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Glitch delays restart of world's biggest nuclear plant in Japan 19 Jan 2026 - 12:32 pm
Participants demonstrate in front of Tokyo Electric Power Company's headquarters, against the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, in Tokyo on January 19, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
China's birth rate falls to lowest on record 19 Jan 2026 - 11:22 am
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Gas discovery provides boost to Philippines fast-dwindling reserves 19 Jan 2026 - 11:10 am
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Pakistani Prime Minister receives invitation from US President to join Gaza Peace Council 18 Jan 2026 - 11:58 pm
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Philippine Congress boosts army modernization budget to 673 mln USD in 2026 18 Jan 2026 - 07:40 pm
An Australian soldier (back L) supervises as Philippine Marines fire their weapons during a demonstration at Military Operation Urbanized Terrain (MOUTH) training exercises at the marine base in Ternate, Cavite province, southwest of Manila. File photo.
Factory explosion in China's Inner Mongolia kills 2, leaves 5 missing 18 Jan 2026 - 05:44 pm
This photo taken with a mobile phone on Jan. 18, 2026 shows the site of an explosion at a factory in Baotou, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Xinhua
Indonesia rescuers find body from plane crash 18 Jan 2026 - 01:58 pm
Joint search and rescue teams climb towards the suspected crash site of an Indonesia Air Transport turboprop plane that lost contact a day earlier while flying from Yogyakarta to Makassar, in the Bulusaraung Mountains, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 18, 2026. Photo by Muchtamir / AFP
Air traffic resumes at Aleppo International Airport 18 Jan 2026 - 01:11 pm
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Fire engulfs shopping mall in Pakistan, atleast six dead 18 Jan 2026 - 10:49 am
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Indonesian rescuers find debris from missing plane 18 Jan 2026 - 08:04 am
Joint search and rescue teams climb towards the suspected crash site of an Indonesia Air Transport turboprop plane in the Bulusaraung Mountains, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 18, 2026. (Photo by Muchtamir / AFP)
India slaps $2.45 mn fine on IndiGo for mass flight cancellations 17 Jan 2026 - 08:21 pm
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Cambodia arrests 75 online scam suspects in latest raids 17 Jan 2026 - 03:52 pm
This photo taken on Aug. 13, 2025 shows a view of the Phnom Sampov, a limestone mountain and religious site, in Battambang province, Cambodia.(Fauna & Flora-Cambodia Program/Handout via Xinhua)
Norovirus infections sicken over 100 students in south China school 17 Jan 2026 - 02:01 pm
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CERES-2 commercial carrier rocket fails in maiden flight 17 Jan 2026 - 01:22 pm
A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying an Algerian remote-sensing satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Jan. 15, 2026. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
Aircraft loses contact in Indonesia's South Sulawesi, search underway 17 Jan 2026 - 01:21 pm
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Australian woman wakes up to 2.5m snake lying on her chest 16 Jan 2026 - 08:09 pm
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India looks to finalise 'mother of all deals' with EU 16 Jan 2026 - 07:29 pm
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China, Canada discuss strengthening bilateral ties during Canadian PM visit 16 Jan 2026 - 04:36 pm
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