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20 Dec
A Japanese billionaire, his producer and a Russian cosmonaut departed the International Space Station and headed back to Earth, wrapping up the first visit by self-paying space tourists to the orbiting outpost in...
20 Dec
A man was beaten to death in the northern Indian city of Amritsar after apparently attempting to commit a sacrilegious act inside the historic Golden Temple, one of Sikhism's most revered shrines.  The...
19 Dec
The city of Beijing will keep its relatively strict COVID restrictions in place, while policies in the rest of China will remain flexible depending on local situation, Chinese health official said at a press...
18 Dec
Crews in northern China have rescued 20 of 21 coal miners trapped inside a flooded shaft, with one still missing. Rescuers pumped water out of the mine to facilitate the rescue. The accident happened about 11 p...
18 Dec
A powerful typhoon left at least 19 people dead, knocked down power and communications in entire provinces and wrought widespread destruction mostly in the central Philippines, officials said Saturday. The...
18 Dec
Heavy smog loaded with pollutants has covered several urban areas in eastern Pakistan, causing breathing problems. In late November, Pakistan's second largest city, Lahore, ranked top most polluted city on the...
17 Dec
Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a fire broke out at a building in a commercial district of the Japanese city of Osaka on Friday, and  police were investigating the case as a possible arson. The...
17 Dec
Indonesia said it had detected its first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in a cleaning worker at a hospital in Jakarta. The patient has no symptoms and was being quarantined at the Athlete's...
17 Dec
A powerful typhoon slammed into the southeastern Philippines on Thursday, toppling trees, ripping tin roofs and knocking down power when it blew across island provinces where nearly 100,000 people have been...
16 Dec
Churchgoers in the Philippines marked the official countdown to Christmas Thursday. This time round, worshippers had to present proof of vaccination, check their temperature and fill out of a health declaration...

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