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Two injured after 5.8-magnitude quake hits Japan's Aomori prefecture 20 Nov 2023 - 09:37 am
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Indian rescuers to dig new shaft for 41 men trapped for 9 days 20 Nov 2023 - 09:31 am
Rescue workers stand at an entrance of the under construction road tunnel, days after it collapsed in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state on November 18, 2023. Photo by AFP
More than 500 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia 19 Nov 2023 - 02:28 pm
This picture taken on November 18, 2023 in the Batee subdistrict in Aceh Province's Pidie region shows the two boats that carried Rohingya refugees to Batee and Laweung on November 14 and November 15, 2023. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP)
Philippine earthquake death toll rises to 8 19 Nov 2023 - 01:47 pm
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India considering new shaft to free trapped tunnel workers 19 Nov 2023 - 12:26 pm
Rescue workers stand at an entrance of the under construction road tunnel, days after it collapsed in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state on November 18, 2023. Photo by AFP
Thailand plans more visa waivers, events to lift tourism revenue 19 Nov 2023 - 09:55 am
A general view shows a BTS commuter train as it passes with the backdrop of the Bangkok skyline on June 2, 2023. Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
Xi says 'not so sure' of Chinese football team's abilities 19 Nov 2023 - 08:08 am
Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Informal Dialogue with Guests during APEC Leaders' Week at Moscone Center on November, 16, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images/AFP
Maldives formally asks India to withdraw troops 18 Nov 2023 - 06:22 pm
Maldives' president-elect Mohamed Muizzu (L) reads out his oath during his inauguration ceremony in Male on November 17, 2023. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
India tunnel rescue efforts paused over fears of cave-in 18 Nov 2023 - 09:33 am
Police and officials stand at the entrance of the under construction road tunnel that collapsed in Uttarkashi district on November 17, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
India tunnel mishap shows risk of building up fragile Himalayas 17 Nov 2023 - 05:35 pm
Photo taken on November 13, 2023, and released by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) shows rescue workers at the site after a tunnel collapsed in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state. (Photo by State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) / AFP)
Two dead as strong quake shakes southern Philippines 17 Nov 2023 - 05:16 pm
This handout photo obtained on November 17, 2023 from the facebook page of Justin Kyle T. Imperial, shows a landslide in Malapatan in Sarangani Province after a strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the southern Philippines. (Photo by Handout / AFP) 
Maldives new leader vows to evict Indian troops 17 Nov 2023 - 04:48 pm
Maldives' President Mohamed Muizzu looks on after reading the oath during his inauguration ceremony in Male on November 17, 2023. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodokara / AFP)
India warns freeing workers trapped for six days will 'take time' 17 Nov 2023 - 01:51 pm
This picture taken on on November 15, 2023, shows a section of the under construction road tunnel that collapsed in Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state. (Photo by AFP)
China renews orange alert for snowstorms 17 Nov 2023 - 12:31 pm
People walk in snow in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
Magnitude 6.7 quake shakes southern Philippines: USGS 17 Nov 2023 - 11:47 am
Handout photos obtained on November 17, 2023 from the Facebook page of Shaira Ann Sandigan-Rodrigo, show a damaged ceiling at a shopping mall in General Santos City in South Cotabato after a strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the southern Philippines. Photo by Handout / Shaira Ann Sandigan-Rodrigo / AFP
Marcos says to meet with Xi to ease South China sea tensions 17 Nov 2023 - 11:39 am
Philippines Presdient Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers remarks during the Philippines 123 Signing Ceremony during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Week in San Francisco, California, on November 16, 2023. Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP
12-year-old girl charged over fatal stabbing in Australia's Melbourne 16 Nov 2023 - 04:01 pm
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South Koreans sit key exam as flights halted to limit distraction 16 Nov 2023 - 01:40 pm
South Korean students wait to take the annual College Scholastic Ability Test, known locally as Suneung, at a school in Seoul on November 16, 2023. Photo by Chung Sung-Jun / POOL / AFP