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Sri Lanka policeman sacked for playing piano while president fled 01 Sep 2023 - 04:12 pm
File photo: Demonstrators protest inside the President's House premises, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 9, 2022. (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte)
Shanghai gives more homebuyers first-time status to boost market 01 Sep 2023 - 02:41 pm
This aerial photograph taken on August 30, 2023 shows a residential complex built by Chinese real estate developer Vanke in Zhengzhou, in China central Henan province. (Photo by AFP)
Marcos caps rice prices in Philippines inflation fight 01 Sep 2023 - 02:33 pm
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Sri Lanka records lowest inflation since economic crisis 01 Sep 2023 - 12:09 pm
A labourer pulls a cart carrying sacks of onions at a market in Colombo on September 1, 2023. Photo by AFP
Driest August in more than 100 years threatens India’s growth 01 Sep 2023 - 11:45 am
Workers load a truck with sacks of grains and other items to be sent to retail outlets across the city, at a wholesale market in Kolkata on August 31, 2023. Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP
Super Typhoon Saola sweeps towards southern China cities 01 Sep 2023 - 11:30 am
Sand bags are placed to stop flooding by the waterfront at Tseung Kwan O in Hong Kong on September 1, 2023, ahead of the expected arrival of Super Typhoon Saola. Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP
Japan sees hottest summer on record 01 Sep 2023 - 11:21 am
This photo taken on July 30, 2023 shows people using umbrellas and parasols to seek relief from the heat while walking outside Shinjuku station, as temperatures of 35C-plus (95F) have scorched the Japanese capital Tokyo for weeks. Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP
Suicide bomber kills nine soldiers in west Pakistan 31 Aug 2023 - 10:32 pm
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China's Xi to skip G20 summit, says EU official 31 Aug 2023 - 09:43 pm
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Former Thai Premier Thaksin submits petition for royal pardon 31 Aug 2023 - 07:39 pm
(FILES) Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra greets his supporters as he returns from self-exile at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP)
Myanmar's High Court declines to hear Suu Kyi's appeals in 5 cases  31 Aug 2023 - 07:09 pm
File photo: Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends the joint news conference of the Japan-Mekong Summit Meeting at the Akasaka Palace State Guest House in Tokyo, Japan October 9, 2018. (Franck Robichon/Pool via Reuters)
Indian doctors save baby after she stops breathing mid-flight 31 Aug 2023 - 04:06 pm
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Philippines rejects China’s expansive sea claims in latest map 31 Aug 2023 - 03:37 pm
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Chinese cities ease mortgage rules to shore up housing 31 Aug 2023 - 12:59 pm
This aerial photo taken on October 31, 2021 shows buildings of China's developer Country Garden Holdings in Zhenjiang, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. Photo by STRINGER / AFP
Filipino peace advocate among winners of Asian humanitarian prize 31 Aug 2023 - 12:59 pm
An undated handout photo of Ramon Magsaysay Awardee Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, Women in Peace-Building Pioneer from Philippines (L). (Photo by Handout / Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation / AFP)
Hong Kong braces for Super Typhoon Saola to hit Friday 31 Aug 2023 - 12:05 pm
People sit along a promenade next to Victoria harbour in Hong Kong on August 31, 2023, a day before the arrival of Typhoon Saola. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP)
Rain and wrong address delayed firefighters reaching Philippine factory blaze, leaving 15 dead  31 Aug 2023 - 11:08 am
Firemen direct a vehicle after a fire at a house in Quezon City, suburban Manila on August 31, 2023. Photo by AFP
Japan requests record $53 bn defence budget 31 Aug 2023 - 10:50 am
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters about North Korea's ballistic missile launches at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on August 31, 2023. Photo by JIJI Press / AFP