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New 'Assassin's Creed' game criticised in Japan parliament 20 Mar 2025 - 04:45 pm
Visitors wait in line to play the
Sri Lanka govt faces popularity test with local polls 20 Mar 2025 - 01:15 pm
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Plastic art installations as Indonesia seeks to convert waste into energy 19 Mar 2025 - 09:13 pm
People install plastic garbage to an art installation in Gresik Regency, East Java, Indonesia, on March 19, 2025. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)
Pakistan launches spring tree plantation drive to improve environment quality 19 Mar 2025 - 08:14 pm
This photo taken on March 19, 2025 shows the spring scenery in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
'Bring him home': Philippines migrant workers grapple with Duterte fallout 19 Mar 2025 - 07:33 pm
Filipino migrant workers turn on their phone flashlights and place them in a circle around a clenched fist symbol to express support for former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, at Repulse Bay in Hong Kong on March 16, 2025. (Photo by Purple Romero / AFP)
Hong Kong passes cybersecurity law for 'critical infrastructure' 19 Mar 2025 - 02:55 pm
Pedestrians walk along a street in Hong Kong on March 19, 2025. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)
PM calls for coordinated efforts to eradicate Hepatitis C in Pakistan 18 Mar 2025 - 08:21 pm
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Vietnam to slash provinces as cost-cutting drive expands 18 Mar 2025 - 04:03 pm
Workers plant flowers along a street in Hanoi on March 18, 2025. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)
Kazakhstan revives Nowruz, issues new format 18 Mar 2025 - 03:24 pm
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'We will preserve them': saving Cambodia's crocodiles 18 Mar 2025 - 11:28 am
This handout photo taken on March 2, 2025 and released on March 18 by conservation group Fauna and Flora shows government officials preparing to release a Siamese crocodile in the water in Virachey National Park at Ta Veng district in Ratanakiri province. (Photo by Pablo Sinovas / Fauna and Flora / AFP)
80% of WHO-supported facilities in Afghanistan could shutdown by June 17 Mar 2025 - 10:31 pm
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Thai authorities arrest UK man for 25 year visa overstay 17 Mar 2025 - 10:19 pm
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Sri Lanka adjusts train timings to tackle elephant deaths 17 Mar 2025 - 09:50 pm
Elephants return to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage after taking their daily bath in a river in Pinnawala on February 16, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Malaysian rice porridge a 'trademark' Ramadan tradition 17 Mar 2025 - 08:14 pm
This picture taken on March 5, 2025 shows a Muslim man mixing ingredients to prepare the popular dish 'Bubur Lambuk' at Masjid India during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)
Thailand sees notable decline in cybercrime cases after intensified crackdown 17 Mar 2025 - 07:51 pm
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New Zealand revives long-stalled free trade deal with India 17 Mar 2025 - 01:37 pm
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) shakes hands with his New Zealand’s counterpart Christopher Luxon before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on March 17, 2025. Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP.
Comic-loving German goalkeeper finds peace, and himself, in Japan 17 Mar 2025 - 09:14 am
Fagiano Okayama's goalkeeper Svend Brodersen looks on during the J-League football match between Urawa Red Diamonds and Fagiano Okayama at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama on March 8, 2025. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
China's Baidu releases new AI model to compete with DeepSeek 16 Mar 2025 - 07:08 pm
People walk past a Baidu logo outside the company headquarters in Beijing on February 2, 2024. Photo by Jade GAO / AFP