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Rescuers save 8 people trapped in cable car dangling above canyon in Pakistan 22 Aug 2023 - 09:08 pm
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Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin jailed on return from exile 22 Aug 2023 - 07:38 pm
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra greets his supporters after landing at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana / AFP)
North Korea's Kim lambasts premier over flooding 22 Aug 2023 - 07:07 pm
This picture taken on August 21, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 22, 2023 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un (centre) in waste-deep water as he visits the restoration site of reclaimed land which suffered flood damage due to the levee breaking in the western port city of Nampo. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
First children rescued from cable car dangling over Pakistan ravine 22 Aug 2023 - 05:27 pm
People watch as an army soldier slings down from a helicopter during a rescue mission to recover students stuck in a chairlift in Pashto village of mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on August 22, 2023. (Photo by AFP) 
North Korea restarts international flights after 3 years 22 Aug 2023 - 05:00 pm
An Air Koryo plane is seen at Beijing Capital Airport on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP)
China ramps up fight with Yuan bears to stop selloff spiraling 22 Aug 2023 - 04:47 pm
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Hong Kong to curb some Japan food imports over Fukushima water release 22 Aug 2023 - 03:08 pm
Customers look at the takeaway menu in a Japanese Sushi restaurant in Hong Kong on August 22, 2023. Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP
Elusive Japanese 'Ninja' bear killed 22 Aug 2023 - 01:08 pm
Philippines says resupply mission reaches remote South China Sea outpost 22 Aug 2023 - 11:47 am
Footage of a Chinese Coast Guard ship using a water cannon against a Filipino resupply vessel is shown during a press conference at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila on August 7, 2023. Photo by Ezra Acayan / POOL / AFP
Japan to release water from stricken Fukushima nuclear plant 22 Aug 2023 - 11:16 am
This photo taken on November 7, 2022 shows treated water tanks lined up on the site of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture. Photo by JIJI Press / AFP
Six children among 8 people trapped in Pakistan cable car 22 Aug 2023 - 11:08 am
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Philippine central bank expects economic growth to miss target 21 Aug 2023 - 05:30 pm
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Japan to decide Tuesday on Fukushima water release 21 Aug 2023 - 12:17 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) reacts during a meeting with Masanobu Sakamoto, head of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations, and other representatives the prime minister office in Tokyo on August 21, 2023. Photo by ZHANG Xiaoyu / POOL / AFP
Jakarta sends civil servants to work from home to clear smog 21 Aug 2023 - 10:14 am
Traffic is seen during morning rush hour in Jakarta on August 21, 2023, the first day the local government began a remote working scheme for 50 percent of its employees to help reduce air pollution. Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP
China’s northern farmers brace for more heavy rains and floods 21 Aug 2023 - 09:59 am
A man shelters from the rain with an umbrella in Beijing on July 30, 2023. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Thailand posts lower than expected second quarter growth 21 Aug 2023 - 09:45 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
North Korea abruptly cancels first post-Covid intl commercial flight 21 Aug 2023 - 09:17 am
The cancelled status of an Air Koryo flight from North Korea's capital Pyongyang is seen in red on an information board at Beijing Capital international airport on August 21, 2023. (Photo by Oliver Hotham / AFP)
Singapore beefs up retirement, public housing plan amid scandals 20 Aug 2023 - 06:00 pm
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