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India tightens gas supplies over Mideast war, restaurants warn of closures 10 Mar 2026 - 12:32 pm
A  delivery staff carries liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders at a distribution centre in Amritsar on March 10, 2026. (Photo by Narinder Nanu / AFP)
Concrete barrier blamed for fatal S. Korea jet crash built to save money: audit 10 Mar 2026 - 11:33 am
File photo of recovery teams working at the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan. Photo by Jung Yeon-Je / AFP.
Vietnam encourages remote work to save fuel 10 Mar 2026 - 10:53 am
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Pakistan navy begins ship escorts due to Gulf tensions 10 Mar 2026 - 09:58 am
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US restricts movement of embassy personnel in Pakistan 09 Mar 2026 - 10:54 pm
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Bangladesh scraps light displays as Mideast tension worsens fuel crunch 09 Mar 2026 - 02:55 pm
A worker refuels a car at a filling station in Dhaka on March 9, 2026. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Indonesia landfill collapse kills five 09 Mar 2026 - 01:34 pm
This aerial picture shows a rescue team using heavy machinery to search for people following a landslide at Bantargebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, on March 9, 2026 (Photo by Bay Ismoyo / AFP)
Filipinos race to fill tanks ahead of petrol price jump 09 Mar 2026 - 12:42 pm
Motorists queue at a gas station amid rising petrol prices in Quezon City, Metro Manila on March 9, 2026. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Maldives extends childcare breaks for working mothers 09 Mar 2026 - 11:39 am
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Vietnam railway operator increases charges amid fuel price surge 09 Mar 2026 - 11:34 am
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Residents warned 'crocs everywhere' after north Australia floods 08 Mar 2026 - 02:37 pm
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New hunt for flight MH370 ends with no clues to 12-year mystery 08 Mar 2026 - 02:31 pm
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Bangladesh rations fuel as Mideast tensions deepens energy crunch 08 Mar 2026 - 02:04 pm
People wait in a queue (R) to refuel their vehicles near a fuel station in Dhaka on March 8, 2026. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Nepal's rapper politician who took on the old guard and won 07 Mar 2026 - 03:23 pm
Supporters of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) celebrate outside the counting centre at Damak in Jhapa district on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
Philippines shifts to four-day work week as geopolitical tension pushes oil prices up 06 Mar 2026 - 05:57 pm
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Indonesia to ban social media access for under-16s: minister 06 Mar 2026 - 11:33 am
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Two Iranian drones crashed in Azerbaijan 05 Mar 2026 - 12:14 pm
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Chinese shipping giant Cosco halts services to and from Gulf 04 Mar 2026 - 02:05 pm
(Files) Containers of China Shipping and Cosco shipping companies are stacked at a transshipment station in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on April 15, 2025.  (Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP)