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China says it's been 'open and transparent' on COVID origins 28 Feb 2023 - 03:08 pm
People walk down a street next to a local market in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province, on January 23, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
Pakistan’s court issues arrest warrant against Imran Khan 28 Feb 2023 - 02:43 pm
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Cobra Gold military exercises resume at pre-pandemic size 28 Feb 2023 - 02:15 pm
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Surgeon, scientist named Japan's first new astronauts in 13 years 28 Feb 2023 - 11:31 am
Astronaut candidates for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Ayu Yoneda (L), a surgeon at the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, and Makoto Suwa (on screen), a disaster prevention specialist at the World Bank, pose after a press conference in Tokyo on February 28, 2023. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
Hong Kong scraps one of world's last Covid mask mandates 28 Feb 2023 - 11:25 am
People wear masks on a street in Hong Kong on February 27, 2023 as health experts in the territory backed the extension of its mask mandate to March 8 leaving Hong Kong as one of the only places left in the world with such rules. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)
Hong Kong to scrap mask mandate by early March 27 Feb 2023 - 07:47 pm
People wear masks on the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong on February 27, 2023 as health experts in the territory backed the extension of its mask mandate to March 8 leaving Hong Kong as one of the only places left in the world with such rules. (Photo by Peter Parks / AFP)
North Korea holds rare meeting on farming amid food shortage 27 Feb 2023 - 07:18 pm
This photo taken on February 25, 2023 and released on February 26, 2023 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (3rd R) and his daughter (3rd L) attending the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a new street at Sopho area of Pyongyang city. (Photo by KCNA via KNS / AFP) 
Tokyo to host 1st World Cup for 'SPOGOMI' trash collecting sport  27 Feb 2023 - 04:04 pm
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China considers ways to curb youths’ ‘excessive’ video use 27 Feb 2023 - 01:50 pm
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5 die in SW China mine as hope fades for 47 trapped in north 27 Feb 2023 - 12:09 pm
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Macao eases COVID mask mandate as virus situation stabilizes 27 Feb 2023 - 10:24 am
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US agency says Covid likely emerged from China lab leak: reports 27 Feb 2023 - 12:35 am
File Photo: People wearing face masks commute in a subway station during morning rush hour, following the coronavirus disease ( COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China January 20, 2021. (REUTERS/Tingshu Wang)
Senior Indian opposition official arrested in graft probe 26 Feb 2023 - 07:35 pm
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Afghan refugees in Pakistan protest delay in US resettlement 26 Feb 2023 - 07:28 pm
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Sri Lanka police fire tear gas at election protest; 15 hurt 26 Feb 2023 - 04:54 pm
Police fire tear gas to disperse activists of the opposition National People痴 Power (NPP) party during a protest held to urge the government to hold local council election as scheduled in Colombo on February 26, 2023. (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Hong Kong model’s in-laws face charges in grisly killing 26 Feb 2023 - 01:08 pm
Hong Kong model Abby Choi
Hostages freed in PNG after week-long abduction 26 Feb 2023 - 11:16 am
Bryce Barker (C), who was held for a week in the Papua New Guinea highlands by an armed group, is escorted from a plane following his release in Port Moresby on February 26, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Bombing in crowded bazaar in southwestern Pakistan kills 5 26 Feb 2023 - 11:13 am
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