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China puts EVs on a diet as battery boom adds bulk, CCTV reports

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Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling ‘gaokao’

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Israeli military says it intercepted two projectiles that crossed from Lebanon

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Johor polls an opportunity for voters to reject politics of hatred, says Anwar

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Taiwan coast guard deployed vessels in response to China operation

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South Korea nominates Han as country's first female prime minister in two decades

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South Korea nominates Han Seong-sook as country’s first female prime minister in two decades

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'Didn't eat for two weeks': Female hiker, 49, recounts ordeal of being lost in Malaysian jungle

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Pink sea cucumbers wash ashore, turning Thailand beach reddish-pink

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Heavy rain hits south-west Japan, prompting warnings of landslides

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2 Americans fined $2,400 each for intruding into monkey Punch’s enclosure at Japanese zoo

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Armenians vote with peace efforts and Russia in focus

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Malaysian police finish probe into former anti-graft chief, NST says

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Could Pauline Hanson become Australia’s next PM with her far-right party’s surge in popularity?

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India flyover school offers lifeline to street children

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Deteriorating Japan castles face high costs, debates over renovation

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Sydney police hunt gunman who opened fire on venue staging underworld figure’s funeral

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Armenia votes in test of PM’s pivot away from Russia

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North Korea reaffirms nuclear status a day before Chinese president's visit

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North Korea reaffirms nuclear status a day before Chinese President Xi’s visit

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North Korea nuclear arms programme ‘absolutely non-negotiable’: Kim Jong Un’s sister

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Ragas and symphonies: Indian maestro Ilaiyaraaja is still reshaping music 50 years on

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Long-term 'structural shock': As Iran war drags on, how will Southeast Asia be impacted?

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I hired a humanoid robot to help clean my home. An auntie did most of the chores

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Missing US student found dead near Kyoto, Japan, mother says

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Ballot fiasco shakes faith in South Korea’s electoral system

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India’s youth strain to be heard as angry ‘cockroaches’ stage New Delhi march

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Thailand’s Krabi bans swimming in 2 national parks after jellyfish-like Portuguese man o’ war found

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Armenia arrests six candidates for pro-Russian opposition day before vote

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South Korean protesters keep calling for re-run of election after ballot shortage

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South Korean protesters again call for rerun of election after ballot shortage

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Taipei Zoo welcomes a pair of red pandas from China, first in over a decade

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What is India’s Gen-Z ‘cockroach’ movement and why is it a worry for Modi?

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Train derails in New Zealand’s capital, six injured: Police

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Rescuers halt search for two last men lost in Laos cave

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Rescuers halt search for last two men lost in Laos cave

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Philippine court drops remaining Marcos ill-gotten wealth case

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Java needs sea wall, mangrove restoration to protect northern coast

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Why India’s Gen Z ‘cockroach’ movement is a worry for Modi

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Taiwan says Chinese coast guard, research ships near key South China Sea islands

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Taiwan says Chinese coast guard, research ships near key S. China Sea islands

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Shark attack kills man off Western Australia coast

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India’s ‘cockroach’ youth movement founder leads first street protest after arrival in New Delhi

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Container ship sinks off coast of Batam

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India's 'cockroach' youth movement stages first street protest in New Delhi

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Korean won breaches 1,560 per US dollar for first time since 2009

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Family questions rescue efforts for Sherpa guide found alive on Everest, seeks legal action

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Nvidia CEO toasts South Korea partners over BBQ, soju in Hongdae

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Trauma porn: buying and selling someone else’s scam center hell

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