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Earthquake victims provided free transport to vote The Peninsula03:27

Indian official drains reservoir to retrieve phone dropped while taking selfie CNN03:21

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Yoon, first lady star on TV show with adopted dog Yonhap News Agency03:13

Voters in Turkey are going to the polls in a final round presidential runoff NPR03:11

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Asiana Airlines stops sale of some seats next to emergency exit after door-opening accident The Straits Times02:49

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Modi inaugurates India’s new parliament building as part of New Delhi’s makeover The Straits Times02:08

Serbian army to remain at high alert near Kosovo border Borneo Bulletin02:07

South Korea to avoid cashing in on China’s U.S. chipmaker ban The Japan Times02:05

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Cabinet recommends presidential pardon for Resham Chaudhary The Kathmandu Post02:03

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Thailand says 1 million Chinese tourists visited from January to mid-May Reuters02:00

Live coverage of Turkiye's presidential election runoff 2023 The Peninsula01:56

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Can Pak-India nuclear deterrence hold? Dawn01:39

Voting begins in historic Turkey presidential runoff election France 2401:33

India did more for Lanka than IMF: Jaishankar Sri Lanka Daily Mirror01:23

Landslide obstructs Mahakali Highway The Kathmandu Post01:22

'I can treat you like a dog': China Southern Airlines counter staff at Changi Airport insults passenger, airline… AsiaOne01:21

Polish president seeks experts’ advice on contentious law Borneo Bulletin01:06

70 years after first summit, Everest keeps giving The Japan Times01:04

Wife of Singapore man missing on Mount Everest says crews unable to find him South China Morning Post01:04

Nearly 3,000 flats in Tengah to be offered at May 30 BTO launch The Straits Times01:00

China's first homemade passenger jet takes flight BBC00:57

China's first indigenous passenger jet makes maiden commercial flight TRT World00:35

Taiwan reports Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through strait AsiaOne00:11

Thai election commission confirms opposition win Borneo Bulletin00:05

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China's first homegrown passenger jet makes maiden commercial flight Channel NewsAsia23:59 27-May-23

China’s first homegrown passenger jet, the C919, takes off on its first commercial flight The Straits Times23:55 27-May-23

Johnny Kitagawa sex abuse claims prompt questions over Japan media’s complicity South China Morning Post23:42 27-May-23

Hong Kong treads fine line on regulating retail crypto trade Channel NewsAsia23:39 27-May-23

Yoon's approval rating rises to 44.7 pct: poll Yonhap News Agency23:28 27-May-23

Releasing AI into the wild ‘like open-sourcing the Manhattan Project’: Nobel laureate Maria… The Straits Times23:24 27-May-23

For protecting and promoting reproductive health of people KCNA Watch23:15 27-May-23

Chinese comedy group punishment sends chills through arts sphere Channel NewsAsia23:08 27-May-23

Uncle in wheelchair 'fights' with Ang Mo Kio coffee shop staff over blocked toilet entrance AsiaOne23:08 27-May-23

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