Photos: The week that was in Asia
Flooding in Sri Lanka, protests in Nepal and more.
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In this Tuesday, May 17, 2016 photo, performers rehearse for the First World Conference on Tourism for Development in Beijing, China. State leaders and tourism ministers from various countries are expected to attend the four-day conference with the theme "Tourism for Peace and Development." (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
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In this Friday, May 20, 2016 photo, a Sri Lankan man sits on top of a partially submerged wall in Wellampitiya, outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Hundreds of boats plied deep floodwaters that have inundated thousands of homes in the Sri Lankan capital, delivering aid and rescuing the elderly and sick from rooftops as forecasters warned of more heavy rain. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)
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In this Friday, May 20, 2016 photo, Bangladeshi workers assemble a rebar column at a construction site in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad, File)
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In this Wednesday, May 18, 2016 photo, a Sri Lankan landslide survivor caries her dog as she walks on the mud after a landslide in Elangipitiya village in Aranayaka about 72 kilometers (45 miles) north east of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Soldiers and police used sticks and bare hands Wednesday to dig through enormous piles of mud covering houses in three villages hit by massive landslides in central Sri Lanka, with hundreds of families reported missing. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)
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In this Tuesday, May 10, 2016, photo, a shepherd sits on the dry river bed of Manjara Dam, which supplies water to Latur and nearby villages in Marathwada region in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Failed monsoons play havoc with millions of farmers in central India leading to crippling poverty and soaring suicides. Some 400 farmers have killed themselves so far this year in the parched Marathwada region, which is home to about 19 million people. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
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In this Friday, May 20, 2016 photo, South Korean officials and firefighters wearing protective gears take part in an anti-terrorism exercise in Seoul, South Korea. The exercise is part of annual disaster response drills for South Korea held this year from May 16 to May 20. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
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In this Friday, May 20, 2016 photo, office workers stretch after participating in a tai chi class at a public park in Beijing. Tai chi has an enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in modern China for its perceived health, meditation, and exercise benefits. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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In this Monday, May 16, 2016 photo, a supporter of Nepal's minority ethnic group tries to break through a police cordon leading to the prime minister's office in Kathmandu, Nepal. Hundreds of minority ethnic group supporters scuffled with police in Nepal's capital on Monday, restarting protests against the government and the Himalayan nation's new constitution. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)
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In this Monday, May 9, 2016, photo, a worker fills water in one of the many tanks of the Jaldoot water train at the Miraj railway station, Miraj, 340 kilometers (212 miles) from Latur, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Many trains pull into Latur's railroad station but none is as eagerly awaited as this train that pulls into the parched town in the dead of the night. That train called "Jaldoot" or the Messenger of Water brings millions of liters of the precious liquid that the drought-plagued central Indian district so desperately needs. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
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In this Wednesday, May 18, 2016 photo, an officer reviews members of the honor guard as they line up before a welcoming ceremony for visiting Mozambique President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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In this Thursday, May 19, 2016 file photo, Leicester City players and staff celebrate with the trophy after winning the English Premier League during an open top bus parade through the central business district of Bangkok, Thailand. Members of the Leicester City team, owned by Thailand-based King Power, were on a two-day visit to Bangkok to celebrate their premiership win. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
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