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World / Asia

Fists, stones and clubs: China and India's brutal high altitude, low-tech battle 17 Jun 2020 - 10:28 pm
:TOPSHOT - Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers guard a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir on June 17, 2020. The long-running border dispute between Asian nuclear powers India and China turned deadly for the first time in nea
Pakistan is understating virus infections and deaths, official says 17 Jun 2020 - 10:21 pm
A man wears a protective face mask as he walks among other people along a street, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
What is China doing to stop Beijing's new coronavirus outbreak? 17 Jun 2020 - 11:34 am
Medical staff in full protective gear carry signs to assist people who live near or who have visited the Xinfadi Market, a wholesale food market where a new COVID-19 coronavirus cluster has emerged, as they arrive for testing in Beijing on June 17, 2020.
Balloon-like object in Japanese sky sets Twitter afire with talk of UFOs, Godzilla 17 Jun 2020 - 11:01 am
A balloon-like white object in the sky is pictured in Sendai, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo June 17, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
North Korea threatens to beef up military presence around DMZ 17 Jun 2020 - 09:59 am
North Korean border county of Kaepoong is seen from a South Korean observation post in the border city of Paju on June 17, 2020.  AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Taiwan to ease virus border controls to let in some business people 17 Jun 2020 - 09:55 am
A tour guide adjust her face mask to protect herself from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in an empty Taipei Sightseeing bus in Taipei, Taiwan, May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
Beijing extends movement curbs to contain resurgent coronavirus 17 Jun 2020 - 09:52 am
People wearing protective gear are pictured inside the terminal at Beijing's international airport on June 17, 2020. AFP / STR
Singapore scientists to start human trials of COVID-19 vaccine in August 17 Jun 2020 - 12:42 am
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India says 20 soldiers killed in clash with Chinese troops 16 Jun 2020 - 08:58 pm
Indian army soldiers walk past their parked trucks at a makeshift transit camp before heading to Ladakh, near Baltal, southeast of Srinagar, June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
Pakistan moves to seal off high-risk areas 16 Jun 2020 - 08:03 pm
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India says three soldiers killed in 'violent faceoff' on border with China 16 Jun 2020 - 12:59 pm
A man walks inside a conference room used for meetings between military commanders of China and India, at the Indian side of the Indo-China border at Bumla, in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, November 11, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File
Singapore to suspend airport expansion works amid coronavirus 16 Jun 2020 - 12:47 pm
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New Zealand reports first new virus cases in 25 days 16 Jun 2020 - 10:34 am
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Beijing and provinces impose travel curbs as coronavirus cases mount 16 Jun 2020 - 10:23 am
A health worker (2nd-L) wearing a protective suit takes a swab test on a woman in Beijing on June 16, 2020. AFP / Noel Celis
North Korea blows up South Korea Liaison Office, Seoul says 16 Jun 2020 - 10:20 am
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Explosion heard, smoke seen in North Korean border city Kaesong: Yonhap 16 Jun 2020 - 10:00 am
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India's Chennai city to reimpose lockdown as coronavirus surges 15 Jun 2020 - 03:29 pm
TOPSHOT - A firefighter sprays disinfectant as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in a containment zone in Chennai on May 11, 2020. / AFP / Arun SANKAR
Crowds gather for coronavirus tests in Beijing amid new outbreak 15 Jun 2020 - 03:01 pm
People crowd outside the Guangan Sport Center to get tested after an unexpected spike of cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter