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China says it was smeared in Biden State of the Union speech 08 Feb 2023 - 02:10 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on February 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. The speech marks Biden's first address to the new Republican-controlled House. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
South Korean safety minister impeached over crowd crush 08 Feb 2023 - 12:33 pm
Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min (second from left) is seen attending a Cabinet meeting in Sejong City Tuesday. (Yonhap)
Anti-China leader ousted in Solomon Islands, ABC reports 07 Feb 2023 - 11:40 pm
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) and his counterpart Solomon Islands' Jeremiah Manele at a press conference in Honiara on May 28, 2022. File photo / AFP
Funeral held for Pakistan ex-president Musharraf 07 Feb 2023 - 05:02 pm
Army soldiers escort an ambulance carrying the coffin of Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf after his funeral prayers while transporting his body to an army graveyard for burial in Karachi on February 7, 2023. (Photo by Rizwan Tabassum / AFP)
India's Adani inches back up after loan pledge 07 Feb 2023 - 04:17 pm
Indian Youth Congress party (IYC) activists hold placards and shout slogans during a protest outside the regional headquarters of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in New Delhi on February 7, 2023, calling for an enquiry into allegations of major accounting fraud at Adani, the country's biggest conglomerate.  (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Disney+ in Hong Kong drops 'Simpsons' episode with 'forced labour' mention 07 Feb 2023 - 03:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Times Square Disney store is seen in Times Square, New York City, U.S. December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Pfosi/File Photo
Seoul court rules South Korea responsible for Vietnam War massacre 07 Feb 2023 - 02:44 pm
This photo taken in August 2022 shows a Vietnam War victim Nguyen Thi Thanh (right) who filed a damage suit against the South Korean government. (Courtesy of Korea-Vietnam Peace Foundation)
Japanese 'Luffy' criminal ringleaders deported from Philippines 07 Feb 2023 - 02:35 pm
Toshiya Fujita (2nd L) and Kiyoto Imamura (front 2nd R, with glasses), members of a group of suspects believed to be behind a spate of robberies and telephone fraud cases across Japan, are escorted upon their arrival following their deportation from the Philippines at Narita International Airport in Chiba prefecture, outside Tokyo, on February 7, 2023.
Marvel superheroes return to Chinese cinemas after nearly four years 07 Feb 2023 - 10:39 am
Two men look at their smartphone as they wait to watch the movie
19-month old Thai toddler trapped down well rescued 07 Feb 2023 - 10:22 am
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Former military ruler Musharraf's body arrives in Pakistan 07 Feb 2023 - 12:53 am
File Photo: Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf speaks in a televised address to the nation in Islamabad August 18, 2008. (REUTERS/Press Information Department)
Thai cadets break world record with mass martial arts ritual 06 Feb 2023 - 09:34 pm
Muay Thai fighters perform the traditional Wai Kru ceremony during a festival for the Thai martial art in Rajabhakti Park in Hua Hin on February 6, 2023, as some 3,360 exponents gathered in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most people taking part in the Wai Kru ritual at once. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP)
Pakistan unblocks Wikipedia as PM overturns regulator’s order 06 Feb 2023 - 08:48 pm
File photo of Wikipedia. (Photo: AFP/Lionel BONAVENTURE)
Former military ruler Musharraf's body to be flown to Pakistan 06 Feb 2023 - 06:05 pm
In this file photo taken on March 24, 2013 Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf prays after arriving at the Karachi International airport from Dubai. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
India opens its largest helicopter factory in new defence push 06 Feb 2023 - 05:17 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at the crowd during the inauguration of 'India Energy Week 2023' under India's G20 Presidency, in Bengaluru on February 6, 2023. (Photo by Manjunath KIRAN / AFP)
India to send rescue, medical teams to Turkey 06 Feb 2023 - 02:51 pm
People search for survivors through the rubble in Diyarbakir, on February 6, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east. - At least 284 people died in Turkey and more than 2,300 people were injured in one of Turkey's biggest quakes in at least a century, as search and rescue work continue in several major cities. (Photo by ILYAS AKENGIN / AFP)
Hong Kong to host first golf event in over three years 06 Feb 2023 - 11:14 am
A boat crosses Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on November 10, 2022. (Photo by Bertha WANG / AFP)
Indonesian economic growth rises to nine-year high 06 Feb 2023 - 10:54 am
People wearing protective masks enjoy a pedestrian bridge during the dusk amid of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan