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The climate bill is due. Big Oil needs to pick up the tab

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Cash-strapped Japanese monks turn to investing as inflation worsens

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Ahead of expected Trump-Xi summit, China's defence chief calls for greater dialogue over AI, space and deep sea

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Terminator now: China is exploring humanoid robots for war

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China got cool for foreigners. But can they find a job there?

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US military build-up in Palau stirs war fears

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Japan PM Takaichi retains most key ruling party execs in 1st reshuffle

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12 endangered proboscis monkeys killed as wildfires ravage Kalimantan

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South Korean court orders North Korea to pay damages over 2020 liaison office demolition, media reports

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Lost on Mount Fuji off-season? You'll have to pay for your rescue

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Court orders North Korea to pay Seoul $41 million for blowing up office

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Five killed in Hanoi house fire, police say

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Hong Kong leader John Lee to unveil five-year plan that outlasts his term

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New Zealand parliament passes India trade deal, cutting tariffs on most exports

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Locked offices and millions in donations: Inside India's little-known political parties

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A Chinese view: Fear not Silicon Valley’s ‘AI slowdown theory’

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North Korea says US-driven nuclear submarine push justifies its own weapons build-up

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Former Philippines leader Duterte due in ICC courtroom to assess if he’s fit for murder trial

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Russia team trained killer drone with Claude, Ukraine war footage

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Will global music acts choose KL over S’pore, as Malaysia offers new incentives?

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Why South Korea is giving 51 million people unlimited AI

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Plain speak on AI controls: What, exactly, would we have to stop?

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South Korean workers challenging Trump administration over Georgia raid, report says

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More than 100,000 people in Japan are now aged 100 or older

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Rodrigo Duterte suffering 'significant memory impairment': Defence

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Limit AI now or humanity will lose its agency, says Nobel laureate Ressa

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Millions affected as floods strike India's Bihar

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Haze worsens in Malaysia, with 40 areas recording unhealthy air quality, including 7 in Johor

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Indonesian shipwreck survivor saw vessel capsize in minutes then waited 10 hours for rescue

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Bad weather hampers Indonesia ferry rescue, dozens still missing

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Australian woman dies after falling from cliff at Bali’s Kelingking Beach

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South Korea, Kazakhstan sign MoU on atomic energy, explore mineral trade

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Former Malaysian PM Muhyiddin acquitted of 4 charges in graft trial

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Former head of Chinese food and drug watchdog jailed for bribery

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One missing after fishing boat carrying 10 capsizes near Phu Quy Island in Vietnam

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Cambodia 'playing the victim', Thailand tells global mediators

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Poland seeks new defence deals with Philippines

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Norway police investigate Telenor over suspected crimes against humanity in Myanmar

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Indian police to query Google over 500,000 fake Gmail IDs linked to bomb hoax

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South Korean lawmaker says Trump due to announce US investment details on Friday

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Changing the finance minister is easier than making Indonesia investable

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Japan’s land prices up for fifth straight year on housing, tourism demand

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Indian police detain driver who hit female biker in viral video

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Cambodia and Thailand kick off maritime conciliation in Singapore with a fiery start

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How China is preparing for the risk of AI escaping human control

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Ousted Indonesia finance minister says he was 'upset', but half expected removal

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Hot, dry spell in Sarawak to persist into next month as haze lingers, water levels fall

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China warns against space ‘battlefield’ after US says weapons deployed

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Indonesia’s housing deal with China needs a green clause

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Coalition likely in Philippines’ Muslim south with no clear winner in election

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