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Dozens of orangutans saved from Indonesia blazes 18 Oct 2026 - 11:48 am
A 20-year-old orangutan tries to escape as members of the BKSDA (Natural Resources Conservation Agency), the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Indonesia evacuate it on October 17, 2026. (Photo by REINA / AFP)
Japan to launch historic round-trip mission to Mars moon 18 Oct 2026 - 10:51 am
(FILES) Yasuhiro Kawakatsu, project manager of the Mars Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, speaks to media in front of the MMX spacecraft at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima prefecture on August 13, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
Oxygen tanks, purifier sales spike as haze crisis hits Southeast Asia 18 Oct 2026 - 10:36 am
A technician inspects oxygen concentrators awaiting repair and cleaning at a medical supply warehouse in Kuala Lumpur on October 15, 2026. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan / AFP)
Indian PM addresses Kolkata stampede tragedy 17 Oct 2026 - 11:56 pm
An ambulance carrying Durga Puja Pandal stampede victims stops in front of the emergency building of Calcutta Medical College and Hospitalas relatives of Durga Puja Pandal stampede victims mourn in Kolkata on October 16, 2026. (Photo by AFP)
At least 17 dead, many injured in stampede in India 17 Oct 2026 - 08:27 pm
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Elephant herd in Cambodia being tracked after boy killed, mother injured 17 Oct 2026 - 06:00 pm
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Nepal floods 'defining moment' for climate action: UN 17 Oct 2026 - 03:47 pm
Nepal suffered one of the worst disasters in its history on August 26, when a mountain collapse near the China border triggered catastrophic floods that killed more than 1,400 people and left over 5,000 missing © PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP
Sri Lanka suffers nationwide electricity blackout 17 Oct 2026 - 12:29 pm
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Japan says hosting record number of foreigners 17 Oct 2026 - 10:59 am
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Tiny Fiji village restores dying fishery with coral planting 17 Oct 2026 - 10:19 am
This picture taken on October 5, 2026, shows coral in the waters of the Naidiri Marine Biodiversity Park. (Photo by Saeed Khan / AFP)
Japan retracts mistaken magnitude 9.9 quake alert 17 Oct 2026 - 09:59 am
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Haze triggers highest alert level in southern ASEAN zone: monitor 17 Oct 2026 - 08:36 am
A general view of Chinatown in Singapore on October 16, 2026, as the country continues to be shrouded in haze caused by fires in Indonesia. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
China's outdoor sports participants exceed 500 million 17 Oct 2026 - 05:00 am
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Pakistan agriculture modernization: PM pledges strengthened food security, improved agricultural productivity 17 Oct 2026 - 03:00 am
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Malaysia sees cybercrime surge as cases more than double in 2025 17 Oct 2026 - 02:00 am
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Smoke from Kalimantan forest fires reaches Jakarta 16 Oct 2026 - 08:08 pm
A person takes photos amid thick haze caused by forest and peatland fires in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, Oct. 13, 2026. (Photo by Regina Safri/Xinhua)
Vietnam maintains annual public debt ceiling at 60 pct of GDP through 2030 16 Oct 2026 - 07:06 pm
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Singapore puts seven Indonesian firms on notice over toxic haze 16 Oct 2026 - 04:23 pm
Tourists wear protective masks while seated across Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on October 15, 2026, as the country continues to be shrouded in haze caused by fires in Indonesia / AFP