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Apple shares slide after China government iPhone ban reports

September 8, 2023 - 12:45am
The technology giant's stock market valuation has fallen by almost $200bn in the last two days.
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Kim Jong Un reveals 'nuclear attack submarine'

September 7, 2023 - 10:35pm
North Korea has not yet demonstrated that the submarine is actually operational.
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G20 India: Can a divided group deliver results?

September 7, 2023 - 5:17pm
G20 president India wants workable outcomes but the Ukraine war has deeply divided the group.
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South Korean cult Grace Road Church members arrested in Fiji

September 7, 2023 - 8:18am
The Grace Road Church convinced members to move to Fiji to avoid a natural disaster in South Korea.
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Johnny Kitagawa: J-pop agency boss resigns over predator's abuse

September 7, 2023 - 7:26am
The CEO finally acknowledges the rampant sexual abuse committed by industry titan Johnny Kitagawa.
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G20 summit: What do the people of Delhi think about the event?

September 7, 2023 - 6:30am
India's capital Delhi has undergone a makeover as it prepares to host world leaders.
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Aditya-L1: India's solar mission sends first photos on way to Sun

September 7, 2023 - 4:19am
India's space agency has shared the first two photos sent by Aditya L-1 as it hurtles towards the Sun.
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China exports fall again as economy struggles

September 7, 2023 - 2:23am
The declines in trade were not as bad as expected and an improvement on the previous month.
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China wants to ban clothes that 'hurt nation's feelings'

September 7, 2023 - 1:49am
A draft law sparks debate with locals calling it absurd and questioning how they would be policed.
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Japan joins Moon race with successful rocket launch

September 7, 2023 - 12:18am
If all goes well, the lunar lander that the rocket is carrying will attempt a Moon landing in February.
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California moves towards caste discrimination ban

September 6, 2023 - 7:26pm
Legislators said the measure would remove "invisible shackles", but Hindu activists said it singled out South Asians.
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Slums hidden as India puts on its best face for G20

September 6, 2023 - 5:08pm
Delhi is pulling out all the stops to dazzle world leaders as they prepare to gather this weekend.
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British Museum: Chinese TikTok hit amplifies calls for return of artefacts

September 6, 2023 - 4:07am
The show about a jade teapot that busts out of the museum fuels calls for treasures to be returned.
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Aung San Suu Kyi ill but denied urgent care, says son

September 6, 2023 - 3:35am
Sources say severe toothaches have left the 78-year-old, detained since 2021, unable to eat.
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Chandrayaan-3: Nasa's lunar orbiter photographs India's Moon lander Vikram

September 6, 2023 - 1:28am
Nasa said its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter took the image four days after India's historic Moon landing.
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G20 summit: US urges China not to 'play spoiler' at leader's meet

September 6, 2023 - 1:03am
Jake Sullivan's remarks came after China confirmed that Xi Jinping will skip the summit in Delhi.
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Chevron and unions in talks to avert Australia LNG strike

September 5, 2023 - 11:34pm
Workers are scheduled to begin a series of stoppages from Thursday in the dispute over pay and conditions.
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Claude the koala unmasked as prolific plant thief in Australia

September 5, 2023 - 11:07pm
It ate thousands of seedlings that had been earmarked to help boost Australian koala habitat.
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Voice referendum: Lies fuel racism ahead of Australia's Indigenous vote

September 5, 2023 - 8:04pm
Experts express concerns for First Nations people as a referendum debate turns increasingly divisive.
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President of India: Government's G20 invite from 'Bharat' sparks row

September 5, 2023 - 7:31am
India's opposition has criticised the government for sending a dinner invite from "President of Bharat".
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