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Major quake off Philippines kills at least 15, triggers tsunami warnings 08 Jun 2026 - 11:16 am
This frame grab made from UGC video footage courtesy of Deped Mahayahay Elementary School shows huddled schoolchildren in a field reacting during an 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Malita town, Davao del Sur province on June 8, 2026. (Photo by Courtesy of Deped Mahayahay Elementary School / AFP)
Mass school closures in Japan city as bear roams streets 08 Jun 2026 - 10:52 am
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Major quake off Philippines kills three, triggers tsunami warnings 08 Jun 2026 - 08:06 am
A collapsed building is seen after an 7.8 magnitude earthquake in General Santos City on June 8, 2026. (Photo by Edwin Espejo / AFP)
China activates Level-IV flood emergency response for six provincial-level regions 07 Jun 2026 - 11:41 am
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Missing Malaysian hiker's rescue hailed a 'miracle' 07 Jun 2026 - 11:25 am
This handout photo taken and released by Perak's Fire and Rescue Department on June 6, 2026, shows rescuers assisting Jaslinda Saludin (2nd L) after she was found in a forested area in central Malaysia's Perak state. (Photo by Handout / Perak's Fire and Rescue Department / AFP)
Heavy rain batters southwest Japan 07 Jun 2026 - 11:09 am
(FILE PHOTO) A woman holding an umbrella stands on a street in rain brought by Typhoon Jangmi in Tokyo, Japan, June 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Republic of Korea president nominates would-be second woman PM 07 Jun 2026 - 10:15 am
This handout photo released on June 7, 2026 by the presidential Blue House in Seoul shows a portrait of Han Seong-sook, South Korean Minister of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Startups. (Photo by Handout / The Blue House / AFP)
Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling 'gaokao' 07 Jun 2026 - 08:24 am
Students enter a school on the first day of China's National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) known as
UNESCO recommends inscription of Japanese site on World Heritage List 06 Jun 2026 - 05:50 pm
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China's first cruise-to-nowhere voyage sets sail from Shanghai 06 Jun 2026 - 05:33 pm
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Viral 'Cockroach Party' leads India protest over exam fiasco 06 Jun 2026 - 04:28 pm
A Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporter holds a cockroach mask during a protest over alleged irregularities in the country's major examinations, in New Delhi on June 6, 2026. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
Istanbul bans forest entry to prevent summer wildfires 06 Jun 2026 - 03:35 pm
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15 World Cup delegation members denied US visas: Iran media 06 Jun 2026 - 03:12 pm
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Australia flu cases drop 65 percent as experts urge vaccination 06 Jun 2026 - 02:44 pm
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Shark kills diver off Western Australia 06 Jun 2026 - 12:03 pm
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Rescuers halt search for two last men lost in Laos cave 06 Jun 2026 - 11:39 am
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India tightens security ahead of 'Cockroach Party' protest 06 Jun 2026 - 09:42 am
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke (C, right) shouts slogans during a protest over alleged irregularities in the country's major examinations, in New Delhi on June 6, 2026. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
'I thought I would perish': Everest survivor recounts ordeal 06 Jun 2026 - 09:23 am
Mountaineer Dawa Sherpa's wife Damu Sherpa (R) and daughter Mendo Lhamu Sherpa (L) wait outside the intensive care unit (ICU) at HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu on June 5, 2026. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat / AFP)