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‘It has to be absorbed by the business’: Why Indian merchants are wary of instant payment fees

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India built world’s largest real-time payment system. Now merchants fear being stuck with the bill

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Families of those still missing in Nepal’s hydropower tunnels want rescuers to work faster

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Flights resume gradually in Indonesia after volcanic eruption

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Jakarta airport and others reopen after volcanic ash crisis

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China confirms 43 dead in mudslide, Tibetan resident says 26 dead in just one village

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Paris investigates claim women were hidden from Hindu delegation at Eiffel Tower

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North Korean defence minister criticizes joint military drills by US, Japan and South Korea

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Anak Krakatau eruption: Where flights are being disrupted

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Former Chinese senior finance official jailed for life for taking nearly $18 million in bribes

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Russia, North Korea open first road bridge across border

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Nepal rescuers focus on 900 hydropower workers, 121 could be trapped in tunnels, officials say

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Indonesia volcano eruption: Schools shift online, offices largely remain open in ash-hit Jakarta

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Journeying through Syria’s shattered cities as war turns to peace

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China's top court posts guidelines on deepfakes, AI disputes

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Will Anak Krakatau keep disrupting Singapore-Jakarta flights? Analysts explain

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Philippine court orders arrest of president's cousin over alleged kickbacks of $118 million

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Burundians try to leave Kenya ahead of crackdown on traders

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Thailand to deport French zoo owner who barred Israelis

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The deliberate crime of Indonesia’s toxic haze

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Philippine President’s lawmaker cousin arrested over flood-control scandal

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Indonesia flight disruptions send travellers on marathon journeys as fares surge, trains sell out

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Can decentralized energy prevent the next crisis?

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Bangkok data centres face scrutiny over safety, regulatory gaps

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Belgium detains Chinese man on suspicion of semiconductor espionage

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Philippine president's lawmaker cousin charged over flood control scandal

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Kicking butts: China’s Jilin turns quitting smoking into a competition

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Indonesia’s centuries-old whaling tradition faces an uncertain future

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Will Hasina ever retake power in Bangladesh?

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South Korea, US agree on more than $20 billion gas plant investment in Texas, media reports

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Indian health activists lodge concerns about food warning proposal in court

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North Korea and Russia open their first road bridge, a symbol of expanding ties

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Nepal marks national mourning day after deadly flood

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Nepal holds day of mourning as families pray missing still alive

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Tokyo's Shinjuku to ban more than half of vacation rentals

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Malaysian model and teacher Taanusiya Chetty wins 3rd place at Miss World 2026

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India steps up food safety crackdown as inspections expose hygiene lapses

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Six killed in Delhi building collapse, rescuers search through rubble

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Japan sushi giant pulls campaign with manga character Chiikawa after employee steals prizes

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China’s WZ-X drone hints at an unmanned stealth bomber

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Indonesians board buses and trains as volcano ash from Mount Anak Krakatau halts flights

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From dance floor to war: China readies humanoid robots for combat

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ISRO seeks to calm nerves over India's space privatisation push

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Fire in Indonesia’s Papua kills 11, including 6 children

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Tokyo’s Shinjuku to ban more than half of vacation rentals

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Indonesia airports reopen after volcano eruption leaves 340,000 stranded

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Malaysia lifts emergency declaration in Sarawak district as fire haze eases, though air quality still poor

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