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China scammer uses AI to pose as man's friend, steal millions 24 May 2023 - 11:07 am
Peninsula
Panda on loan from China died from blood clots: Thai zoo 23 May 2023 - 06:13 pm
In this file photo taken on September 3, 2005, Chuang Chuang, a giant panda on loan to Thailand from China, eats bamboo at the Chiang Mai Zoo in northern Thailand. / AFP / Pornchai KITTIWONGSAKUL
Watch owned by China's last emperor sells for $5 million 23 May 2023 - 05:09 pm
A poster of the Patek Philippe Ref 96 Quantieme Lune timepiece, once owned by Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the Chinese Qing dynasty’s last emperor, is seen on display in Phillips auction house in Hong Kong on May 23, 2023 ahead of its auction in the territory on the same day. (Photo by Peter Parks / AFP)
Six killed in attack on Hungarian energy firm in Pakistan 23 May 2023 - 03:48 pm
Peninsula
Initial probe finds no survivors in capsized Chinese fishing vessel  23 May 2023 - 02:41 pm
Peninsula
Pakistan frees Imran Khan associate but authorities plan to prosecute thousands of his followers 22 May 2023 - 06:37 pm
Security personnel and supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan gather around his vehicle upon his arrival in High court in Lahore on May 15, 2023. (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP)
North Korea and Ukraine top agenda for EU talks in Seoul 22 May 2023 - 02:43 pm
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol (C) speaks as Charles Michel (L), President of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen (R), President of the European Commission, look on during a joint press briefing after their meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul on May 22, 2023. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / POOL / AFP
Singapore life expectancy rises from a decade ago despite pandemic 22 May 2023 - 12:03 pm
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New Zealand sheep outnumber people less than 5 to 1, a record low 22 May 2023 - 09:04 am
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Fire destroys historic Philippine post office building 22 May 2023 - 07:48 am
Firefighters douse a fire at the Post Office building in Manila on May 22, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
India's Modi arrives in Papua New Guinea for Pacific summit 21 May 2023 - 05:47 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi disembarks from the plane at Port Moresby International Airport on May 21, 2023, ahead of the Forum for India Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) Summit in Papua New Guinea. (Photo by Andrew Kutan / AFP)
Japanese atomic bomb survivors worry Zelenskyy's G7 visit overshadows nuke disarmament message 21 May 2023 - 03:33 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky pose for a photo after laying wreaths in front of the Cenotaph for the Victims of the Atomic Bomb at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko / POOL / AFP)
'No legs, no limits': Gurkha amputee scales Everest 21 May 2023 - 02:45 pm
In this file photo taken on April 3, 2023, Gurkha veteran Hari Budha Magar poses during an interview with AFP in Kathmandu. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
Australian climber dies on Everest in 10th fatality this season 21 May 2023 - 02:42 pm
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France's Macron arrives for first visit to Mongolia 21 May 2023 - 02:18 pm
France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks to journalists in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023, during the G7 Leaders' Summit held in the city. Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP
German chancellor Scholz arrives for talks in South Korea 21 May 2023 - 12:27 pm
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and his wife Britta Ernst (L) arrive at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam on May 21, 2023. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
India will do 'whatever we can' on Ukraine crisis: Modi 20 May 2023 - 03:40 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a bilateral meeting with France's President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) on the sidelines of the G7 Leaders' Summit in Hiroshima on May 20, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / POOL / AFP)
The octogenarian architect working to flood-proof Pakistan 20 May 2023 - 11:40 am
In this picture taken on May 4, 2023, architect Yasmeen Lari, the head of Heritage Foundation of Pakistan, speaks during an interview with AFP at her garden in Karachi. (Photo by Asif Hassan / AFP)