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New Japan PM says environment not right for rate hike 02 Oct 2024 - 03:42 pm
Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / POOL / AFP)
Weeping families mourn Thai school bus crash victims 02 Oct 2024 - 03:30 pm
Police officers and nurses stand near media representatives as an ambulance carrying victims' remains leaves the forensic institute at the police hospital in Bangkok, on October 2, 2024. Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
Samsung says planning job cuts in some Asian operations 02 Oct 2024 - 02:08 pm
A man walks past the Samsung logo displayed on a glass door at the company's Seocho building in Seoul on April 5, 2024. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Krathon approaches 02 Oct 2024 - 11:55 am
People stand next to a monitor showing flight status at Kaohsiung International Airport, with all flights cancelled as Typhoon Krathon nears in Kaohsiung on October 2, 2024. Photo by WALID BERRAZEG / AFP.
Three killed in India helicopter crash 02 Oct 2024 - 10:31 am
File photo used for demonstration purposes.
More than 20 feared dead in Thai school bus inferno 01 Oct 2024 - 05:08 pm
A police officer (C) inspects a burnt-out bus that was carrying students and teachers on the outskirts of Bangkok on October 1, 2024. Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
Rescuers search for missing people in Nepal following flooding and landslides that killed 224 01 Oct 2024 - 04:46 pm
An aerial view shows the area affected by monsoon flooding in Roshi village of Nepal's Kavre district on September 30, 2024. Photo by PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP.
Defence 'geek' Ishiba becomes Japan PM 01 Oct 2024 - 04:09 pm
Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / Pool / AFP)
Japan finds body drifting in sea 10 days after severe floods 01 Oct 2024 - 04:00 pm
(Files) This file photo taken on September 23, 2024 shows Takaya Kiso (C) searching for his missing daughter among debris. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Anger in Nepal over relief delays as flood toll hits 225 01 Oct 2024 - 02:07 pm
A general view of a landslide-affected village is pictured following heavy rains in Lalitpur district on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
Tokyo recovers some losses to lead markets higher 01 Oct 2024 - 11:10 am
File photo for representational purposes.
Multiple deaths in school bus fire in Thailand: PM 01 Oct 2024 - 10:48 am
Firefighters and rescue workers stand next to a burnt-out bus that was carrying students and teachers on the outskirts of Bangkok, on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP)
India police detain top activist after month-long climate march 01 Oct 2024 - 09:56 am
Screen grab of a video shared by the climate activist on his social media.
Coldplay ticket scalping fiasco sparks backlash in India 01 Oct 2024 - 09:50 am
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. File photo for representation only.
South Korean court gives prison sentences to 3 police officers over deadly 2022 Halloween crush 30 Sep 2024 - 03:56 pm
Family members of Itaewon crush victims cry at the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul on September 30, 2024, after Yongsan-gu District Office mayor Park Hee-young was found not guilty in the Itaewon disaster case. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Nepal's urban poor count cost of 'nightmare' floods 30 Sep 2024 - 01:31 pm
Vendors clear mud from a vegetable market in a flood-affected area following heavy monsoon rains in Kathmandu on September 30, 2024. Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP
Philippines' Marcos opens first EV battery plant 30 Sep 2024 - 12:21 pm
File photo used for demonstration purposes.
Japan's next PM aims for snap election, stocks sink 30 Sep 2024 - 10:13 am
Shigeru Ishiba, the new head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), takes part in a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on September 30, 2024. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP.