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New Zealand PM says sorry for 'horrific' care home abuse
The apology comes after a report found 200,000 children and vulnerable adults were abused for decades.
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India's celebrity top judge: An icon or a pushover?
Justice DY Chandrachud retired as India’s chief justice on Sunday. Many are debating his legacy.
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China roads blocked by thousands of cyclists in night quest for dumplings
It started as a social media trend but brought traffic gridlock between two cities.
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India's luxury airline Vistara flies into the sunset
Vistara is operating its last flight on Monday as it completes its merger with Air India.
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India's luxury airline Vistara flies into the sunset
Vistara is operating its last flight on Monday as it completes its merger with Air India.
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Australian soldier awarded Victoria Cross for Vietnam bravery
Richard Norden ran into enemy fire to reach a wounded soldier and retrieve the body of another while in Vietnam.
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‘I lost nine teeth filming Squid Game’: BBC on set with show’s director
The South Korean hit drama returns for a second season in December.
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Jamie Oliver pulls 'offensive' children's book from sale
The 400-page fantasy novel is accused of stereotyping Indigenous Australians.
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'My husband was forcibly conscripted. Months later he was dead'
Myanmar's mandatory conscription has upended the lives of countless people. The BBC spoke to four of them.
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Can zombies and witches save Bollywood from its troubles?
Once considered as lowbrow genre, horror movies have taken the Hindi film industry by storm this year.
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Pakistan railway bomb blast kills at least 25
About 50 others were injured in the blast, the city's commissioner says.
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Pakistan railway bomb blast kills at least 25
About 50 others were injured in the blast, the city's commissioner says.
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Pictures from space show mighty smog choking Lahore
The smog covering Pakistan's second largest city has been captured in satellite images.
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Pictures from space show mighty smog choking Lahore
The smog covering Pakistan's second largest city has been captured in satellite images.
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'Adult crime, adult time': Row as Australian territory locks up 10-year-olds again
Most children jailed in the Northern Territory are Aboriginal, and the new government is reducing the age that can happen.
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'Adult crime, adult time': Row as Australian territory locks up 10-year-olds again
Most children jailed in the Northern Territory are Aboriginal, and the new government is reducing the age that can happen.
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China is trying to fix its economy - Trump could derail those plans
Trump won the election on a platform of steep import taxes, including tariffs as high as 60% on China.
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Indian officials misplace Rushdie book ban order
India’s ban on the import of Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses is under scrutiny - here's why.
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Indian officials misplace Rushdie book ban order
India’s ban on the import of Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses is under scrutiny - here's why.
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Indian experts hail breakthrough in bid to save huge native bird
The birth of a great Indian bustard chick through artificial insemination has given hope to conservationists.
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