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Malaysia's Petronas Chemicals suffers losses in Q2 amid weak market 13 Aug 2025 - 06:35 pm
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Typhoon Podul hits Taiwan 13 Aug 2025 - 01:07 pm
This picture taken and released by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on August 13, 2025 shows waves generated by Typhoon Podul breaking along the coast in Taitung.  Photo by CNA / AFP
Nepal waives climbing fees for 97 mountain peaks 13 Aug 2025 - 12:50 pm
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Man arrested after police gun fired at Australian airport 13 Aug 2025 - 11:00 am
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'Unhappy Meal': McDonald's Japan sorry for Pokemon debacle 13 Aug 2025 - 10:49 am
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Sri Lanka to recruit 62,000 public servants to fill essential vacancies 13 Aug 2025 - 01:00 am
Elephants are seen at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, Aug. 9, 2025. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Indonesia delivers 1st used cooking oil-based aviation fuel shipment 12 Aug 2025 - 10:00 pm
A sample of Pertamina's sustainable aviation fuel made from a mix of used cooking oil is presented during a news conference at a Pertamina refinery in Cilacap, Central Java, on  August 12, 2025. Photo credit: Idhad Zakaria/Antara/social media
ASEAN can play more proactive role in reforming UN: experts 12 Aug 2025 - 06:54 pm
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US toughens terrorism ban of Pakistan separatist fighters 12 Aug 2025 - 03:54 pm
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Death toll from mountain torrents in NW China's Gansu rises to 15 12 Aug 2025 - 03:13 pm
Rescuers clear rocks following flash floods in Yangwashan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
Families mourn 40 years since deadly Japan Airlines crash 12 Aug 2025 - 02:28 pm
People release balloons to pray for the victims of the Japan Airlines Flight 123 crash, the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident with 520 killed, at the crash site on Mount Osutaka in Ueno Village, Gunma Prefecture on August 12, 2025. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT
Singapore raises 2025 growth forecast but warns of global risks 12 Aug 2025 - 02:17 pm
Tourist buses are parked at an open carpark near the Chinatown district in Singapore on January 7, 2025. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN and ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP)
China announces temporary anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola 12 Aug 2025 - 01:17 pm
Containers are seen at the port in Shanghai on August 12, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Hundreds seek shelter as Typhoon Podul nears Taiwan 12 Aug 2025 - 01:13 pm
Fishermen secure their boats at Wushih Harbor in Yilan as Typhoon Podul approaches on August 12, 2025 (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)
Italian athlete dies at World Games in China 12 Aug 2025 - 11:12 am
Members of Italy's delegation wave their country's national flag as they take part in the athletes' parade during the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Games at the Tianfu International Convention Centre in Chengdu, in China's southwestern Sichuan province on August 7, 2025. Photo by JADE GAO / AFP
Toll of India Himalayan flood likely to be at least 70 12 Aug 2025 - 10:15 am
Army and rescue personnel construct a bailey bridge near the Bhatwari village in the Uttarkashi district on August 8, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Trump to host South Korean president Aug 25: Seoul 12 Aug 2025 - 08:12 am
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2 feared dead, several missing as heavy rain pounds southwestern Japan 12 Aug 2025 - 05:00 am
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