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Indian politician known for close ties with Bollywood killed in Mumbai 13 Oct 2024 - 12:41 pm
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A-bomb survivors use Nobel Peace Prize to share anti-nuke message with the young 12 Oct 2024 - 05:08 pm
Member of the Nihon Hidankyo and atomic bomb survivor, co-chair Terumi Tanaka (2nd R) speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on October 12, 2024. Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP.
Six killed as wall collapses at construction site in India's Gujarat 12 Oct 2024 - 03:52 pm
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TikTok slashes hundreds of jobs in AI shift 12 Oct 2024 - 03:47 pm
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China tees up fresh spending to boost ailing economy 12 Oct 2024 - 12:35 pm
China's Finance Minister Lan Fon (C) speaks next to Vice Minister of Finance Wang Dongwei (2nd-L), Vice Minister of Finance Liao Min (2nd-R) and Vice Minister of Finance Guo Tingting (R) during a press conference in Beijing on October 12, 2024. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)
Tears, warnings after Japan atomic survivors group win Nobel 12 Oct 2024 - 10:26 am
A group of tourists visits the cenotaph as the ruins of the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, now commonly known as the atomic bomb dome (back), is seen from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima city on October 12, 2024. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Elephant playground slides fan nostalgia for Taiwanese 12 Oct 2024 - 08:30 am
This photo taken on September 10, 2024 shows an elephant slide at an elementary school in New Taipei City. (Photo by Yan Zhao / AFP)
China retrieves first reusable, returnable test satellite 11 Oct 2024 - 08:46 pm
China retrieved its first reusable and returnable test satellite, Shijian-19, at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on October 11, 2024. (Photo by Wang Heng/Xinhua)
Blinken to ASEAN leaders: US is worried about China's 'dangerous' actions in disputed sea 11 Oct 2024 - 08:08 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a press conference during the 44th and 45th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits in Vientiane on October 11, 2024. (Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy / POOL / AFP)
Partial remains of British climber believed found 100 years after Everest ascent 11 Oct 2024 - 06:53 pm
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Air India flight lands safely after mid-air emergency 11 Oct 2024 - 06:33 pm
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Han Kang's books sell out in South Korea after Nobel win 11 Oct 2024 - 02:07 pm
A man holds books by South Korean author Han Kang, who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, at a bookstore in Seoul on October 11, 2024. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Father of Tottenham star Son fined for violating child welfare law at football academy in South Korea 11 Oct 2024 - 01:51 pm
South Korean national football team captain Son Heung-min listens to a question during a press conference before team practice sessions at Seoul World Cup Stadium on March 20, 2024, a day ahead of the FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers second round group C match between South Korea and Thailand. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Japanese atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize 11 Oct 2024 - 01:42 pm
Tomoyuki Mimaki, representative director of the Nihon Hidankyo, attends a press conference after the group was awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, in Hiroshima on October 11, 2024. Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP
Voice of Japan's beloved robot cat 'Doraemon' dies 11 Oct 2024 - 11:48 am
This picture taken on July 18, 2013 shows a journalist walking amid life-size figures of Doraemon during the press preview of the Fujiko F Fujio Exhibition in Tokyo. Photo by TORU YAMANAKA / AFP
Philippines arrests alleged Chinese scam farm chain boss 11 Oct 2024 - 11:39 am
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South Koreans react with joy and amazement at writer Han Kang's Nobel win 10 Oct 2024 - 07:32 pm
A person watches a news broadcast with file footage of South Korean author Han Kang, at a train station in Seoul on October 10, 2024. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP
South Korea's Han Kang wins literature Nobel 10 Oct 2024 - 03:53 pm
This undated photo released by Yonhap news agency on October 10, 2024 shows South Korean author Han Kang delivering a speech at a lecture in Gwangju. Photo by YONHAP / AFP