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World / Asia

Power outage hits Philippine airport, some flights cancelled 01 May 2023 - 11:56 am
Passengers look at a screen showing flight information at terminal 3 of Ninoy International Airport in Pasay, Metro Manila on January 1, 2023. (Photo by KEVIN TRISTAN ESPIRITU / AFP)
Jack Ma takes up visiting professor post in Japan 01 May 2023 - 11:43 am
Alibaba founder Jack Ma (Jorge Silva / AFP File Photo)
Philippines won't become military staging post: Marcos 01 May 2023 - 11:36 am
Peninsula
Polls close in Uzbekistan constitutional referendum 30 Apr 2023 - 11:29 pm
A handout photograph released by the Press Service of the President of Uzbekistan on April 30, 2023, shows Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev casting his vote at a polling station in Tashkent. (Photo by Handout / Uzbek Presidential Press Service / AFP) 
Ding Liren becomes China's first world chess champion 30 Apr 2023 - 05:27 pm
Source: International Chess Federation (FIDE) website
Philippine leader travels to US to bolster ties 30 Apr 2023 - 03:00 pm
Peninsula
India captures rice-raiding elephant after six killed 30 Apr 2023 - 01:46 pm
This picture taken on April 29, 2023, shows forest officials transporting 'Arikomban' the wild elephant, at Idukki district in India's Kerala state. Photo by Shiyami / AFP
Four missing after dive boat sinks at Philippine reef 30 Apr 2023 - 01:38 pm
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China factory activity cools in April as recovery challenges loom 30 Apr 2023 - 11:47 am
Peninsula
Gas leak kills 11 in India 30 Apr 2023 - 11:36 am
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel arrive to inspect the gas leak accident at a factory in Ludhiana on April 30, 2023. Photo by AFP
India’s anti-money laundering agency searches Byju’s offices 29 Apr 2023 - 05:54 pm
Peninsula
Sri Lankan Parliament votes to support IMF recovery program 28 Apr 2023 - 06:17 pm
A general view of the Galle fort in Galle on April 27, 2023. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP)
UN urges Afghanistan's Taliban to reverse bans on women 28 Apr 2023 - 05:09 pm
A Taliban fighter stands guard along a street in Kabul on December 27, 2022. (AFP)
Japan to lift COVID-19 border controls before holiday week 28 Apr 2023 - 04:25 pm
People cross a street in Yurakucho district of Tokyo on April 28, 2023. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Tokyo plan likened to putting 'skyscrapers' in Central Park 28 Apr 2023 - 12:09 pm
People cross a street in Yurakucho district of Tokyo on April 28, 2023. Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP
US calls on Pakistan to move forward on IMF reforms 27 Apr 2023 - 09:41 pm
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters building is seen in Washington, US, April 8, 2019. (REUTERS File Photo)
Australia rediscovers 'football's Ashes' after 69 years 27 Apr 2023 - 02:47 pm
The century-old Australia and New Zealand ANZAC Football Ashes trophy, that was last sighted in 1954, in Sydney. | Photo Credit: AFP PHOTO/FOOTBALL AUSTRALIA
Thai woman charged with cyanide murder as list of victims grows 27 Apr 2023 - 01:51 pm
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