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Philippines cleans up after sixth major storm in weeks 18 Nov 2024 - 09:29 am
An aerial view shows submerged homes at a village in Ilagan, Isabela province on November 18, 2024, due to continuous heavy rains from Super Typhoon Man-yi. (Photo by Villamor Visaya / AFP
Smog drops from hazardous to unhealthy in Pakistan's Lahore 17 Nov 2024 - 09:00 pm
Farmers load sugarcane on a horsecart amid heavy smoggy conditions in Lahore on November 17, 2024. (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP)
Japan to strengthen measures against illegal part-time jobs 17 Nov 2024 - 05:13 pm
People walk through Shibuya area in Tokyo on November 15, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
Bangladesh's Yunus urges 'patience' after 100 days in power 17 Nov 2024 - 05:06 pm
Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus gives a speech during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 13, 2024. Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP.
Survivors still trapped after deadly Tanzania building collapse 17 Nov 2024 - 01:26 pm
Emergency crews and first responders gather for rescue operations at the site of a collapsed four-story building in Dar es Salaam on November 16, 2024. (Photo by Gidulaus Amosi / AFP)
India announces successful hypersonic missile test 17 Nov 2024 - 01:00 pm
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Super Typhoon Man-yi batters Philippines' most populous island 17 Nov 2024 - 11:47 am
This handout photo released on November 17, 2024 through the courtesy of John Marshal Aquino Facebook page shows residents walking past destroyed houses in Panganiban town, Catanduanes province, after Super Typhoon Man-yi hit the province. Super Typhoon Man-yi uprooted trees, brought down power lines and ripped off corrugated iron roofing as it swept across the storm-weary Philippines on November 17, following an unusual streak of violent weather. (Photo by John Marshal Aquino / John Marshal Aquino / AFP)
Super Typhoon Man-yi pounds the Philippines 16 Nov 2024 - 11:00 pm
Large waves break along a seawall ahead of the expected landfall of Super Typhoon Man-yi, in Legaspi City, Albay province on November 16, 2024. (Photo by CHARISM SAYAT / AFP)
Super Typhoon Man-yi makes landfall in Philippines: govt forecaster 16 Nov 2024 - 05:16 pm
People (R) react as large waves break along a seawall ahead of the expected landfall of Super Typhoon Man-yi, in Legaspi City, Albay province on November 16, 2024. (Photo by CHARISM SAYAT / AFP)
Japan reiterates desire to have stable ties with China 16 Nov 2024 - 04:17 pm
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Sales of South Korean companies decline in H1 of 2024 16 Nov 2024 - 04:03 pm
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Philippines warns of 'potentially catastrophic' Super Typhoon Man-yi 16 Nov 2024 - 03:44 pm
The sun sets past anchored barges ahead of the expected landfall of Super Typhoon Man-yi, in Manila Bay on November 16, 2024. A super typhoon sweeping towards the Philippines on November 16 was intensifying and could have a
Stirring 'haka' dance disrupts New Zealand's parliament 16 Nov 2024 - 03:10 pm
This frame grab taken from a New Zealand Parliament TV feed dated November 14, 2024 shows Maori lawmaker Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke (C) standing up during a first reading of the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill and performing a Haka dance. (Photo by New Zealand Parliament / AFPTV / AFP)
UN climate chief urges G20 action to untangle COP29 talks 16 Nov 2024 - 11:53 am
UN climate chief Simon Stiell delivers a speech during the opening of the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 11, 2024. (Photo by Alexander Nemenov / AFP)
10 newborns killed, 16 critical in India hospital fire 16 Nov 2024 - 08:48 am
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Tens of thousands flee as Super Typhoon Man-yi nears Philippines 16 Nov 2024 - 08:24 am
Residents from coastal areas take shelter on an evacuation center in Legaspi City, Albay province, south of Manila on November 16, 2024, ahead of Super Typhoon Man-yi's landfall. (Photo by Charism Sayat / AFP)
Typhoon Man-yi bears down on Philippines still reeling from Usagi 15 Nov 2024 - 02:21 pm
Residents get off a truck after the local government implemented a preemptive evacuation in Daraga, Albay on November 15, 2024, ahead of the landfall of Typhoon Man-Yi. Photo by Charism SAYAT / AFP
Primary schools empty as smog persists in Indian capital 15 Nov 2024 - 02:13 pm
A woman covers her face as she walks past school boys on a cold smoggy morning in the old quarters of New Delhi on November 15, 2024. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)