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'Hiroshima survivor stories were painful to draw'

August 5, 2025 - 6:07pm
Hiroshima students have spent weeks visualising the stories of survivors from the atomic bomb and turning them into art.
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'Hiroshima survivor stories were painful to draw'

August 5, 2025 - 6:07pm
Hiroshima students have spent weeks visualising the stories of survivors from the atomic bomb and turning them into art.
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BTS deny involvement in Michael Jackson tribute album

August 5, 2025 - 8:26am
The K-pop band say reports that they are working on a tribute to the so-called "King of Pop" are false.
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BTS deny involvement in Michael Jackson tribute album

August 5, 2025 - 8:26am
The K-pop band say reports that they are working on a tribute to the so-called "King of Pop" are false.
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Dozens feared trapped as cloudburst triggers flash floods in India

August 5, 2025 - 8:08am
Rescue teams have reached Dharali village in Uttarkashi, which is believed to have borne the brunt of the floods.
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Dozens feared trapped as cloudburst triggers flash floods in India

August 5, 2025 - 8:08am
Rescue teams are reaching Dharali village in Uttarkashi district, which is believed to have borne the brunt of the floods.
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Protests in China over viral school bullying case

August 5, 2025 - 5:33am
One protester in Sichuan province said “things got bloody” after police used batons and electric prods.
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Protests in China over viral school bullying case

August 5, 2025 - 5:33am
One protester in Sichuan province said “things got bloody” after police used batons and electric prods.
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China reports 7,000 cases of chikungunya virus

August 5, 2025 - 3:18am
The uptick in cases have prompted measures that are being compared to those taken during the pandemic.
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Aboriginal group launches legal bid to stop Brisbane Olympic stadium

August 5, 2025 - 3:09am
The group says Victoria Park is culturally and historically significant to Indigenous people.
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Convicted rapist fighting to remain in parliament in Australia

August 4, 2025 - 8:03pm
The New South Wales parliament wants to expel Gareth Ward after he was last month found guilty of rape.
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Disfigured, shamed and forgotten: BBC visits the Korean survivors of the Hiroshima bomb

August 4, 2025 - 6:04pm
When the atom bomb was dropped 80 years ago, 140,000 Koreans were in Japan's Hiroshima city, many as forced labour.
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Disfigured, shamed and forgotten: The BBC visits the Korean survivors of the Hiroshima bomb

August 4, 2025 - 6:04pm
When the atom bomb was dropped, 140,000 Koreans were in Japan's Hiroshima city, many as forced labour.
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Trump threatens India with 'substantial' tariff hike for buying Russian oil

August 4, 2025 - 5:28pm
The US president says India doesn't care "how many people in Ukraine are being killed" - but India calls the tariff threat "unjustified".
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Influential Indian tribal leader Shibu Soren dies at 81

August 4, 2025 - 3:49am
Soren was one of the most influential leaders of the tribal-dominated eastern state of Jharkhand.
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F1 tycoon pleads guilty to abetting the obstruction of justice

August 4, 2025 - 1:51am
Ong had given expensive gifts to a former minister, including an all-expenses paid trip to Qatar.
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F1 tycoon pleads guilty in rare Singapore corruption case

August 4, 2025 - 1:51am
Ong had given expensive gifts to a former minister, including F1 tickets and a private jet ride.
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Chinese university students told to spy on classmates, report says

August 4, 2025 - 12:02am
Lecturers are also being harassed, the report finds, as ministers say threats will not be tolerated.
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Chinese university students told to spy on classmates, report says

August 4, 2025 - 12:02am
Lecturers are also being harassed, the report finds, as ministers say threats will not be tolerated.
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The big fat 'fake' Indian wedding - Gen Z's latest party trend

August 3, 2025 - 7:29pm
Wedding-themed parties - minus the marriage - have become popular among young Indians chasing new experiences.
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