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Hiroshima urges leaders to abolish nuclear weapons on 81st A-bomb anniversary

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Myanmar president visits Thailand on quest for legitimacy as Bangkok backs engagement

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Banned from football at home, Afghan women's team reunite 8,000 miles away

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Untangling AI’s loop diagrams: the megaphone as market indicator

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From faded letters to WeChat: How some Teochew families in Southeast Asia are finding long-lost relatives

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Are ‘dumb gym bros’ ruining the image of Mahindra Thar, one of India’s most popular SUVs?

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South Asia slides into new kind of arms race unrestrained by rules

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Bangladesh’s economy stable on the surface, fragile underneath

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Ex-leader Hasina gambles on return to Bangladesh despite death penalty

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Youth protests have weakened Modi, Indian activist who went on hunger strike tells BBC

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Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea, Gulf of Aden

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Rubio, Miliband discuss Ukraine war, Europe taking greater role in its own security

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Malaysia says will not repatriate Myanmar refugees if lives are at risk

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Malaysia says will not repatriate Rohingya refugees if lives are at risk

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Will AI abolish India’s caste system or encode it?

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Former HK beauty queen Grace Chan files police report after son splashed at Spider-Man screening

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Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina says ban on her party should be lifted

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Meta apologises to India for restricting PM Modi's post

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China’s 25-year tax reach will cost it more than it collects

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Air India appoints former Ethiopian Airlines chief as CEO

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Bangladesh’s ex-PM Hasina says ban on her Awami League party should be lifted

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Claims of man-made quake spread online in Japan after Kumamoto disaster

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The Iran off-ramp Trump keeps driving past

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LPG leak may have caused Japan’s Kumamoto mall blast, says govt

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World faces fresh food price surge, FAO warns

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Singapore ready to roll out haze response plans as ASEAN monitoring centre raises alert level

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Video of Japan PM’s quake-hit area visit set to music draws criticism

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Bet365 among major online betting sites banned in Sri Lanka amid illegal gambling crackdown

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Europe's race to arm Ukraine exposes how hard it is to build drones without China

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Hong Kong exotic pet expo host charged with illegal possession of endangered species

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Pakistan search team reaches base camp with body of renowned climber Nirmal Purja

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Meta apologises to India for restricting PM Narendra Modi’s post and over content and errors

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India auto lobby withdraws warning on ethanol fuel damage to revise numbers

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Pakistan restricts international media reporting

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Japanese public broadcaster NHK says employee sexually assaulted by cast member

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Bangkok hopes to pave way for Myanmar’s return to ASEAN, but analysts say caution is needed

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China complains to Japan over defence white paper, foreign ministry says

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Sri Lankan beauty pageant contestant fined with animal cruelty

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China sentences former defence industry regulator to 10 years for graft, influence peddling

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Under Patel, FBI forges unprecedented law enforcement ties with China, Russia

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China announces 'countermeasures' after US trade sanctions

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Turkey unveils draft law to re-integrate PKK militants, achieve peace

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17 Michelin-listed restaurants in S. Korea violated food safety laws, report shows

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Taiwan launches major war games to test command flexibility

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Tighter security at Malaysian airports, more screenings of pilots after Indonesia trafficking case

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Australia's new data centres must be majority renewable powered, says minister

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Tech back in fashion as Asian markets extend rebound

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