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World / Asia

Hong Kong suspends flight bans as it eases COVID rules 07 Jul 2022 - 11:43 am
Travellers wearing face masks queue at the check-in counters of the Hong Kong International Airport amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Panjshir in Afghanistan 07 Jul 2022 - 10:52 am
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Heavy monsoon rains claim 77 lives so far in Pakistan; several homes damaged 06 Jul 2022 - 08:17 pm
Photo credit: PakWeather.com
Heavy rains leave 17 dead over 3 days in Pakistan 06 Jul 2022 - 07:13 pm
A plane flies with the rain clouds in the background, during the monsoon season in Karachi, Pakistan, July 6, 2022. (Reuters/Akhtar Soomro)
2 dead, 3 injured in explosion at Kazakhstan's largest oil field 06 Jul 2022 - 05:28 pm
Peninsula
Sri Lanka president asks Russia's Putin to help import fuel 06 Jul 2022 - 03:48 pm
Three-wheelers queue for petrol near a Lanka IOC fuel station (Indian Oil Corporation) due to fuel shortage, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
China allows AstraZeneca's COVID preventive drug in southern city 06 Jul 2022 - 03:37 pm
Residents line up for nucleic acid testing at a night market following a new case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Haikou, Hainan province, China August 3, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo
India's restaurants slam new rules against compulsory service charge 06 Jul 2022 - 02:45 pm
Women have lunch at a restaurant as India eases lockdown restrictions that were imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
Firefighter stages daring rescue of woman trapped in submerged car in China floods 06 Jul 2022 - 02:04 pm
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Shanghai spike, subvariant’s spread tests China Covid policy 06 Jul 2022 - 01:10 pm
Medical worker in a protective suit crosses a street following a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China, July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Not 'business as usual' for G20 foreign ministers meeting in Bali 06 Jul 2022 - 12:56 pm
Head of delegates prepare for a meeting on the last day of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 18, 2022. Mast Irham / Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Sri Lanka looks to Indians visitors to restore battered tourism sector 06 Jul 2022 - 12:13 pm
A man rides a cycle along main road as less vehicles are on the road due to fuel shortage, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Thousands more evacuate homes in Sydney even as heavy rains ease 06 Jul 2022 - 12:05 pm
A home is inundated by floodwaters, following heavy rains and severe flooding in the McGraths Hill suburb of Sydney, Australia, July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Pakistan approves imports in local currency from neighbouring Afghanistan 05 Jul 2022 - 06:11 pm
A worker of Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) climbs up a high-voltage pylon in Peshawar, Pakistan, August 7, 2017. (Reuters/Fayaz Aziz/File Photo)
Philippines' Marcos says China ties are about more than conflict 05 Jul 2022 - 02:28 pm
Ferdinand
Monsoon rains lash Pakistan; 9 killed in country's southwest 05 Jul 2022 - 02:18 pm
Source: Social media
China's Shanghai to carry out some COVID testing, residents say 05 Jul 2022 - 02:11 pm
A resident gets tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) behind barriers of a sealed area, amid new lockdown measures in parts of the city to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
China probes 1990s case of baby taken from parents that sparked outrage online 05 Jul 2022 - 02:05 pm
A man braving the wind walks past the Chinese flag on the Tiananmen Square, before the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins