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North Korea demands the US, South Korea halt joint military drills 31 Oct 2022 - 11:38 pm
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un oversees a missile launch at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released on October 10, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). (KCNA via REUTERS)
India to press rich countries to keep climate fund pledge 31 Oct 2022 - 11:23 pm
File Photo: School girls and mules are seen crossing railway tracks on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, December 2, 2021. (REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis)
Police arrest nine over Indian bridge collapse, toll reaches 134 31 Oct 2022 - 05:40 pm
People remove debris after a suspension bridge collapsed in Morbi town in the western state of Gujarat, India, on October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer
Fearing Covid, workers flee from Foxconn's vast Chinese iPhone plant 31 Oct 2022 - 03:40 pm
A woman carrying an umbrella walks past the logo of Foxconn outside a company's building in Taipei, Taiwan October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Rescuers search for bodies as Philippines storm death toll hits 98 31 Oct 2022 - 12:41 pm
This handout photo taken on October 30, 2022 and released by the Philippine Coast Guard on October 31 shows a rescue worker using a makeshift pole as they conduct search operations in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao province, after Tropical Storm Nalgae hit the region. Photo by Handout / Philippines Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP) /
Delhi stops construction as pollution set to worsen from Tuesday 31 Oct 2022 - 12:30 pm
Vehicles are seen on a highway on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
Shanghai Disney shuts over Covid, visitors unable to leave 31 Oct 2022 - 11:24 am
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India bridge collapse kills 132 31 Oct 2022 - 08:05 am
People gather as rescuers search for survivors after a suspension bridge collapsed in Morbi town in the western state of Gujarat, India, October 31, 2022. Reuters/Stringer
More than 80 killed in India as bridge packed with holiday sightseers collapses 30 Oct 2022 - 11:24 pm
A view shows a damaged part of a suspension bridge after it collapsed in Morbi town in the western state of Gujarat, India, October 30, 2022. (REUTERS)
Aid spending soared to record level in Pacific islands as COVID-19 hit 30 Oct 2022 - 09:29 pm
A man pushes a woman in wheelchair past a poster with a graphic of medical workers at a nucleic acid testing booth for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) , in Beijing, China, on October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Pakistani journalist crushed by ex-PM Khan's truck during coverage 30 Oct 2022 - 09:13 pm
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan is pictured during his march to pressure the government to announce new elections, in Lahore, Pakistan, October 28, 2022. (REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro)
Death toll rises to 68 in India bridge collapse 30 Oct 2022 - 08:42 pm
More than 150 people were on the suspension bridge over the Machhu River in the town of Morbi in Indian state of Gujarat, at the time of the collapse, claiming 68 lives and injuring 30. (Reuters)
Thirty killed in suspension bridge collapse in India 30 Oct 2022 - 06:34 pm
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South Korea cancels concerts, government briefings after tragedy 30 Oct 2022 - 11:29 am
Policemen stand guard at the scene where a stampede during Halloween festivities killed and injured many people at the popular Itaewon district in Seoul, South Korea, October 30, 2022. Yonhap via REUTERS
Chinese cities brace for wave of Foxconn workers from COVID-hit Zhengzhou 30 Oct 2022 - 11:22 am
A sign of Foxconn is seen at a glass door inside its office building in Taipei, Taiwan November 12, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
South Korea Halloween disaster leaves desperate families seeking word of missing 30 Oct 2022 - 10:15 am
A shoe and a plastic halloween pumpkin are pictured at the scene where a stampede during Halloween festivities killed and injured many people at the popular Itaewon district in Seoul, South Korea, October 30, 2022. Yonhap via REUTERS
Scenes of horror in Seoul after Halloween stampede 30 Oct 2022 - 08:09 am
Rescue workers work at the scene where a stampede during Halloween festivities killed and injured many people at the popular Itaewon district in Seoul, South Korea, October 30, 2022. Yonhap via Reuters
At least 146 killed in Halloween stampede in South Korea 29 Oct 2022 - 10:29 pm
Rescue team and firefighters work at the scene where dozens of people were injured in a stampede during a Halloween festival in Seoul, South Korea, on October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji