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S.Korean ministers to hold trade talks in US this week 21 Apr 2025 - 03:12 pm
A man runs with a trolley at the Dongmyo Flea Market in Seoul on April 15, 2025. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Himalayan snow at 23-year low, threatening 2 billion people: report 21 Apr 2025 - 01:56 pm
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Nepal's foreign trade grows 16.89% in nine months 20 Apr 2025 - 09:04 pm
Tourists visit Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO world heritage site, in Lalitpur, Nepal, April 18, 2025. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
Bangladesh approves over $1 billion bay terminal expansion project for largest seaport 20 Apr 2025 - 08:22 pm
A drone show is staged in celebration of the Bengali New Year in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 14, 2025. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)
Jeepney crash in Philippines leaves 6 dead, 20 injured 20 Apr 2025 - 07:36 pm
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Less Soviet, more inspiring: Kyrgyzstan seeks new anthem 20 Apr 2025 - 01:34 pm
Nurzhyguit Moldoyar, singer, composer and student at the K. Moldobasanov Kyrgyz National Conservatory, who participates in a competition to create a new national anthem for Kyrgyzstan, together with fellow musicians and collaborators performs his composition he submitted to the contest, in Bishkek on April 5, 2025. Photo by Guliza Urustambek kyzy / AFP.
Chinese scientists develop new dust storm forecasting system 20 Apr 2025 - 12:45 pm
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Six drowning deaths as huge waves hit Australian coast 20 Apr 2025 - 11:34 am
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Indian national caught moving $2 million in cash out of Zambia 19 Apr 2025 - 10:59 pm
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2 dead, 14 injured in southern Philippine road crash 19 Apr 2025 - 10:41 pm
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Norovirus outbreak sickens 140 at hotel in Japan's Hokkaido 19 Apr 2025 - 06:46 pm
Hokkaido, Japan. File photo for representational purposes only.
Maldives eyes medical tourism to expand economic footprint 19 Apr 2025 - 04:53 pm
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Sri Lanka seizes record-breaking narcotics so far in April 19 Apr 2025 - 04:42 pm
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About 200 people flee Myanmar to Thailand, Thai officials say 19 Apr 2025 - 04:27 pm
This photo taken on August 10, 2024 shows destroyed and damaged buildings in Lashio in Myanmar's northern Shan State, following fighting between Myanmar's military and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) in the region. (Photo by AFP)
Pakistan police arrest 160 people over spate of KFC attacks 19 Apr 2025 - 03:38 pm
Supporters of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba (IJT), a student wing of Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) party stage a pro-Palestinian protest outside a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant on May 7, 2024. (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
Money, power, violence in high-stakes Philippine elections 19 Apr 2025 - 03:16 pm
(Files) This file photo taken on November 23, 2016 shows Kerwin Espinosa taking an oath during the Senate drug hearing at the Senate building in Manila. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP)
Japanese warships dock at Cambodia's Chinese-renovated naval base 19 Apr 2025 - 12:54 pm
This handout photo taken and released on April 19, 2025 by the Embassy of Japan in Cambodia shows Royal Cambodian Navy personnel (foreground) securing the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) mine countermeasures vessel JS Bungo during docking at the Ream Naval Base. (Photo by Handout / Embassy of Japan in Cambodia / AFP)
Gunman fires at Sri Lanka church ahead of Easter bombings anniversary 19 Apr 2025 - 09:51 am
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