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How Tokyo is using AI video to prepare for a Mt Fuji eruption

August 27, 2025 - 11:56pm
Tokyo authorities say they released the AI-generated video to raise awareness and help people prepare for disaster - but how likely is Mt Fuji to actually erupt?
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How Tokyo is using AI video to prepare for a Mt Fuji eruption

August 27, 2025 - 11:56pm
Tokyo authorities say they released the AI-generated video to raise awareness and help people prepare for disaster - but how likely is Mt Fuji to actually erupt?
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Kim Jong Un to join Putin and other leaders at China military parade

August 27, 2025 - 11:26pm
The parade will mark the 80th anniversary of China's war against Japan and the end of World War Two.
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Japanese town proposes two-hour daily limit on smartphones

August 27, 2025 - 10:27pm
The limit would only apply outside of work and study time and no fines would be given if breached
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From boom to ban: The rise and fall of India's betting apps

August 27, 2025 - 7:43pm
India has banned online betting but the industry says the move will hurt and not help consumers.
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From boom to ban: The rise and fall of India's betting apps

August 27, 2025 - 7:43pm
India has banned online betting but the industry says the move will hurt and not help consumers.
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Woman says Zou raped her hours before other attack

August 27, 2025 - 7:01pm
Police first thought there had only been one rape, because the women's stories were so similar.
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MoD staff warned not to share hidden data before Afghan leak

August 27, 2025 - 7:00pm
Last month it emerged that the details of almost 19,000 people who had applied to move to the UK were leaked.
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Thousands evacuated as 'exceptionally high' flooding devastates parts of Pakistan's Punjab

August 27, 2025 - 12:07pm
Some 200,000 people have been evacuated after authorities warned of flooding from three rivers.
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Trump's 50% tariff on India kicks in as Modi urges self-reliance

August 27, 2025 - 10:19am
The US president's steep 50% tariffs on India have kicked in, sending Narendra Modi's government into firefighting mode.
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Vast private zoo run by son of India's richest man faces inquiry

August 27, 2025 - 6:57am
The centre run by the billionaire Ambanis faces allegations it unlawfully acquired and mistreated animals.
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Watch: Raging rivers cause destruction in parts of northern India

August 27, 2025 - 5:30am
At least 30 people have died since Tuesday, as flash floods swept away roads and submerged homes.
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Watch: Raging rivers cause destruction in parts of northern India

August 27, 2025 - 5:30am
At least 30 people have died since Tuesday, as flash floods swept away roads and submerged homes.
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South Korea bans phones in school classrooms nationwide

August 27, 2025 - 2:31am
It is the latest country to restrict phone use among children and teens.
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South Korea bans phones in school classrooms nationwide

August 27, 2025 - 2:31am
It is the latest country to restrict phone use among children and teens.
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Buddhist monk arrested for alleged embezzlement in Thailand

August 27, 2025 - 2:04am
Luang Phor Alongkot is famed for establishing a HIV/Aids hospice at a central Thailand temple in 1992.
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Buddhist monk arrested for alleged embezzlement in Thailand

August 27, 2025 - 2:04am
Luang Phor Alongkot is famed for establishing a HIV/Aids hospice at a central Thailand temple in 1992.
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Kpop Demon Hunters becomes Netflix's most viewed film ever

August 26, 2025 - 11:10pm
It is the latest in a series of chart-topping achievements by the animated musical.
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Kpop Demon Hunters becomes Netflix's most viewed film ever

August 26, 2025 - 11:10pm
It is the latest in a series of chart-topping achievements by the animated musical.
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Australia police shooting suspect named as manhunt continues

August 26, 2025 - 9:43pm
Two officers were killed and another injured in a shooting at a rural property in Victoria on Tuesday.
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