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After night of clashes, Hong Kong braces for fresh rally 25 Aug 2019 - 10:10 am
Police and riot police march to clear off protesters and residents in Wong Tai Sin in Hong Kong, China, August 24, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Nauru president loses his seat in elections - media reports 25 Aug 2019 - 09:56 am
File photo of Nauru President Baron Divavesi Waqa addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
China to fight back against U.S. tariff move - People's Daily 25 Aug 2019 - 07:44 am
China Shipping containers are pictured at Port of Long Beach on August 23, 2019 in Long Beach, California.  AFP / Frederic J. BROWN
HK police use tear gas, protesters cut down 'smart lamppost' 24 Aug 2019 - 01:39 pm
A demonstrator throws back a tear gas canister as they clash with riot police during a protest in Hong Kong, China, August 24, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Hong Kong police use tear gas to try to disperse protests 24 Aug 2019 - 11:45 am
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UK consulate staffer returns to Hong Kong after China detention 24 Aug 2019 - 11:10 am
Activists gather outside the British Consulate-General building in Hong Kong on August 21, 2019, following reports that Simon Cheng, a Hong Kong consulate employee had been detained by mainland Chinese authorities on his way back to the city. AFP / Anthon
Rescuers confirm three killed, 300 evacuated after Indonesian ferry fire 24 Aug 2019 - 10:50 am
Passengers of a ferry that caught fire gather at Tangjung Perak seaport, after being evacuated, in Surabaya, East Java, on August 23, 2019. AFP / JUNI KRISWANTO
India's ex-Finance Minister Arun Jaitley dies at 66 24 Aug 2019 - 10:44 am
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India increases restrictions in Kashmir ahead of separatist call for protests 23 Aug 2019 - 08:03 pm
Kashmiri girls walk amidst smoke during clashes between Indian security forces and protestors, after scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, August 23, 2019. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)
India seeks to kickstart sagging economy 23 Aug 2019 - 07:14 pm
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks as she attends a press conference in New Delhi on August 23, 2019. (AFP / Prem Singh)
Hong Kong protesters form human chain 30 years after 'Baltic Way' 23 Aug 2019 - 06:26 pm
Protesters form a human chain on the street outside the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Hong Kong on August 23, 2019.
Young dugong dies in Thailand in blow for vulnerable species 23 Aug 2019 - 01:05 pm
This handout from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) taken and released on August 17, 2019 shows Mariam the dugong lying in a container after she died at the Trang province marine park. AFP PHOTO / DEPARTMENT OF NATION
Move over Angelina Jolie, it's 'humanitarian pup' 23 Aug 2019 - 12:31 pm
In this picture taken on July 23, 2019, World Food Programme (WFP) official Gemma Snowdon (L) interacts with Foxtrot, a dog with the WFP K9 unit, in the Kutupalong camp for Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh.  AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
Australian state ends Chinese education programme over interference fears 23 Aug 2019 - 12:27 pm
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No Rohingya turn up for repatriation to Myanmar 22 Aug 2019 - 11:14 am
Rohingya people are seen at a camp in Teknaf on August 21, 2019. / AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
Indonesia shuts internet in Papua over unrest fears 22 Aug 2019 - 09:35 am
A woman shouts out against the recent surge in violent protests in Indonesia's eastern Papua province, during a rally in Denpasar on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on August 22, 2019.  AFP / SONNY TUMBELAKA
Bringing up baby: NZ speaker makes parliament more parent-friendly 22 Aug 2019 - 08:59 am
Screenshot from a Parliament broadcast of New Zealand Speaker Trevor Mallard feeding a Member of Parliament’s baby during a parliamentary session in Wellington August 21, 2019. New Zealand Parliament and Speaker's Office/Handout via Reuters
Facebook shuts dozens of Myanmar social media accounts over "inauthentic behavior" 22 Aug 2019 - 08:50 am
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