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Burned TV station showcases anger at Bangladesh PM 24 Jul 2024 - 06:48 pm
The charred remains of state broadcaster Bangladesh Television is pictured after students set it on fire during the anti-quota protest, in Dhaka on July 24, 2024. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
Taiwan shuts down as deadly Typhoon Gaemi approaches 24 Jul 2024 - 06:02 pm
A visitor (bottom R) takes photographs in front of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in heavy rain from weather patterns caused by Typhoon Gaemi in Taipei on July 24, 2024. (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP)
Thai central bank to investigate Myanmar weapons payments 24 Jul 2024 - 04:40 pm
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Over 100,000 schools in Pakistan remain closed due to the heat 24 Jul 2024 - 02:53 pm
A boy cools off in the Arabian Sea during a hot summer day in Karachi on July 18, 2024. (Photo by Rizwan Tabassum / AFP)
Plane crashes in Nepal with 18 dead, pilot sole survivor 24 Jul 2024 - 11:37 am
Rescuers and officials stand at the crash site after a Saurya Airlines' plane crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on July 24, 2024.  (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
Streets turned into rivers as Typhoon Gaemi blows past Philippines 24 Jul 2024 - 10:48 am
Rescuers paddle their boats along a flooded street in Manila on July 24, 2024 amid heavy rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
Plane crashes in Nepal with 19 aboard, several dead 24 Jul 2024 - 10:06 am
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Taiwan prepares for a strong typhoon that worsened monsoon rains in the Philippines, killing 12 24 Jul 2024 - 08:05 am
A shop owner tightens canvas around his booth to prevent possible damage as Typhoon Gaemi approaches, in Yilan on July 24, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)
Tokyo store carries on traditional letterpress printing 23 Jul 2024 - 10:18 pm
An original book jacket produced in letterpress printing by the store. (Photo by The Japan News)
Japan's Nikkei closes marginally lower 23 Jul 2024 - 10:02 pm
File photo for representational purposes.
Malaysia evacuates 123 citizens from violence-hit Bangladesh 23 Jul 2024 - 07:24 pm
Bangladeshi soldiers stand guard along a street during a curfew amid the anti-quota protests, in Dhaka on July 23, 2024. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
Bangladesh student leader extends protest suspension for 48 more hours 23 Jul 2024 - 04:20 pm
A police van transports protesters to the court, after their arrest in Dhaka on July 23, 2024. The number of arrests in days of violence in Bangladesh passed the 2,500 mark in an AFP tally on July 23, after protests over employment quotas sparked widespread unrest. (Photo by Abu SUFIAN JEWEL / AFP)
Philippine police say man inhaling white powder in video is not Marcos 23 Jul 2024 - 02:12 pm
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos leaves after delivering the annual State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives in Manila on July 22, 2024. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Bosses resign at Japan health supplement firm probing deaths 23 Jul 2024 - 12:24 pm
A woman points her finger at the signage of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical as she walks past the company's office in Tokyo on March 28, 2024. Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP
Key announcements: India on $24 bn jobs drive in Modi's first post-election budget 23 Jul 2024 - 12:05 pm
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (C) poses for photos before presenting the union budget in the Parliament in New Delhi on July 23, 2024. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
Founder of tech giant Kakao arrested for stock manipulation 23 Jul 2024 - 10:59 am
Kim Beom-su, founder of South Korean internet company Kakao, arrives at a court in Seoul on July 22, 2024. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Hamas announces 'national unity' deal, signs declaration with Fatah 23 Jul 2024 - 10:33 am
Mussa Abu Marzuk, senior member of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, speaks during an event hosted by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictured) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 23, 2024. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Bangladesh arrest total approaches 1,200: AFP tally 23 Jul 2024 - 08:01 am
Students from Bangladesh hold placards as they demonstrate to ask the government to end the crackdown on protesters on July 22, 2024. (Photo by Filippo Monteforte / AFP)