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Asia

18 Aug
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake shook the central Philippines on Tuesday, sending residents fleeing their homes and damaging buildings and roads, with at least one person killed. The shallow quake struck southeast of...
17 Aug
Japan's economy shrank at annual rate of 27.8% in April-June, the worst contraction on record, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed consumption and trade, according to government data released Monday. Yasutoshi...
17 Aug
India's death toll from the coronavirus hit 50,000 on Monday, with more than 900 new fatalities reported in 24 hours, health ministry data showed. The country last week overtook Britain with the world's...
12 Aug
Heavy rains in South Korea caused flooding in some areas and submerged parkways along the Han River. Torrential rain has wreaked destruction across the country since the beginning of the month. Since Friday, more...
11 Aug
Restaurants have reopened in Pakistan on Monday, after three months of facing strict lockdown restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses in Karachi were busy with clients from early morning, as owners of...
11 Aug
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupted on Monday, belching a massive column of ash and smoke 5,000 meters into the air and coating local communities in debris. The volcano on Sumatra island has been rumbling since...
7 Aug
Yogetsu Akasaka, a Japanese musician and formally trained Buddhist monk, has become a viral phenomenon with tracks marrying religious chanting with beat-boxing. Akasaka has long been interested both in music and...
7 Aug
The Philippines reported more than 119,000 coronavirus cases on Thursday, overtaking Indonesia with the most infections in Southeast Asia. The Department of Health reported the latest jump in the daily tally of...
6 Aug
A fire killed eight coronavirus patients at a hospital in western India, early on Thursday, officials said. Firefighters and 15 fire engines contained the fire to the intensive care unit at Shrey Hospital and it...
6 Aug
Sri Lankans voted on Wednesday to elect a new Parliament that is expected to give strong support to the powerful and popular Rajapaksa brothers. At least four members of the family were running in the...

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