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US microreactor startup Valar Atomics raises $1B

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In Taiwan drill, armoured carrier takes President to command centre

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Australia politician admits texting ‘my job is boring’ during meeting

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Myanmar leader breaks diplomatic isolation on first official visit to Thailand since coup

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Binance says RedotPay diverted users in $605 million lawsuit

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Clash of Clans knockoff popular in North Korea with more than 40,000 players online

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AI-assisted music now eligible for copyright registration in South Korea

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Indonesia’s salt fields bloom under drought from El Nino’s baking heat

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India youth protests highlight mistrust in ‘lapdog’ media

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Veteran Malaysian actor Kamarool Yusoff, better known as Cik Man, dies at age 68

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Prudential shares tumble on report China will tax offshore insurance returns

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Kumamoto quake evacuees face inadequate conditions at some shelters

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Hong Kong insurers' shares slump on report China to tax offshore insurance income

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Stocks diverge with earnings, tech in focus

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Asian stocks mostly down with tech firms back under pressure

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New Zealand PM Luxon open to referendum on electoral system

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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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