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From laundry rooms to convenience stores: Humanoids at China's World AI Conference

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New head of Indonesia’s free meals programme quits after 45 days citing health reasons, as budget cuts loom

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India opposition leader Rahul Gandhi released after protest detention

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Actor Rebel Wilson did not defame colleague in social media posts, Australian court finds

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Rights group urges Vietnam to release five arrested over Ho Chi Minh book

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Network School premises in Johor’s Forest City closed, signboards taken down or covered

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How Australia resisted PRC economic coercion: lessons for others

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Michelin-starred restaurateur faces jail for using ants as dessert garnish

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Rubio says US still willing to negotiate over Iran crisis

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Allowing Iran control of Hormuz 'dangerous precedent', Rubio tells ASEAN

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Under soaring pressure, India's education minister promises reforms and debate

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Indian exam protest forces Parliament suspension, adding pressure on PM Modi

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Tech lifts Asia stocks, Brent crude back above US$92

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Ex-Australia batter David Warner pleads guilty to drink driving

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Hacker group Ransomhouse claims cyberattack that disrupted KFC and other businesses

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Japan sizzles in first ‘brutally hot’ days of the year

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Why the Americans are unlikely to outpace Chinese innovations

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China’s Newborn Town targets global viewers with AI-made short dramas

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China at risk of increased youth joblessness as labour distress spreads

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A federal court victory for free speech in and about America

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South Korea launches first dating reality show with AI partners

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Australia, Laos top diplomats discuss tainted alcohol deaths

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Tokyo urges men to wear shorts to work, but women say it's 'leg hair harassment'

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US and Solomon Islands discuss deepening ties, return of Peace Corps

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Will the Negeri Sembilan state polls be Bersatu’s toughest test yet?

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New bridge between North Korea and China could open soon – 12 years after completion

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Rubio meets China's Wang as US, China prepare for possible Xi visit

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India student protests give opposition a rare opening against Modi

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Marco Rubio to meet Chinese FM Wang Yi on ASEAN sidelines, says US State Dept

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'Interaction' with Iran's injured Supreme Leader increasing daily, president says

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Indonesia cuts budget of president’s free meals programme further to $16.5 billion

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ASEAN weighs benchmarks, longer-term envoy to revive stalled Myanmar peace plan

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China's foreign minister discusses trade balance with EU lawmakers

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Network School in Johor’s Forest City ordered to cease operations after business licence revoked

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Africa surpasses Asia with highest population facing hunger: UN

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Hezbollah faces a reckoning as support wanes in Lebanon

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Global hunger declines across continents but climate, trade risks loom, UN says

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Iran becoming the ‘forever war’ Trump promised to avoid

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Iranian forces target Bahrain and Kuwait after US hits Iran's south

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US, China to hold AI talks in September, say sources

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US, Mexico resume USMCA trade talks as Trump hits Canada with new tariffs

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Japan PM Sanae Takaichi’s popularity dips after prioritising controversial laws

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Why are thousands protesting for education reform in India?

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India court hands 44 Somalis life imprisonment for piracy

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US Navy’s Zumwalt destroyer falling behind the hypersonic times

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Heavy rain dampens search for dozens missing in Afghanistan flood

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Central Japan cities hit 40 deg C, officially marking first ‘kokushobi’

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Tech commune Network School in Johor’s Forest City ordered to cease operations from July 22

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Batanes latest on the list of China-Philippines flashpoints

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He delivers food by day and pens poetry by night. Now he’s won China’s top literary prize

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