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As it happened: Hundreds missing after avalanche triggers deadly flash floods at Nepal-Tibet border

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'We will always love you' - world mourns Dolly Parton

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ICC urges Japan to counter US campaign against court

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7 worked on railway tracks right before train hit 4 in accident near Tokyo

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Malaysia’s former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to be charged on Aug 27

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Hong Kong to announce first five-year plan on Sept 16

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At least 17 killed as flash flood sweeps part of Nepal-Tibet border

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Taiwan President pushes $8.4 billion military drone Bill ahead of crucial vote

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Inside Evergrande’s unfinished fairytale ‘castle’ and the long shadow of China’s property boom gone bust

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Deadly disasters in the Himalayas over a dozen years

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Gulf ship traffic via Strait of Hormuz hovers below 10-day average, data shows

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Indonesia’s forestry ministry processes 42 forest fire cases, sanctions six companies

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Tibet’s Gyirong suffers ‘major casualties’ from mudslide: Report

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Tibet's Gyirong suffers 'major casualties' from mudslide, Xinhua reports

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Bill Gates, alarmed by AI, has policy ideas he wants to discuss with China's Xi

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Malaysia govt mulls over scaled-down or indoor National Day celebrations amid haze

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Rescue teams search for teen missing at sea after boat capsizes off Bangladesh coast

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South Korea steps up checks as China probes formaldehyde-tainted cabbages

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From romantic getaway to hotbed of crime? Rumour mill fans Jeju fears

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China's Xi to attend SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan, visit Egypt, ministry says

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AI dominates ‘Five Eyes’ security talks in Australia

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Ahead of National Day celebrations, Malaysia to step up haze mitigation measures with Indonesia

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Playgrounds in Jakarta too hot for play as experts urge design rethink

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Zelensky’s other war: Ukraine’s endless struggle with corruption

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Indian jewellery ad pulled after backlash over actor's outfit

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Australia transport safety regulator probes two more incidents at Sydney airport

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Hundreds missing after flood hits Nepal-Tibet border, 157 bodies recovered

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Roadworks at Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport to start on Aug 31, traffic may be slow

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Bessent’s bond gambit echoes Japan’s decades-long debt trap

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Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s life is at risk in prison, sons say

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Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 infants

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Mark Carney shows the world how to bite back at Trump’s tariffs

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China joins India search for 22 missing after cargo ship sinks

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Japan to extend weather forecasts in response to climate change

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S Korea’s AI economy can’t compete with China through conformity

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Indonesia’s Destry says she will back growth policies if confirmed as central bank chief

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Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City proposes curbs on gasoline, diesel vehicles from mid-2027

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India-France eye a mutually convenient next-gen fighter deal

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No formaldehyde detected in Chinese cabbage shipments to South Korea so far, say authorities

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Two more close calls at Sydney Airport add to safety concerns

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The politics roiling Japan’s $2 trillion national pension fund

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Japan zoos, aquariums change long-standing practices over animal welfare concerns

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China’s AI ambitions hum in Guizhou’s hills as data centres transform the rural west

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China examines new legal tool to pursue graft suspects, assets abroad

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‘Black smoke’ chokes Pakistan maternity ward as hospital fire kills 14 infants

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Australian police hunt thieves in $319,000 oyster heist

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Australian Indigenous group appeals Fortescue mining compensation ruling, seeks $1.3 billion

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Sanctions without exit strategies are fracturing the global economy

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