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Will Taiwan's banks stay stuck in a '1980s' time warp?
How the pandemic may have jolted an old-fashioned banking industry to make changes.
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Anzac Day: Prince William leads London commemorations
The Duke of Cambridge heads events in London honouring Australia and New Zealand's war dead.
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Australia election: Why is there compulsory voting?
It is one of the only English-speaking nations to have mandatory voting, and people widely support it.
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Kane Tanaka: Japanese woman certified world's oldest person dies
Kane Tanaka was born in 1903, the same year as George Orwell and when Roosevelt was US president.
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Beijing kicks off mass testing after spike in Covid cases
Dozens of cases were reported, sparking fears that Beijing could face a similar situation to Shanghai.
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Shanghai: Green fences baffle locked down residents
Two-metre barriers have appeared all over the city as officials battle to contain a Covid outbreak.
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Missing Japanese boat: Search for survivors after distress signal
Rescuers find seven people after the vessel put out a distress signal during a tour of a world heritage site.
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Cooma jail: Prison that was once 'world's only jail for gay men'
Set in one of the coldest and windiest small towns in Australia, Cooma prison holds a dark secret.
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Puducherry prison uses dance therapy to rehabilitate inmates
A prison in India's Puducherry is using dance therapy to help convicts deal with stress.
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Japan: Tourist boat missing off coast
Coast guards are searching for the 26 people on board after the vessel sent out a distress signal.
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Shanghai: Censors try to block video about lockdown conditions
The video features people pleading for help over a lack of food and medicine in the city's strict lockdown.
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MAP Encyclopaedia: India's rich art history is just a click away now
An Indian museum has launched the country's first encyclopaedia of art that anyone can access.
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Mount Everest: Even world's highest peak not immune to the Ukraine war
Nepal's "icefall doctors" are readying routes - but will conflict in Europe mean fewer climbers?
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Afghanistan: Taliban orders TikTok, PUBG ban for 'misleading' youths
Access to the video-sharing app, along with online shooting game PUBG, will no longer be allowed.
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Shanghai escalates Covid lockdown restrictions
The latest measures will include placing door alarms to prevent those infected from leaving.
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Mid-day meal plan struggles to feed India's hungry students
The world's most ambitious free school food programme resumes post pandemic, but problems remain.
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Whisky and visas could be part of a UK-India trade deal
Boris Johnson is hoping to strike a free trade deal with India within months.
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Boris Johnson and India's Narendra Modi to discuss defence and trade
The PM also pledges to bring up India's relations with Russia during talks on the final day of his trip.
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Afghanistan: More than 20 dead and injured in two blasts
One explosion tore through a mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif, followed by a second in the city of Kunduz.
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Jahangirpuri: How religious violence razed homes and dreams
The Indian capital's Jahangirpuri area remains tense after violence and demolition of properties.
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