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China, Japan reach 10 agreements on people-to-people, cultural exchanges 25 Dec 2024 - 07:36 pm
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeshi Iwaya in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 25, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
32 survivors as Azerbaijani jet crashes in Kazakhstan 25 Dec 2024 - 03:26 pm
Scene from the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25, 2024. (Photo by Issa Tazhenbayev / AFP)
28 survivors as Azerbaijani jet crashes in Kazakhstan 25 Dec 2024 - 01:04 pm
Emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25, 2024. (Photo by Issa Tazhenbayev / AFP)
Once a war zone, southern Philippines rebrands as tourist destination 25 Dec 2024 - 11:58 am
Colorful sails, called vinta, of the Sama Bajau line the shore of Zamboanga City during its weeks-long Hermosa Festival. Photo by Martin San Diego for The Washington Post.
Pakistan air strikes kill 46 in Afghanistan: Taliban spokesman 25 Dec 2024 - 11:47 am
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14 survivors from Kazakh plane crash hospitalised: health authorities 25 Dec 2024 - 11:09 am
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Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes near Kazakhstan's Aktau airport 25 Dec 2024 - 10:33 am
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Sweeping Vietnam internet law comes into force 25 Dec 2024 - 09:09 am
Youths play video games in a gaming room in Hanoi on December 25, 2024. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP)
Chinese workers saved from 'slave-like conditions' in Brazil 24 Dec 2024 - 10:36 pm
File photo for representation only showing BYD's logo on a car. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)
Nikkei index ends lower amid thinning trading activity 24 Dec 2024 - 08:57 pm
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Man finds bear in living room as Japan readies licence to kill 24 Dec 2024 - 02:49 pm
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China says to raise deficit, boost spending next year: state media 24 Dec 2024 - 01:03 pm
A cleaner carrying a broom and a trash bin walks along a street in Beijing on December 24, 2024. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
Driver in central China car ramming handed suspended death sentence 23 Dec 2024 - 03:27 pm
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South Korean president snubs summons for second time 23 Dec 2024 - 02:59 pm
This handout photo taken on December 14, 2024 and released by the South Korean Presidential Office shows President Yoon Suk Yeol giving a public address from his official residence in Seoul. Photo by Handout / South Korean Presidential Office / AFP
Bangladesh launches $5bn graft probe into Hasina's family 23 Dec 2024 - 02:00 pm
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Japan watchdog accuses Google of antitrust violation 23 Dec 2024 - 01:17 pm
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Honda and Nissan to launch merger talks 23 Dec 2024 - 12:26 pm
(L to R) Makoto Uchida, President and CEO of Nissan motor corporation, Toshihiro Mibe, President and Representative Executive Officer of Honda, and Takao Kato, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Motors attend a joint press conference in Tokyo on December 23, 2024. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP.
Kabul hails Saudi decision to resume activities at Afghanistan embassy 23 Dec 2024 - 11:25 am
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