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China's southern megacity of Guangzhou rushes to quell COVID outbreak 29 Apr 2022 - 06:40 pm
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South Korea to relax outdoor mask mandate as COVID-19 slows 29 Apr 2022 - 06:38 pm
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Hong Kong eases COVID rules for aircrews, lifts overseas travel alert 29 Apr 2022 - 04:55 pm
A Cathay Pacific aircraft takes off at the airport, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, March 31, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
Pakistan, India reel under intense heat wave 29 Apr 2022 - 04:03 pm
A man breaks a block of ice to distribute it among the residents of a slum during hot weather in Ahmedabad, India, April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Lawmaker: Sri Lanka president agrees to remove brother as PM 29 Apr 2022 - 01:15 pm
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China, N.Korea halt border rail crossing over COVID fears 29 Apr 2022 - 12:32 pm
Freight cars are seen at a train station in Dandong, Liaoning province, China April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Japan finds wreck of missing tourist boat -media 29 Apr 2022 - 10:28 am
A helicopter searches for missing people onboard the tour boat
Taiwan's daily COVID cases top 10,000 for first time 28 Apr 2022 - 04:56 pm
People line up at a testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Keelung, Taiwan April 28, 2022. REUTERS/I-Hwa Cheng
India sweats over worst power cuts in six years during extreme heat 28 Apr 2022 - 03:51 pm
A man rests in a dry water tunnel of the Sarkhej Roza lake during hot weather in Ahmedabad, India, April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Young S.Koreans dread revival of work dinners as pandemic eases 28 Apr 2022 - 01:16 pm
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India stands by social-media demands as Musk moves on Twitter 28 Apr 2022 - 01:01 pm
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Workers strike to pressure Sri Lankan president to step down 28 Apr 2022 - 10:36 am
Workers are seen at a closed essential food store during a nationwide strike demanding the resignation of President Goatabaya Takapaksa and his cabinet in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 28, 2022. Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Covid-hit Beijing increases curbs, fears Shanghai-like misery 28 Apr 2022 - 08:12 am
Medical workers in protective suits collect swabs from residents at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China April 28, 2022. Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Late PM Bhutto's son appointed Pakistan's new foreign minister 27 Apr 2022 - 03:20 pm
File photo: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) along with leaders of other parties attend a joint press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan March 30, 2022. Reuters/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
Philippines’ Duterte won’t attend Biden’s ASEAN Summit 27 Apr 2022 - 02:05 pm
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India too hot, says Modi, sending fire warning nationwide as Delhi landfill burns 27 Apr 2022 - 01:50 pm
A firefighter uses his mobile phone as he sits on top of a fire truck as smoke billows from burning garbage at the Bhalswa landfill site in New Delhi, India, April 27, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Malaysia to lift more COVID curbs, eases mask mandate 27 Apr 2022 - 01:39 pm
A traveller pushes a luggage trolley at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2), as the country reopens its borders fully to allow entry without quarantine for visitors vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia, April 1, 2022. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/File Photo
Cash-strapped Nepal bans imports of cars, cuts work week 27 Apr 2022 - 01:30 pm
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