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Can ethical businesses bring a breath of fresh air to Asia's polluted cities? 18 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
In this photograph taken on November 7, 2016 Indian commuters journey along a major road as heavy smog covers New Delhi. AFP
Malaysia urged to cut down on plastic packaging for cleaner seas 18 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
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Major Thai coffee brand vows to repay 200 debt-ridden farmers 18 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
A Doi Chaang Coffee store on December 24, 2019 in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Nanchanok Wongsamuth
India hastily builds wall along slum ahead of Trump visit 18 Feb 2020 - 06:39 pm
A man applies finishing touches to paintings of Donald Trump and Narendra Modi on a wall as part of a beautification along a route that they will be taking during Trump visit in Ahmedabad, India, February 17, 2020. Reuters/Amit Dave
Gunman kills ex-wife at Bangkok shopping mall days after mass shooting 18 Feb 2020 - 03:11 pm
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Gunman kills one person at Bangkok shopping mall days after mass shooting 18 Feb 2020 - 12:39 pm
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More passengers to leave cruise ship in Cambodia after coronavirus tests 18 Feb 2020 - 12:27 pm
People stand near by the Westerdam cruise ship in Sihanoukville on February 18, 2020, where the liner on February 13 docked after being refused entry at other Asian ports due to fears of the novel coronavirus. A scramble intensified February 17 to trace p
Going to India: Trump set to open world's biggest cricket stadium 18 Feb 2020 - 12:14 pm
 A man applies finishing touches to paintings of U.S. President Donald Trump and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a wall as part of a beautification along a route that Trump and Modi will be taking during Trump's upcoming visit, in Ahmedabad, India
UK to repatriate citizens from ship quarantined off Japan 18 Feb 2020 - 11:44 am
Diamond Princess cruise ship, with people, quarantined onboard due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus, is docked at the Daikaku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port on February 16, 2020. AFP / Behrouz Mehri
'Tiger widows' shunned as bad luck in rural Bangladesh 18 Feb 2020 - 10:36 am
In this photograph taken on November 11, 2019, Bangladeshi mother-of-four Mosammat Rashida, whose husband was killed by a Bengal tiger a decade ago while he was collecting honey, stands next to a mirror at her house in Shyamnagar. AFP / Munir Uz Zaman
Wuhan hospital director dies of coronavirus 18 Feb 2020 - 08:51 am
This photo taken on February 16, 2020 shows medical staff members working at the isolation ward of the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province./ AFP / STR
India offers concessions on US farm goods to reach trade deal 18 Feb 2020 - 08:41 am
A man applies finishing touches to paintings of US President Donald Trump and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a wall as part of beautification along a route that Trump and Modi will be taking during Trump's upcoming visit, in Ahmedabad, India, Feb
Pakistan to consider importing insecticides from India to fight locusts 17 Feb 2020 - 03:51 pm
Desert locusts are seen in a grazing land in Nakwamuru village, Samburu County, Kenya January 16, 2020. Reuters/Njeri Mwangi
India's top court orders equal roles for women in army 17 Feb 2020 - 03:28 pm
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India's 'Usain Bolt' buffalo runner turns down sprint trial 17 Feb 2020 - 03:10 pm
 In this photo taken on January 31, 2020, Srinivas Gowda, 28, hailing from the Dakshina Kannada district runs alongside his buffalos during 'Kambala', the traditional buffalo racing event, held at Aikala village in Dakshina Kannada district about 30 kms f
China asks recovered patients to donate plasma for virus treatment 17 Feb 2020 - 02:30 pm
This photo taken on February 16, 2020 shows a man (R) who has recovered from the COVID-19 coronavirus infection donating plasma in Lianyungang in China's eastern Jiangsu province, aimed at curing infected patients in severe and critical conditions. China
Philippine banana group says coronavirus dampens exports to China 17 Feb 2020 - 12:23 pm
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Armed gang steals toilet rolls in panic-buying hit Hong Kong 17 Feb 2020 - 11:44 am
People wear masks as they walk past rolls of toilet paper at a market, following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, in Hong Kong. (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo)