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Deadly unrest over job quotas grips Bangladesh

July 16, 2024 - 8:24pm
Protesters demand a merit-based system for high-paying government jobs to replace the current quota allocations.
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Deadly unrest over job quotas grips Bangladesh

July 16, 2024 - 8:24pm
Protesters demand a merit-based system for high-paying government jobs to replace the current quota allocations.
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Pakistanis and Indian among six killed in Oman attack claimed by IS

July 16, 2024 - 5:10pm
Six people, including a policeman, are killed and 28 injured in a rare shooting near a Shia mosque.
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Six found dead at Grand Hyatt hotel in Bangkok

July 16, 2024 - 10:06am
Police in the Thai capital say the dead are all of Vietnamese origin - there are no signs they were shot.
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Pakistanis among six killed in rare shooting near Oman mosque

July 16, 2024 - 9:54am
Three gunmen were also killed by security forces in what Pakistan condemned as a "terrorist attack".
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'World's rarest whale' washes up on NZ beach

July 16, 2024 - 5:38am
Experts believe they have identified the animal but could wait weeks for DNA results to come back.
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'World's rarest whale' washes up on NZ beach

July 16, 2024 - 5:38am
Experts believe they have identified the animal but could wait weeks for DNA results to come back.
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'World's rarest whale' washes up on NZ beach

July 16, 2024 - 5:38am
Experts believe they have identified the animal but could wait weeks for DNA results to come back.
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Senior North Korean diplomat defects to South

July 16, 2024 - 5:18am
The diplomat is believed to be the highest-ranked official to defect to South Korea since 2016.
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Senior North Korean diplomat defects to South

July 16, 2024 - 5:18am
The diplomat is believed to be the highest-ranked official to defect to South Korea since 2016.
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Indian soldiers killed as Kashmir violence surges

July 16, 2024 - 3:57am
The relatively peaceful Jammu region has witnessed increasing violence in recent months.
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Indian soldiers killed as Kashmir violence surges

July 16, 2024 - 3:57am
The relatively peaceful Jammu region has witnessed increasing violence in recent months.
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Thailand expands visa-free entry to 93 countries

July 16, 2024 - 3:56am
Tourism is a key pillar of the Thai economy and it has not fully recovered from the pandemic.
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Thailand expands visa-free entry to 93 countries

July 16, 2024 - 3:56am
Tourism is a key pillar of the Thai economy and it has not fully recovered from the pandemic.
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T-shirts showing Trump after shooting pulled in China

July 16, 2024 - 12:21am
The T-shirts went on sale within hours of the shooting and were available on popular e-commerce sites.
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T-shirts showing Trump after shooting pulled in China

July 16, 2024 - 12:21am
The T-shirts went on sale within hours of the shooting and were available on popular e-commerce sites.
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Dozens of Indian workers freed from 'slavery' in Italy

July 15, 2024 - 8:26am
The workers were promised a better future. But they were made to work long hours and paid poorly.
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Dozens of Indian workers freed from 'slavery' in Italy

July 15, 2024 - 8:26am
The workers were promised a better future. But they were made to work long hours and paid poorly.
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Xi tackles slow growth as economy 'hits the brakes'

July 15, 2024 - 2:33am
A property crisis, local government debt, weak demand and unemployment are hurting China's economy.
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Xi tackles slow growth as economy 'hits the brakes'

July 15, 2024 - 2:33am
A property crisis, local government debt, weak demand and unemployment are hurting China's economy.
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