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Once India's most valuable start-up, Byju is now fighting to survive

March 10, 2024 - 8:52pm
The tech giant is teetering on the precipice after investors voted to out its CEO last month.
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China touts openness while tightening control

March 10, 2024 - 8:25pm
The two themes have run alongside each other throughout this year's National People's Congress.
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How China's boarding schools are silencing Tibet’s language

March 9, 2024 - 7:54pm
Mandarin is being taught to Tibetans as their main language, threatening the future of their culture.
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How China's boarding schools are silencing Tibet’s language

March 9, 2024 - 7:54pm
Mandarin is being taught to Tibetans as their main language, threatening the future of their culture.
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The sisters defying the Taliban by singing

March 8, 2024 - 8:31pm
Their voices have become a social media phenomenon, protesting against restrictions on women’s freedoms.
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The sisters defying the Taliban by singing

March 8, 2024 - 8:31pm
Their voices have become a social media phenomenon, protesting against restrictions on women’s freedoms.
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Sunak's mother-in-law to sit in India's parliament

March 8, 2024 - 1:46pm
Sudha Murthy says it was a "pleasant surprise" to be appointed to the upper house for a six-year term.
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How Dragon Ball caused a diplomatic spat

March 8, 2024 - 11:33am
Akira Toriyama's phenomenon was so popular in Mexico that it led to tensions with the Japanese Embassy.
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Pakistan man sentenced to death for Whatsapp messages

March 8, 2024 - 8:25am
Judges in Pakistan say he shared blasphemous pictures and videos to outrage the feelings of Muslims.
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Pakistan man sentenced to death for Whatsapp messages

March 8, 2024 - 8:25am
Judges in Pakistan say he shared blasphemous pictures and videos to outrage the feelings of Muslims.
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Life in jail for treason under new HK security law

March 8, 2024 - 4:24am
With a legislature dominated by the pro-Beijing camp, the bill is expected to be passed in weeks.
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Life in jail for treason under new HK security law

March 8, 2024 - 4:24am
With a legislature dominated by the pro-Beijing camp, the bill is expected to be passed in weeks.
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Life in jail for treason under new HK security law

March 8, 2024 - 4:24am
With a legislature dominated by the pro-Beijing camp, the bill is expected to be passed in weeks.
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India busts 'major' network trafficking people to Russia

March 8, 2024 - 12:23am
Agents are duping people into fighting for Russia by promising them high-paying jobs, detectives say.
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India busts 'major' network trafficking people to Russia

March 8, 2024 - 12:23am
Agents are duping people into fighting for Russia by promising them high-paying jobs, detectives say.
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Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68

March 8, 2024 - 12:22am
Dragon Ball is one of the most influential and best-selling Japanese comics of all time.
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Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68

March 8, 2024 - 12:22am
Dragon Ball is one of the most influential and best-selling Japanese comics of all time.
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Indian troops to exit Maldives as China gains foothold

March 7, 2024 - 8:48pm
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, seen as pro-China, had asked Delhi to withdraw troops from his country.
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Indian troops to exit Maldives as China gains foothold

March 7, 2024 - 8:48pm
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, seen as pro-China, had asked Delhi to withdraw troops from his country.
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MH370: The families haunted by one of aviation's greatest mysteries

March 7, 2024 - 6:41pm
They still feel chained to the plane that vanished 10 years ago, with their loved ones on board.
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