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Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits off Indonesia, killing one

BBC News - April 2, 2026 - 12:00am
The quake struck between the islands of Manado and Ternate. Tsunami warnings have now been lifted.
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Alleged Bondi gunman loses court bid to suppress names of his family

BBC News - April 1, 2026 - 9:08pm
Lawyers for Naveed Akram had argued his mother, brother and sister live in "constant fear".
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Alleged Bondi gunman loses court bid to suppress names of his family

BBC News - April 1, 2026 - 9:08pm
Lawyers for Naveed Akram had argued his mother, brother and sister live in 'constant fear'.
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Iran war economic shocks will last 'months', says Australia's PM

BBC News - April 1, 2026 - 6:53am
Anthony Albanese used a rare TV address to tell Australians that the "months ahead may not be easy" amid the global effects of the war.
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Iran war economic shocks will last 'months', says Australia's PM

BBC News - April 1, 2026 - 6:53am
Anthony Albanese used a rare TV address to tell Australians that the "months ahead may not be easy" amid the global effects of the war.
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Stanford University wins battle to keep diaries of Mao Zedong's secretary

BBC News - April 1, 2026 - 5:31am
Stanford said the papers, which mentioned the Tiananmen Massacre, would be banned if returned to Beijing.
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China is trying to play peacemaker in the Iran war - will it work?

BBC News - April 1, 2026 - 3:16am
It's a turnaround for Beijing, whose official response has been muted so far. Why is China stepping in now?
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China is trying to play peacemaker in the Iran war - will it work?

BBC News - April 1, 2026 - 3:16am
It's a turnaround for Beijing, whose official response has been muted so far. Why is China stepping in now?
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China is trying to play peacemaker in the Iran war - will it work?

BBC News - April 1, 2026 - 3:16am
It's a turnaround for Beijing, whose official response has been muted so far. Why is China stepping in now?
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Stanford University wins battle to keep diaries of Mao Zedong's secretary

BBC News - April 1, 2026 - 2:22am
Stanford said the papers, which mentioned the Tiananmen Massacre, would be banned if returned to Beijing.
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'Felt close to death': Indian seafarers detained in Iran return home

BBC News - April 1, 2026 - 2:15am
The crew members, whose ship was seized in December, got their release order a day before the war began.
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Divorced couples in Japan can now share custody of their children

BBC News - April 1, 2026 - 12:11am
Japan was, until recently, the only G7 country to not recognise the legal concept of joint custody.
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Divorced couples in Japan can now share custody of their children

BBC News - April 1, 2026 - 12:11am
Japan was, until recently, the only G7 country to not recognise the legal concept of joint custody.
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'My six-year-old has nosebleeds': Chiang Mai air pollution sparks health fears

BBC News - March 31, 2026 - 11:19pm
It's peak fire season in the Thai city, which now ranks as one of the world's most polluted.
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'My six-year-old has nosebleeds': Chiang Mai air pollution sparks health fears

BBC News - March 31, 2026 - 11:19pm
It's peak fire season in the Thai city, which now ranks as one of the world's most polluted.
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Asia stocks jump after Trump suggests Iran war could end in weeks

BBC News - March 31, 2026 - 10:12pm
The price of Brent crude oil to be delivered in May rose by a record 64% in March as the conflict disrupted energy supplies.
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Billion-plus people, three million officials, 33 questions - India begins huge census

BBC News - March 31, 2026 - 8:11pm
The two-phase exercise - the world’s most ambitious - will see three million officials count every Indian.
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Asia's migrant workers debate if Gulf jobs are worth deadly risk of Iran war

BBC News - March 31, 2026 - 6:48pm
Iran's strikes on Gulf states have been especially hard for migrants who have long supported these economies to lift their families back home from poverty.
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Asia's migrant workers debate if Gulf jobs are worth deadly risk of Iran war

BBC News - March 31, 2026 - 6:48pm
Iran's strikes on Gulf states have been especially hard for migrants who have long supported these economies to lift their families back home from poverty.
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China bans storing cremated remains in empty 'bone ash apartments'

BBC News - March 31, 2026 - 6:53am
China bans 'bone ash apartments' where mourners are storing cremated remains instead of cemeteries.
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