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Asia's richest man takes global rich to the zoo 02 Mar 2024 - 10:07 am
This handout photograph taken and released by Statue Of Unity PRO on March 1, 2024, shows Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates (C) in a golf cart as he tours Kevadiya in India's Gujarat state. (Photo by Statue Of Unity, PRO / AFP)
S. Korea police raid medical association office over walkout 01 Mar 2024 - 04:23 pm
Police stand guard in front of the main gate of the Korean Medical Association (KMA) in Seoul on March 1, 2024 as police raid its offices. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Grieving families await bodies after Bangladesh fire 01 Mar 2024 - 04:00 pm
People offer funeral prayers for the victims who died in a restaurant blaze in Dhaka on March 1, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Safety lapses blamed for Bangladesh fire as toll rises to 46 01 Mar 2024 - 01:37 pm
People gather near a commercial building a day after a fire accident, as firefighters and forensic expert inspect the site in Dhaka on March 1, 2024. Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP
43 dead, many injured in Bangladesh building fire 29 Feb 2024 - 11:58 pm
Firefighters carry an injured person during rescue operations following a fire in a commercial building that killed at least 43 people, in Dhaka, on February 29, 2024. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Indonesia warns of heavy rains in capital for next 8 days 29 Feb 2024 - 02:01 pm
People walk through floodwaters due to heavy rainfall in a residential area in Jakarta on February 29, 2024. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
Pakistan swears in new parliament in after election marred by rigging claims 29 Feb 2024 - 11:55 am
Security personnel stand guard before the start of the inaugural session of the National Assembly after general election, outside the parliament house building in Islamabad on February 29, 2024. (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
Zuckerberg, S. Korea's President Yoon talk AI cooperation 29 Feb 2024 - 11:27 am
This handout photo taken on February 29, 2024 and released by South Korean Presidential Office via Yonhap shows South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (R) shaking hands with Mark Zuckerberg (L), head of US tech giant Meta, during their meeting at Yoon's office in Seoul. Photo by Handout / South Korean Presidential Office / AFP
Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani says he is 'now married' 29 Feb 2024 - 11:21 am
Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on in the dugout during a game against the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch on February 27, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. Christian Petersen/Getty Images/AFP
S. Korea doctors' group accuses govt of 'intimidation' 28 Feb 2024 - 02:05 pm
Medical workers walk outside a hospital after snowfall in Seoul on February 22, 2024. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP
Newborns in Japan are at a new low, while fewer couples marry 27 Feb 2024 - 06:18 pm
Customers gather at a souvenir shop that sells local seafood in Tokyo on February 27, 2024. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
S. Korea empowers nurses as doctors' strike continues 27 Feb 2024 - 04:15 pm
A medical worker walks past the Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul on February 21, 2024. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP
Rat on a plane sparks worries for Sri Lanka's airline 27 Feb 2024 - 12:52 pm
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Indian Ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas passes away 26 Feb 2024 - 02:28 pm
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Manhunt for nearly 100 drug users escaped from Vietnam rehab 26 Feb 2024 - 12:18 pm
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Sri Lanka scraps long-term visa for Russians, Ukrainians 25 Feb 2024 - 02:19 pm
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Explosion at Indian fireworks factory kills 4 25 Feb 2024 - 12:50 pm
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Japan to spend extra $660 mn in quake relief 25 Feb 2024 - 10:09 am
People walk past fallen utility poles and damaged buildings in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 4, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP