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Asia

3 Jan
An unidentified person crossed the heavily fortified border into North Korea, South Korea's military said. The person was earlier spotted by surveillance equipment at the eastern portion of the border, known...
2 Jan
Queues of people were seen lining up outside coronavirus testing centres in Sydney on Sunday as officials across Australia acknowledged there had been a high demand of people looking to get tested for the virus...
2 Jan
People in North Korea's capital Pyongyang expressed optimism for the new year on Saturday. The city was decorated with flags and placards to greet 2022, after the ruling party completed a five-day meeting to...
1 Jan
Japan's Emperor Naruhito offered prayers for those who died during the pandemic, taking to video for the second straight year for his New Year's greeting on Saturday, having cancelled public palace...
1 Jan
A stampede at a popular Hindu shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed at least 12 people and injured 12 others on New Year's Day, officials said. An investigation has been ordered into what caused the...
1 Jan
North Korea on Saturday said its five-day ruling party meeting was over, with leader Kim Jong Un presiding over an assessment of 2021 and setting priorities for 2022. No verbatim text of Kim Jong Un’s...
1 Jan
A light show and fireworks display brought in the New Year in Australia on Friday night, despite a surge in coronavirus cases. The spectacle took place against the backdrop of the Sydney Harbor Bridge and Sydney...
1 Jan
Chinese President Xi Jinping promised China will present a "grand" Winter Olympic Games during his new year address Friday. The 2022 Winter Olympics will kick off in February in Beijing and Zhangjiakou...
31 Dec
The omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly through Australia. The state with the most cases, New South Wales, reported more than 21,000 COVID cases and six deaths on Friday. The Premier of...
31 Dec
Australia's national leaders signed off on a new, nationally-consistent definition of a COVID-19 close contact on Thursday. National Cabinet leaders from all the states and territories agreed a close...

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