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India's central bank cuts rates more than expected to boost growth 06 Jun 2025 - 10:22 am
A pedestrian walks past a signage outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai on June 6, 2025. India's central bank cut interest rates more than expected on June 6, citing muted inflation and a need to kickstart economic growth as the impact of US tariffs weighed on the country's outlook. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)
Japan court rejects $92 bn damages verdict against Fukushima operator ex-bosses 06 Jun 2025 - 09:58 am
(FILES) This combination of pictures taken and created on September 19, 2019 shows three former executives from Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), former chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata (R), who died in October 2024, and former vice presidents Ichiro Takekuro (C) and Sakae Muto (L), arriving at the Tokyo District Court to attend their trial. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
New Zealand parliament gives record bans to Maori MPs over haka 05 Jun 2025 - 12:30 pm
This screen grab taken from video released by the New Zealand Parliament on June 5, 2025 shows Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi holding a noose while speaking at the parliament in Wellington. (Photo by Handout / New Zealand Parliament / AFP)
Qatar participates in CITES Global Youth Summit 2025 in Singapore 04 Jun 2025 - 03:04 pm
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Around 100 dead cats found at Japan woman's home 04 Jun 2025 - 10:11 am
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Vietnam scraps two-child limit as birth rate declines 04 Jun 2025 - 08:02 am
A mother takes her child to kindergarten in Hanoi on June 4, 2025. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP)
South Korea's centre-left leader Lee wins presidency 03 Jun 2025 - 09:46 pm
Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea's Democratic Party, acknowledges supporters as he awaits the final results of the presidential election in Seoul on June 4, 2025. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP)
Polls show South Korea's Lee on track to win presidency by landslide 03 Jun 2025 - 03:22 pm
Election officials unload a ballot box at a counting station in Seoul on June 3, 2025. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Pakistan teen influencer killed after 'rejecting' man 03 Jun 2025 - 02:43 pm
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South Korea votes for new president after martial law turmoil 02 Jun 2025 - 09:57 pm
South Koreans cheer during final election campaign event ahead of the upcoming June 3 presidential election in Seoul on June 2, 2025. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP)
Bangladesh launches fresh reform bid 02 Jun 2025 - 05:01 pm
(FILES) Nobel laureate and Chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government Muhammad Yunus. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)
South Korea presidential candidates rally in final campaign stretch 02 Jun 2025 - 02:37 pm
Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea's Democratic Party, gestures behind bullet-resistant glass at the podium during his final election campaign event ahead of the upcoming June 3 presidential election in Seoul on June 2, 2025. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP.
Snakes on a plane: Indian smuggler caught with venomous vipers 02 Jun 2025 - 07:53 am
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South Korea's export falls 1.3 pct in May 01 Jun 2025 - 08:32 pm
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Bangladeshi chief adviser urges Chinese investors to make Bangladesh their home, production hub 01 Jun 2025 - 07:23 pm
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus (C) speaks during a press conference upon his arrival at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
India's monsoon rains kill at least 30 in northeast 01 Jun 2025 - 04:26 pm
Residents wade through a flooded street following heavy rainfall in the Khurai Konsam Leikai village in Imphal East district of India's Manipur state on May 31, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Indian airline IndiGo orders 30 Airbus A350 widebody planes 01 Jun 2025 - 04:01 pm
Indigo CEO Pieter Elbers addresses a media briefing in New Delhi on May 30, 2025. (Photo by Money Sharma / AFP)
Bangladesh banknotes replace ousted PM's father portrait 01 Jun 2025 - 12:42 pm
Specimens of notes - 20, 50 and 1,000 - as released by Bangladesh Bank