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Floods ravage Pakistan leaving 1,000 dead, $10 billion in damage 29 Aug 2022 - 10:28 am
A close up view shows homes and fields during flooding, in Rajanpur, Pakistan, August 28, 2022. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
Firefighting tanker plane in deadly Australia crash likely stalled - final report 29 Aug 2022 - 10:00 am
Boots honouring the firefighters killed in the Australian bushfires are seen at a state memorial at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, February 23, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Chinese drillers work 15-hour days building wells in drought-hit Jiangxi 29 Aug 2022 - 09:20 am
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6.4 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra island 29 Aug 2022 - 09:18 am
School students and staff gather in an open area after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near Mentawai Islands, in South Nias, North Sumatra, Indonesia August 29, 2022 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Facebook/Doniman Aro Harefa/via REUTERS
Plumes of dust as India demolishes illegal skyscrapers 28 Aug 2022 - 06:26 pm
The Supertech Twin Towers collapses following a controlled demolition after the Supreme Court found them in violation of building norms, in Noida, India, on August 28, 2022. REUTERS/ Anushree Fadnavis
Pakistan foreign minister says help needed after 'overwhelming' floods 28 Aug 2022 - 06:10 pm
A man wades through flood waters trying to salvage his belongings following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Charsadda, Pakistan August 28, 2022. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
Seoul, Washington conduct second-round of joint military maneuvers Monday 28 Aug 2022 - 04:09 pm
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Sotheby’s first Singapore auction in 15 years beats expectations 28 Aug 2022 - 03:38 pm
A view of the city skyline in Singapore January 25, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
2 high-rise towers in India demolished for violating laws 28 Aug 2022 - 03:32 pm
The Supertech Twin Towers collapses following a controlled demolition after the Supreme Court found them in violation of building norms, in Noida, India, August 28, 2022. REUTERS/ Anushree Fadnavis
Chinese Province Bordering Beijing Expands Covid Lockdown 28 Aug 2022 - 03:07 pm
People wear face masks as they stand in a street following a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China, August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/
Power crunch in China's Sichuan Province eases: State media 28 Aug 2022 - 12:59 pm
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Pakistan flooding deaths pass 1,000 in 'climate catastrophe' 28 Aug 2022 - 12:14 pm
A man swims in flood waters while heading for a higher ground, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Charsadda, Pakistan August 27, 2022. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
South Korea elected chair of Int'l arms treaty's decision-making body 28 Aug 2022 - 11:48 am
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Families near Indian skyscraper demolition site vacate homes 28 Aug 2022 - 11:04 am
A view of Supertech Twin Towers ahead of its scheduled demolition by controlled explosion after the Supreme Court found them in violation of building norms, in Noida, India, August 28, 2022. REUTERS/ Anushree Fadnavis
Australian defence minister to visit France, Germany, Britain to boost ties 28 Aug 2022 - 09:34 am
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US navy sends two cruisers through Taiwan strait 28 Aug 2022 - 08:41 am
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54), deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, conducts underway operations in the Taiwan Strait, August 28, 2022. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS
Deaths from flooding in monsoon drenched Pakistan near 1,000 27 Aug 2022 - 02:55 pm
A flood victim covers himself with a plastic sheet to avoid rain, with damaged houses in the background, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Jafarabd, Pakistan August 26, 2022. REUTERS/Amer Hussain
Gone in 15 seconds: India to raze skyscrapers in record demolition 27 Aug 2022 - 02:28 pm
India's Supreme Court ruled last year that the builders of the two towers had violated a series of critical construction rules, ordering the buildings to be razed to the ground.  Reuters