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After moon landing, India eyes the Sun 28 Aug 2023 - 04:35 pm
This handout screen grab taken and received from the live feed of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) website on August 23, 2023, shows the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft seconds before its successful lunar landing on the south pole of the moon. (Photo by ISRO / AFP)
Foxconn billionaire Gou announces Taiwan presidential bid 28 Aug 2023 - 01:54 pm
Former Foxconn Founder Terry Gou salutes during a press conference in Taipei on August 28, 2023. Gou announced that he will run for president of Taiwan as an independent candidate. (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP)
US Commerce Secretary meets Chinese counterpart in Beijing 28 Aug 2023 - 12:04 pm
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo (R) speaks next to US Ambassador to China Nick Burns (L) during a meeting with China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao on August 28, 2023. (Photo by Andy Wong / Pool / AFP)
Japan summons China ambassador over Fukushima crank calls 28 Aug 2023 - 11:53 am
A facility that pumps up seawater to dilute the treated water is pictured at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture on August 27, 2023. Photo by JAPAN POOL / JIJI PRESS / AFP
Eight US Marines in hospital after deadly Australia crash 28 Aug 2023 - 11:11 am
A woman rides a bicycle near the entrance to Royal Darwin Hospital in Darwin on August 28, 2023, as investigations continue after three US Marines died on August 27 when an Osprey aircraft crashed on Melville Island, located north of Darwin. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)
Japan postpones 'Moon Sniper' launch for third time 28 Aug 2023 - 11:10 am
This handout photo taken on June 1, 2023 and released by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows the
Indian PM Modi calls for African Union to join G20 27 Aug 2023 - 02:04 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the third day of the three-day B20 Summit in New Delhi on August 27, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
Hundreds flee floods as super typhoon brushes past Philippines 27 Aug 2023 - 11:35 am
Peninsula
3 US Marines dead after aircraft crashes during drills in Australia 27 Aug 2023 - 11:22 am
This image obtained from the US Marine Corps shows three MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircrafts flying in formation above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Sydney on June 29, 2017. Photo by Amy PHAN / US MARINE CORPS / AFP
China remains embedded in US supply chains: Jackson Hole Paper 26 Aug 2023 - 05:30 pm
A family eats snacks outside a restaurant in Beijing on August 26, 2023. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP)
Storm Saola may grow into super typhoon northeast of Philippines 26 Aug 2023 - 03:35 pm
Peninsula
Video of teacher in India making students slap Muslim classmate sparks outrage on social media 26 Aug 2023 - 03:05 pm
Peninsula
Nine killed in Indian train coach fire 26 Aug 2023 - 10:01 am
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire which broke out in a train coach parked at the Madurai railway yard, in Madurai on August 26, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Philippines steps up exposure of China ‘bullying’ in sea row 25 Aug 2023 - 11:05 pm
US Marines V-22 Osprey aircraft hover above Australian landing helicopter dock ship HMAS Canberra during a joint exercise between Australian and Philippine troops at a naval base in San Antonio town, Zambales province on August 25, 2023. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
Fukushima operator says released water samples within safe limits 25 Aug 2023 - 12:35 pm
This aerial picture shows storage tanks (bottom) used for storing treated water at TEPCO's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture on August 24, 2023. Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP
Trash fire 'emergency' chokes locals on Indonesia's Java 25 Aug 2023 - 09:37 am
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire that has been burning for five days, causing air pollution for some 12,000 residents in the surrounding area, at the landfill in Sarimukti on the outskirts of Bandung, West Java on August 24, 2023. Photo by Timur MATAHARI / AFP
Japan's 'Moon Sniper' mission looks to match Indian success 25 Aug 2023 - 09:30 am
This handout photo taken on June 1, 2023 and released by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows the
Philippine, Australian troops hold South China Sea drills 25 Aug 2023 - 09:22 am
Philippine and Australian soldiers march in formation while a US marines V-22 Osprey hovers above during military exercise Alon (wave), a joint amphibious landing drill held at a naval base in San Antonio town in Zambales province, north of Manila on August 25, 2023. Photo by TED ALJIBE / AFP