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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionIn 2018, a BBC team flew over the disputed South China Sea

Image copyright Getty Images Singapore’s economy plunged into recession in the last quarter as an extended lockdown hit businesses and

Image copyright Getty Images Hong Kong Disneyland is closing its gates again less than one month after it reopened, following

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Queen with then Governor-General Sir John Kerr in 1977 The Queen was not

Up to three million Hong Kong residents could have the chance to settle in the UK and ultimately apply for

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Delhi government has urged recovered patients to come forward and donate their plasma It

Image copyright Reuters Image caption A vault in the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple contained riches worth more than $20bn (£16bn) A

Image copyright EPA Image caption Francois Camille Abello was produced by police at a press conference this month A French

India’s Covid-19 caseload is rising, and people have been urged to wear face masks even when they are outdoors. But

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption More than a million abortions in India have been “compromised” by the lockdown, research

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The vote will decide the opposition candidates for elections later this year Hundreds of thousands

Image copyright Getty Images Since China imposed a draconian National Security law on Hong Kong, a lot of dinner party

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Bachchan has been a star for five decades Amitabh Bachchan, one of India’s best known

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Queues at a pharmacy in AlmatyThe country has officially recorded 264 virus deaths Kazakhstan has

Image copyright MP POLICE Image caption Vikas Dubey is accused in 60 criminal cases, including murder Police in India say

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Voting takes place with face masks and plastic gloves Voting is under way in Singapore’s

Image copyright Scott Windass Image caption Scott Windass said his diet of mostly fruit, eggs and water lasted for about

Image copyright Getty Images In late June, two cases of coronavirus were confirmed in New Zealand. When many countries are

Image caption Dr Akhtar connects via video link from his home in Essex From his laptop at his home just

Image copyright Reuters Image caption US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US was acting against ‘horrific and systematic