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Arunachal Pradesh: India-China border row flares over athlete visas

9 hours 24 min ago
Beijing denies claims three Indian fighters are unable to enter China for the Asian Games.
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Rupert Murdoch: How magnate transformed Australia’s media

13 hours 25 min ago
The 92-year-old businessman changed the face of news worldwide, but it all started at home.
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China MeToo activist stands trial for subversion

14 hours 34 min ago
Journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin appeared in court in Guangzhou alongside co-accused Wang Jianbing.
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Nepal: Teachers strike over education reform shuts down schools

15 hours 9 min ago
Scores of people march in Kathmandu as a protest over education reforms enter its third day.
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Chevron and unions agree to end Western Australia gas strikes

17 hours 58 min ago
The dispute triggered volatile trading on energy markets over concerns it could hit global gas supplies.
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India-Canada row: Justin Trudeau repeats allegation against India amid row

19 hours 41 min ago
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that there were "credible reasons" for the allegation.
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Nari Shakti: India okays women's reservation bill - but nothing will change soon

September 21, 2023 - 11:14pm
The decades-old bill guarantees a third of seats for women in parliament and state assemblies.
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JPEX: Hong Kong investigates influencer-backed crypto exchange

September 21, 2023 - 8:26pm
About 2,000 investors lost money on the JPEX platform which was advertised on Hong Kong's metro.
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Do China's recent military purges spell trouble for Xi Jinping?

September 21, 2023 - 8:22pm
Military officials are disappearing - is this a sign of instability or Xi Jinping's strength?
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S Korea passes new law to protect teachers from bullying parents

September 21, 2023 - 10:01am
Teachers across the country have been protesting for weeks, demanding more rights in the classroom.
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India suspends visas for Canadians as row escalates

September 21, 2023 - 8:20am
Relations have plummeted since Canada's PM linked India to the killing of a Sikh separatist leader.
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Taylor Swift: Australia to host academic conference on pop icon

September 21, 2023 - 3:25am
The event will explore the megastar's impact on culture and the music industry.
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Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha: India set to approve historic women's quota bill

September 21, 2023 - 1:58am
The proposed law guarantees a third of seats for women in India's parliament and state assemblies.
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South Korea raids US military bases in drugs probe

September 21, 2023 - 12:57am
Some 17 soldiers and five other people allegedly smuggled or used synthetic marijuana via military mail.
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Tamil Nadu: The Indian men who photographed dead bodies

September 20, 2023 - 7:54pm
Two photographers from Tamil Nadu recall what it was like taking pictures of the dead for a living.
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India warns citizens in Canada to be cautious

September 20, 2023 - 10:21am
The advisory comes a day after tensions escalated over the killing of a Sikh separatist.
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Indonesia: TikToker jailed for two years over pork video

September 20, 2023 - 5:10am
Lina Lutfiawati, who identifies as Muslim, said an Islamic phrase before eating crispy pork skin.
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Fukushima: China's seafood imports from Japan down 67% in August

September 20, 2023 - 12:51am
The fall came as Japan started to release treated waste water from the damaged nuclear power plant.
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Torture, rape, killings in Manipur: An Indian state's brutal conflict

September 19, 2023 - 7:37pm
Four months after it was torn apart by deadly ethnic violence, Manipur remains gripped by fear.
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A haunted Australia stares down bushfire disaster again

September 19, 2023 - 2:16pm
The country is on edge for its first major fire season since a catastrophic summer four years ago.
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