Shanghai hit by strongest typhoon in 75 years
September 16, 2024
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Shanghai hit by strongest typhoon in 75 years

Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated as a powerful typhoon made landfall near China’s…

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Thailand zoo’s celebrity baby hippo
September 13, 2024
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Thailand zoo’s celebrity baby hippo

Khao Kheow Open Zoo/X Khao Kheow Open Zoo says that Moo Deng has doubled visitor…

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Pope Francis arrives in Timor-Leste as abuse scandal hangs over visit
September 9, 2024
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Pope Francis arrives in Timor-Leste as abuse scandal hangs over visit

Getty Images Timor-Leste is the third stop in the Pope’s 12-day Asia-Pacific tour Pope Francis…

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The alleged plot to steal a queen’s crown at tumultuous beauty pageant
September 7, 2024
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The alleged plot to steal a queen’s crown at tumultuous beauty pageant

Asvin Singh Manshika Prasad (right) was proclaimed Miss Fiji but two days later was told…

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Japan teen jumps to death, killing pedestrian below
September 2, 2024
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Japan teen jumps to death, killing pedestrian below

Warning: This article contains details that readers may find distressing Two people have died in…

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MMA in Afghanistan? Too violent for the Taliban
August 29, 2024
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MMA in Afghanistan? Too violent for the Taliban

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has banned mixed martial arts (MMA), saying it is incompatibile with Islamic…

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Stand News editors found guilty in landmark sedition case
August 29, 2024
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Stand News editors found guilty in landmark sedition case

Two journalists who led a pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong have been found guilty of…

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Mount Fuji: Barrier blocking view removed
August 22, 2024
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Mount Fuji: Barrier blocking view removed

Ousted MP plays in Bangladesh team despite outrage
August 21, 2024
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Ousted MP plays in Bangladesh team despite outrage

A Bangladeshi cricket star and ousted lawmaker has taken to the field for the first…

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How China swerved worst of global tech meltdown
July 20, 2024
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How China swerved worst of global tech meltdown

While most of the world was grappling with the blue screen of death on Friday,…

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