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'Never seen before' rains lash southern Japan 08 Aug 2025 - 12:28 pm
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Influx of Afghan returnees fuels Kabul housing crisis 07 Aug 2025 - 10:48 pm
In this photograph taken on August 3, 2025, a general view shows the residential houses on a hillside in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
World’s top rice buyer Philippines halts imports for 60 days 07 Aug 2025 - 10:09 pm
Rice terraces in Banaue, Ifugao province, the Philippines. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Bloomberg)
ASEAN affirms keenness to enhance political, economic cooperation with Qatar 07 Aug 2025 - 09:21 pm
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South China's Guangdong sees decline in new chikungunya cases 07 Aug 2025 - 06:25 pm
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Thailand and Cambodia agree to extend peace pact 07 Aug 2025 - 05:29 pm
A general view shows the Extraordinary General Border Committee (GBC) with Thai Deputy Defence Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit (L) and Cambodian Defence Minister General Tea Seiha (R) to discuss their border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, in Kuala Lumpur on August 7, 2025. (Photo by HASNOOR HUSSAIN / POOL / AFP)
Rwanda to name 40 baby gorillas in September 07 Aug 2025 - 05:17 pm
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China launches Level-IV emergency response to flooding in Inner Mongolia 07 Aug 2025 - 05:16 pm
Aug. 7, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 6, 2025 shows a view of Kunlun Mountains scenic area in Qira County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
Indonesia tightens screening of foreign investors to ensure long-term commitment 07 Aug 2025 - 05:12 pm
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Deadly Indian Himalayan flood likely caused by glacier collapse, experts say 07 Aug 2025 - 04:52 pm
This handout photograph released on August 6, 2025 by the Indian Army shows security and relief personnel preparing to build a crossing across a stream of dense sludge and rocks during a search and rescue operation, a day after a cloudburst caused a massive mudslide and flash floods in India's Uttarakhand state. Photo by Indian Army / AFP
China the world's biggest plastic producer 07 Aug 2025 - 04:42 pm
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Electric 'air taxis' could debut in Japan from 2027 07 Aug 2025 - 12:52 pm
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India exporters wary about Trump's 50% levies 07 Aug 2025 - 12:41 pm
This combination of pictures created on August 5, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump speaks in Washington, DC, on July 30, 2025 and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on July 21, 2025. Photo by Jim WATSON and Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP.
Body of missing man found on melting glacier after 28 years 07 Aug 2025 - 11:29 am
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Trump announces 100% chip tariff, pressuring Asian producers 07 Aug 2025 - 11:21 am
(Files) A sample of a semiconductor chip made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is displayed at the Cybersec 2025 conference and expo in Taipei on April 15, 2025. (Photo by I-HWA CHENG / AFP)
Thai prosecutors indict 23 over quake skyscraper collapse 07 Aug 2025 - 10:41 am
File photo of rescue teams at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake. Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
Pacific microstate sells first passports to fund climate action 07 Aug 2025 - 10:25 am
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Cockatoos can bust a move: Australian research 07 Aug 2025 - 10:12 am
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