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In Singapore, where trash becomes ash, plastics are still a problem 06 Jun 2018 - 09:09 am
FILE PHOTO: A view of the skyline of Singapore from Pulau Semakau landfill June 8, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
North Korean military may benefit from Kim's charm offensive 06 Jun 2018 - 08:09 am
FILE PHOTO North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the construction site of the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist area as Kim Su-gil (3rd L), newly appointed director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, looks on, in this undated photo
Australia criticises China pressure for Qantas to change website on Taiwan 05 Jun 2018 - 11:23 am
FILE PHOTO: A Qantas plane lands at Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney, Australia, February 22, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz/File Photo
Afghan president backs suicide bomb fatwa after 14 killed 05 Jun 2018 - 09:18 am
Afghan policemen stand guard near the site of a suicide attack at the gates of Kabul's Polytechnic University in Kabul on June 4, 2018. AFP / Ahmad Zafar
Trump and Kim to first meet at 9 am Singapore time on June 12 04 Jun 2018 - 10:09 pm
rump and Kim will meet at 9 a.m. Singapore time on June 12, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Monday.
As election looms, Modi's popularity wanes in rural India 04 Jun 2018 - 06:17 pm
Farmers sit after they cast their vote in a by-election in Kairana, Uttar Pradesh State, India May 28, 2018.(REUTERS/Mayank Bhardwaj)
Japan finance minister returns year's salary over scandal 04 Jun 2018 - 11:22 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 19, 2016, Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso arrives at a welcome reception hosted by the City of Sendai in Sendai. AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
Suicide bomber targets Afghan clerics gathered calling for peace 04 Jun 2018 - 10:35 am
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Hong Kong former lawmakers sentenced to 1 month in jail 04 Jun 2018 - 08:16 am
Disqualified lawmaker Baggio Leung arrives at the Kowloon City Magistrates Court in Hong Kong on June 4, 2018, for his sentencing after he was found guilty of unlawful assembly. / AFP / Anthony WALLACE
China warns US against imposing trade sanctions as talks end 03 Jun 2018 - 10:32 am
File photo of the flag of China. Reuters
India, Pakistan trade fire in Kashmir; 2 dead, 8 wounded 03 Jun 2018 - 08:09 am
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Mattis accuses China of S. China Sea 'intimidation and coercion' 02 Jun 2018 - 02:43 pm
US Defence Secretary James Mattis arrives to deliver his speech during the first plenary session of the 17th Asian Security Summit of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 2, 2018.   AFP / ROSLAN RAHMAN
U.S. confirms status of its troops in S. Korea will not be discussed at Trump-Kim summit 02 Jun 2018 - 02:35 pm
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India: Dust storm in Uttar Pradesh kills 16 02 Jun 2018 - 02:22 pm
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Whale dies in Thailand after swallowing 80 plastic bags 02 Jun 2018 - 01:52 pm
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Myanmar says willing to take back all Rohingya refugees 02 Jun 2018 - 01:22 pm
Sand bags are seen on the roof of a shelter to weigh it down in preparation for the upcoming monsoon season in Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia.AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
Mattis accuses China of 'intimidation and coercion' in S. China Sea 02 Jun 2018 - 11:11 am
US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis arrives to give an address at the IISS Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore June 2, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su
China arrests 15 for making bogus bottles for not-so-fine tipples 02 Jun 2018 - 10:35 am
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