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60% of South Korea’s diet pill users aren’t obese: Report

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6 hours on screen, 1 hour outdoors: South Korean teens shrug, parents worry

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Zelenskiy says Ukraine wants money, technology in return for Middle East drone help

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British teens resist Australian-style social media ban

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Philippines rejects Beijing's claim to sovereignty over entire South China Sea

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Australians feel petrol pinch as panic buying drives shortages

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Kazakhstan approves new constitution: 87.15% vote in favour, election commission says

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French jihadist presumed dead to be tried for Yazidi 'genocide'

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South Korea on highest alert as 3 major livestock diseases spread nationwide

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Russia attempting to undermine Ukraine's defence capabilities

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Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to make introductory visit to Japan

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India state polls to test PM Modi’s handling of energy crisis

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Africa: All of Africa Today - March 16, 2026

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Vietnam braces for flight cuts from April after China, Thailand ban jet fuel exports

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Iran war: Dubai airport flights ‘gradually resuming’ after temporary suspension

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Africa: Reimagining Albinism Rights Advocacy

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Japan says beginning release of strategic oil reserves

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Michael B. Jordan’s Advice to Fellow Artists After Oscar Win: “Dream Big and Be Kind”

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Zhang Ziyi, Liu Haoran, Terrance Lau Receive Special Honors at Stripped-Down Asian Film Awards

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Drone strike hits Dubai airport, a major global hub, sparking huge fire

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Analysis-Middle East war disrupts pharma air routes, risks cancer drugs supply

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ETIAS and the future of youth mobility between the UK and Europe

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Thai ruling party tightens grip on power with House Speaker post

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Steelworks costing £1.3m a day to run

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Vietnam: How much Assembly dissent will To Lam allow?

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2 dead after protest boats with students aboard capsize in Okinawa

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Funding change ends school holiday food vouchers

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Holiday spending, export demand drive China’s economic momentum as Iran war headwinds loom

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Watch: Trump warns US ‘will remember’ countries that don’t help secure the Strait of Hormuz

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Driver in Malaysia detained after charging passenger $26 for trip from KL airport’s Terminal 1 to 2

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China talks up oil sufficiency as Trump seeks Beijing's help on securing Hormuz energy route

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‘No ordinary clean-up operation’: EU deploys drones and robots to remove litter from the sea floor

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Fifth member of Iran women's soccer team withdraws asylum claim

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No more waiting: Businesses push for clarity from EU institutions as packaging law applies soon

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10 arrested at Johor port over suspected attempt to smuggle petrol onto tanker vessel

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Travelling with young kids? These are Europe’s easiest city breaks for families

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Latest news bulletin | March 16th, 2026 – Morning

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Greece enters the astronaut era as scientist joins ESA training programme

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From IUDs to pills: Where in the EU is it easiest to access contraceptives?

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From diagnosis to data: How AI is reshaping healthcare and raising ethical questions

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Commission’s health plan takes aim at sugary drinks and alcohol - and its own competitiveness agenda

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Cherry blossoms in Japan’s Kochi begin to bloom, seven days earlier than in 2025

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Cells can sense 10x farther than expected and it may explain cancer spread

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Iran war an 'abject lesson' on fossil fuel dependence, UN climate chief says

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Filipinas seek abortions online in largely Catholic nation

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Japan to begin releasing strategic oil reserves

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Chinese firms seek to loosen the West’s grip on lucrative snow business

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Watch: Germany demolishes sections of major highway bridge in controlled blast

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Oscars: Timothée Chalamet’s Best Actor Snub, Ballet-Opera Jokes and Date Night With Kylie Jenner

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Colombia and Venezuela will seek full Mercosur membership, Petro says

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