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June 30, 2022 9:45 AM

Government leaders have been forced into a closed-loop system.

June 30, 2022 9:21 AM

Health, police and fire services staff are among the 533 infected cases.

June 30, 2022 8:47 AM

More than 15,000 personnel have been deployed for the inauguration.

 

Some of India’s most ecologically sensitive hill retreats are being swamped by a rush of holidaymakers.

The Philippines strongman is retiring after a career fighting drugs and crime that left thousands dead.

Two Hongkongers born in 1997, the year the city returned to China, tell us how they view identity.

Marcos Jnr will have to navigate inflation, a looming energy crisis, poor infrastructure and rising Covid-19 cases in Manila

Gaiyathiri Murugayan, who had repeatedly assaulted Piang Ngaih Don until she died in 2016, sought a shorter sentence of 12 to 15 years.

June 30, 2022 6:38 AM

She urged the use of diplomacy and economic links to build ties in the Indo-Pacific region.

 

June 30, 2022 4:36 AM

Two suspects were being interrogated by federal investigators after a tailor was killed in Udaipur.

June 30, 2022 4:00 AM

Q1 2022 GDP growth has surpassed pre-pandemic levels as investments pour in and businesses gradually reopen with the easing of Covid-19 restrictions. 

June 30, 2022 3:36 AM

Leaders from Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand attend a Nato summit for the first time.

For the first time, the Western military alliance singles out China by name in its strategy document, which had not been updated for 12 years.

June 30, 2022 12:39 AM

SEOUL - The leaders of the United States, Japan and South Korea have agreed that boosting trilateral cooperation is crucial in resolving issues in the region, including the growing threat posed by North Korea's expanding nuclear and missile capability.

June 29, 2022 9:46 PM

A "save electricity" advisory is in place in the east, while the west is facing water shortage.

June 29, 2022 9:28 PM

The funds amount to about $12 billion.

The country’s fuel crisis is taking a toll on schools, hospitals and critical export industries such as the seafood sector.

June 29, 2022 6:31 PM

BANGKOK - Asean special envoy Prak Sokhonn travelled to Myanmar on Wednesday (June 29) for the second time in three months as part of the bloc's effort to tackle the country's political crisis.

South Korean capital comes in at second place for the first time in global list ranking 140 cities, while London takes top spot.

June 29, 2022 6:00 PM

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