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Yasin Malik: Top Kashmiri separatist given life in Indian jail
on May 25, 2022 at 5:12 pm
A court in Delhi sentences Yasin Malik to life imprisonment after convicting him of funding terrorism. […]
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Australia players raise Sri Lanka tour concerns
on May 25, 2022 at 10:48 am
Australia players raise concerns about visiting Sri Lanka in June and July but the tour will go ahead. […]
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North Korea conducts experiment in preparation for possible nuclear test, South Korea says
on May 25, 2022 at 10:05 am
SEOUL - North Korea appears to have conducted an experiment with a detonation device in preparation for its seventh nuclear test, South Korea's deputy national security adviser Kim Tae-hyo said on Wednesday (May 25). Kim also told a media briefing the North's missile test earlier in the day seemed to have involved […]
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South Korea 'strongly condemns' North Korea missile launch as 'grave provocation'
on May 25, 2022 at 9:59 am
SEOUL - South Korea convened a National Security Council (NSC) meeting over North Korea's missile launch on Wednesday (May 25) and "strongly condemned" the North's latest weapons test as a "grave provocation", the presidential office said. Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korea's new president, presided over the meeting and […]
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North Korea fires missiles hours after Biden leaves Asia
on May 25, 2022 at 6:35 am
It came hours after the US leader left Asia following a trip where he vowed to deter North Korea. […]
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India's retirees tap savings, eat less as living costs soar
on May 25, 2022 at 5:16 am
NEW DELHI - T.L. Wali, a 66-year-old lawyer in Delhi's high court, had been looking forward to retirement. But with India's living costs soaring, he is now forced to dip into his savings and will need to keep working longer just to pay for medicine, travel and household expenses. "I can't even think about […]
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Australia's new PM Albanese may mean a new chapter with Indonesia, Malaysia
by Resty Woro Yuniar, Hadi Azmi on May 25, 2022 at 4:16 am
Anthony Albanese’s victory in Australia’s federal election may lead to stronger links with Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur, analysts say, although they cautioned that there were major challenges facing the new prime minister. He remarked not long before the election that it was important to grow ties with […]
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Japan scrambles jets after Russian, Chinese warplanes near airspace during Quad
on May 25, 2022 at 2:18 am
TOKYO — Japan scrambled jets after Russian and Chinese warplanes neared its airspace on Tuesday (May 24), when Tokyo was hosting the leaders of the Quad grouping of countries that includes the United States, Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi said. Tokyo conveyed "grave concerns" to both Russia and China through […]
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North Korea reports no new deaths for second day amid 'stable' Covid-19 trend
on May 25, 2022 at 1:50 am
SEOUL - North Korea reported no new deaths among fever patients for a second consecutive day, state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Wednesday (May 25), a day after it said the country's first confirmed coronavirus outbreak was being stably managed. The Covid-19 outbreak, which the isolated […]
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North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles hours after Biden leaves Asia
on May 25, 2022 at 1:11 am
SEOUL - North Korea fired three ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday (May 25), Seoul’s military said, just hours after US President Joe Biden left the region following a trip in which he agreed to boost measures to deter the nuclear-armed state. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said […]
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NFHS-5: Indians are getting fatter - and it's a big problem
on May 24, 2022 at 11:39 pm
Obesity is spreading rapidly and experts warn of a health emergency unless it's tackled urgently. […]
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Ukraine war: World faces 'dark hour', Biden tells Quad summit
on May 24, 2022 at 3:36 pm
The US president meets key Asia allies to discuss China's influence and differences over Russia's invasion. […]
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Uh-oh! Hong Kong couple forks out $5,900 after son knocks down Teletubbies statue
by Ching Shi Jie on May 24, 2022 at 10:51 am
This couple paid an expensive price after their son recently knocked over a life-sized Teletubbies sculpture at a toy store in Hong Kong. In an interview with Commercial Radio Hong Kong on Tuesday (May 24), the five-year-old boy's father, who only wanted to be known as Cheng, said that he visited the […]
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Taiwan tests 'new model' as Covid-19 cases hit 80,000 a day from 15,000 for all of 2021
on May 24, 2022 at 9:30 am
TAIPEI — Billed a Covid-19 success story as its economy boomed through the pandemic, Taiwan is now battling a record wave of infections as it eases restrictions that had kept outbreaks at bay to start life with the virus. For the whole of 2021, Taiwan reported less than 15,000 locally transmitted cases. […]
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Floods kill 25 in India's Assam, displace thousands
on May 24, 2022 at 9:21 am
GUWAHATI, India — Flash floods and landslides in India's northeast Assam state killed at least 25 people and displaced over 650,000 from their homes in the past 10 days, officials said on Tuesday (May 24). Heavy monsoons are a yearly occurrence in Assam, resulting in flooding and landslides which force […]
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Assam floods: Flood leaves thousands without food and water
on May 24, 2022 at 7:56 am
Locals have to take shelter in squalid conditions, camping on roadsides with little food and water. […]
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Cost of living: Rise in food export curbs sparks concerns
on May 24, 2022 at 6:47 am
Malaysia has become the latest country in Asia to cut food exports to keep prices down at home. […]
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Cryptocrash: ‘I was arrested for knocking on Luna boss's door'
on May 23, 2022 at 11:59 pm
A man says he lost millions, and then was arrested for trying to talk to crypto boss Do Kwon. […]
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Airbnb to quit China as lockdowns restrict tourism
on May 23, 2022 at 11:42 pm
Stays in China made up only 1% of Airbnb's revenue for the last few years, a source said. […]
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From Afghanistan's finance minister to cab driver in the US
on May 23, 2022 at 11:03 pm
Now a taxi driver in Washington DC, Khalid Payenda once oversaw a multi-billion dollar budget. […]
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Naomi Osaka may not play Wimbledon
on May 23, 2022 at 10:21 pm
Four-time major champion Naomi Osaka is not sure if she will play Wimbledon after ranking points were stripped from the event. […]
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What Didi's US exit tells us about China and Wall Street
on May 23, 2022 at 8:07 pm
The Chinese ride-hailing giant will quit Wall Street less than twelve months after its US market debut. […]
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Australia election: Five people making political history
on May 23, 2022 at 5:19 pm
Australia's election has ushered in political pioneers and interesting firsts across the parliament. […]
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Biden vows to defend Taiwan in apparent US policy shift
on May 23, 2022 at 11:02 am
The US leader warned China against invading the island, likening such a move to Russia's war in Ukraine. […]
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Anthony Albanese: Australia's new PM sworn in ahead of Quad meeting
on May 23, 2022 at 4:25 am
Two days after his election win, Anthony Albanese will fly to meet the leaders of US, India and Japan. […]
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Why are kangaroos being spotted in India?
on May 23, 2022 at 12:40 am
The sighting has raised alarms over networks that smuggle exotic animals to India. […]
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Palm oil firms depriving tribes of millions of dollars
on May 22, 2022 at 11:07 pm
Companies supplying major manufacturers fail to meet promises to share land, joint BBC investigation finds. […]
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Afghanistan: Policing faces, bodies and beards on Kabul streets
on May 21, 2022 at 11:03 pm
The BBC goes on patrol with the Taliban's "moral police", whose job it is to enforce hard-line rule. […]
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Australia election: Anthony Albanese leads Labor to Australian election victory
on May 21, 2022 at 2:38 pm
A veteran politician, Anthony Albanese will lead the first Labor government in almost a decade. […]