survivor shows a drawing she has made of her house at a shelter in West Bengal, India, Sept 9, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Roli Srivastava
Even in death, Uighurs feel long reach of Chinese state 09 Oct 2019 - 07:25 pm
This photo taken on September 12, 2019 shows a traditional Uighur cemetery which was destroyed in Shayar in the region of Xinjiang.  AFP / Hector Retamal
Air quality app back online in Vietnam after attacks over smog ranking 09 Oct 2019 - 01:14 pm
An AirVisual monitoring station produced by Swiss firm IQair is seen by the West Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam October 9, 2019. REUTERS/James Pearson
China plans to restrict visas for U.S. visitors with 'anti-China' links 09 Oct 2019 - 10:05 am
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