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Delhi given eight weeks to round up hundreds of thousands of stray dogs

August 11, 2025 - 6:22am
Activists say it will be difficult to move over a million stray dogs to shelters within eight weeks.
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South Korea military shrinks by 20% due to low birthrate

August 11, 2025 - 2:26am
Its size has fallen below the 500,000 troops experts say are needed to handle a North Korean attack.
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South Korea military shrinks by 20% due to low birthrate

August 11, 2025 - 2:26am
Its size has fallen below the 500,000 troops experts say are needed to handle a North Korean attack.
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British backpacker pleads guilty to killing man while drunk on e-scooter

August 11, 2025 - 1:59am
Alicia Kemp, 25, from Redditch, was on a working holiday in Western Australia when she hit the father-of-two.
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Australia to recognise Palestinian state in September

August 11, 2025 - 12:16am
It follows similar moves by the UK, France and Canada.
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Australia to recognise Palestinian state in September

August 11, 2025 - 12:16am
It follows similar moves by the UK, France and Canada.
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China's unemployed young adults who are pretending to have jobs

August 10, 2025 - 9:50pm
With Chinese youth unemployment high, individuals are paying to go into offices and pretend to work.
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China's unemployed young adults who are pretending to have jobs

August 10, 2025 - 9:50pm
With Chinese youth unemployment high, individuals are paying to go into offices and pretend to work.
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Chip giants Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China revenue to US

August 10, 2025 - 9:07pm
The agreement is part of a deal to secure export licences to the world's second biggest economy.
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New voters list in Indian state includes wrong photos and dead people

August 10, 2025 - 7:22pm
A political row has broken out over India's Election Commission's decision to update the rolls in Bihar.
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New voters list in Indian state includes wrong photos and dead people

August 10, 2025 - 7:22pm
A political row has broken out over India's Election Commission's decision to update the rolls in Bihar.
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Second boxer dies from brain injury after Tokyo event

August 10, 2025 - 3:11am
A second Japanese boxer has died from brain injuries suffered during separate bouts at the same event in Tokyo.
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Jubilant scenes but bumpy road ahead in post-Hasina Bangladesh

August 9, 2025 - 9:52pm
Bangladesh marked a year since Sheikh Hasina fled with promises of renewal, but little mention of its problems.
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Jubilant scenes but bumpy road ahead in post-Hasina Bangladesh

August 9, 2025 - 9:52pm
Bangladesh marked a year since Sheikh Hasina fled with promises of renewal, but little mention of its problems.
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Billionaire inheritance feud spotlights India's messy family succession

August 9, 2025 - 8:28pm
Weeks after Sunjay Kapur's death, the question of succession has become the subject of media speculation.
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Billionaire inheritance feud spotlights India's messy family succession

August 9, 2025 - 8:28pm
Weeks after Sunjay Kapur's death, the question of succession has become the subject of media speculation.
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It shocked the market but has China's DeepSeek changed AI?

August 9, 2025 - 7:06pm
Some six months after DeepSeek shook Silicon Valley, is the Chinese AI chatbot still relevant?
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It shocked the market but has China's DeepSeek changed AI?

August 9, 2025 - 7:06pm
Some six months after DeepSeek shook Silicon Valley, is the Chinese AI chatbot still relevant?
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North Korea dismantles propaganda speakers at border

August 9, 2025 - 8:34am
The move appears to be a positive reaction to overtures from the South's newly elected president.
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North Korea dismantles propaganda speakers at border

August 9, 2025 - 8:34am
The move appears to be a positive reaction to overtures from the South's newly elected president.
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