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S. Korea plane crash victims would have lived but for runway barrier: simulation 08 Jan 2026 - 05:39 pm
Firefighters take part in a search operation near the site where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on January 11, 2025. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Giant pandas emblematic of Malaysia-China ties official 08 Jan 2026 - 02:02 pm
Giant pandas twins Leni (top) and Lotti (L, bottom), known in Chinese as Meng Hao and Meng Tian, and their mother Meng Meng are seen at Zoo Berlin in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 22, 2025. Xinhua/Du Zheyu
Japan nuclear official loses phone with confidential data in China 08 Jan 2026 - 01:19 pm
Pedestrians walk with umbrellas as it snows and rains in Tokyo's Akihabara district on January 2, 2026. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Nearly 1,000 families evacuated as Mayon volcano oozes lava 08 Jan 2026 - 12:50 pm
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Video: Viral 'Chinese Trump' wins laughs on both sides of Pacific 08 Jan 2026 - 11:26 am
The photo taken on December 15, 2025 shows Donald Trump's impersonator Ryan Chen speaking as his assistant records a video along the Jialing River, in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
Direct Bangladesh-Pakistan flights to resume after 14 years 08 Jan 2026 - 10:08 am
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6.7-magnitude earthquake hits East Baculin in Philippines 07 Jan 2026 - 03:10 pm
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Indonesia touts 'victory' in achieving rice self-sufficiency 07 Jan 2026 - 02:51 pm
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5.2-magnitude quake hits north of Barishal, Pakistan: USGS 06 Jan 2026 - 11:02 pm
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Traffic deaths in Japan fall to 2,547 in 2025 06 Jan 2026 - 07:25 pm
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Japan nuclear plant operator may have underestimated quake risks 06 Jan 2026 - 05:41 pm
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Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir's hip injury 'serious but not dangerous': daughter 06 Jan 2026 - 05:33 pm
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Indonesia rescuers find sunken tourist boat along with body 06 Jan 2026 - 04:20 pm
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Malaysia's ex-PM Mahathir hospitalised with hip fracture after fall at home 06 Jan 2026 - 02:39 pm
This picture taken on May 5, 2025 shows Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad posing for a picture at his office in Putrajaya. Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP
Climate-driven tree deaths speeding up in Australia: study 06 Jan 2026 - 01:25 pm
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14 killed in North Sulawesi floods, Indonesia 06 Jan 2026 - 12:04 pm
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South Korea's Lee snaps Xi selfie with Chinese 'backdoor' phone 06 Jan 2026 - 11:44 am
South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung (L) and his wife Kim Hea Kyung (2nd L) take a selfie with China's President Xi Jinping (2nd R) and his wife Peng Liyuan (R) after a dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 5, 2026. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Philippines arrests ex-general who called for president's ouster 06 Jan 2026 - 10:56 am
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