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6 dead, 30 missing after ferry sinks on way to Indonesia's Bali 03 Jul 2025 - 06:49 pm
Family members and relatives wait for updates on the search operation of at least 61 people who were missing after a ferry sank off the popular Indonesian resort island of Bali, at Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, East Java on July 3, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Japan plans 'world first' deep-sea mineral extraction 03 Jul 2025 - 12:48 pm
(Files) Japan's deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu is seen anchored at a pier in Shimizu port, Shizuoka prefecture on September 11, 2013. (Photo by Toshifumi Kitamura / AFP)
Japan urges evacuation of small island as 1,000 quakes hit region 03 Jul 2025 - 12:37 pm
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Pakistan flash floods, heavy rain kill 64 in a week: govt 02 Jul 2025 - 03:33 pm
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India chemical factory blast toll rises to 40 02 Jul 2025 - 02:20 pm
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Japan updates 'megaquake' preparedness plan 02 Jul 2025 - 01:34 pm
People walk through Shibuya area in Tokyo on November 15, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
China's Alibaba launches e-commerce subsidies of $7 bn in consumption boost 02 Jul 2025 - 12:19 pm
This file photo taken on May 27, 2022 shows staff members walking past the logo of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba at its headquarters in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province. Photo by AFP
Pakistan, India exchange lists of prisoners 01 Jul 2025 - 06:30 pm
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Japan had hottest June on record: weather agency 01 Jul 2025 - 03:40 pm
Pedestrians use an umbrella to shelter from the sun as they walk past a digital display (behind) showing a late morning temperature at 34 Centigrade (93.2 F) in the Ginza area of central Tokyo on July 1, 2025. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
Indian capital bans fuel for old cars in anti-pollution bid 01 Jul 2025 - 01:49 pm
A traffic police personnel and a fuel attendant stand near a notice announcing the ban on refuelling petrol cars older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10 years, displayed at a gas station in New Delhi on July 1, 2025. Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP
Singapore anti-scam law allows police to seize bank accounts 01 Jul 2025 - 01:04 pm
This photo shows the Singapore Flyer observation wheel (C) backdropped with the city skyline in Singapore on June 27, 2025. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)
India chemical factory blast toll rises to 36 01 Jul 2025 - 11:47 am
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Four giant pandas born and raised in Japan arrive safely in China 30 Jun 2025 - 11:24 pm
Crowds gathered to say goodbye to the pandas. Photo: The Japan News
Jury retires to decide verdict in Australia's mushroom murder trial 30 Jun 2025 - 06:11 pm
A television journalist prepares to speak in front of cameras as she stands outside the Latrobe Valley Magistrates' Court in Morwell on June 30, 2025. Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP
Thailand's industrial output rises 1.88 pct in May 30 Jun 2025 - 04:47 pm
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Bangladesh opens murder trial of key student protester 30 Jun 2025 - 04:28 pm
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Snakes on a plane bound for India, again 30 Jun 2025 - 03:01 pm
Photo credit: Mumbai Customs-III on X.
India chemical factory blast kills at least 12 30 Jun 2025 - 02:25 pm
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