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Cluster bomb casualties near record, driven by war in Ukraine

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Candidates to succeed Japan’s Suica smartcard penguin mascot unveiled

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Nepal disaster death toll rises as rescuers scour tunnels

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'Flying Doctor' helicopter crashes in Malaysia, authorities say

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Nepal glacier saw exceptional heat before collapse that caused deadly floods: Researcher

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Kremlin says Russia will not consider Tokyo's request to dismantle new World War Two memorial

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Thailand arrests 12 South Koreans in scam centre bust

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Scoot retimes flights between Singapore and Indonesia, increases capacity on some flights

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Five dead after helicopter crashes in northern Sarawak

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China hands former Shanxi governor suspended death sentence over corruption

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Cheaper CAR-T therapy drawing global cancer patients to China

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China’s Uzbekistan jet sale tests Russia’s grip on Central Asia

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Thailand presses Israeli ambassador over badly behaved tourists

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Highest paid world leader to get salary increase of $1 million

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Convict or fete? The world is splitting on Myanmar’s generals

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China landslides leave six dead, nine missing

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Japanese prosecutors seek $1,600 fine over assault for Dewi Sukarno, wife of former Indonesian president

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Nepal rescue focused on workers trapped in three tunnels

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Nepalis mark a year since deadly protests that toppled government

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Malaysian data centres guzzle more power as temperatures soar

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Indonesia suspends nearly 2,000 free meal kitchens for breaching sanitation rules

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Jakarta airports reopen after Anak Krakatau ash disruption

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‘The ber months’: Christmas arrives early in the Philippines

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Philippines’ Pacquiao takes up fight against poverty in Marcos Cabinet

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Philippines' Pacquiao takes up fight against poverty in Marcos cabinet

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UMNO now backs contender to Negeri Sembilan throne in twist to royal saga

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Is Indonesia’s largest Muslim group getting too close to power?

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Congo extends state control over mining with bid to lock down geological data

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Sri Lanka bars tourists from heart of drought-hit park as El Nino looms

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Organiser fined US$72,500 over Chinese comedy star’s on-stage rewrite of revolutionary song

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Not all foreign influence in the Philippines is malign

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Locals praying for rain as fires, haze plague Indonesia’s Kalimantan

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Explainer: Raids, shutdowns, warning labels – India's unprecedented food safety push

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Prabowo’s personal diplomacy is costing Indonesia

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Philippine jobless rate surges to 4-year high as growth slows

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Australia targets social-media algorithms with new user-choice rules

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South Korean prosecutors seek 27 years for JMS cult leader in sex crime case

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North Korea and Russia open first road bridge linking both countries

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China says imports and exports surged in August

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Prabowo orders disaster mitigation masterplan as Indonesia grapples with multiple crises

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China's trade booms as focus turns to expected Trump-Xi summit

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Australia braces itself for fire season in wake of sweltering European summer

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Putin’s pen spinning briefly sparks buzz over Japanese Pentel brand

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Australian state of New South Wales unwilling to bail out debt-ridden home builder Bathla

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Not stopping 9/11 was catastrophic but bigger mistakes came later

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Mongolians wait hours for fuel as reliance on Russia bites

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