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Welcome to the great AI freakout

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Japan braces for record rain as powerful typhoon nears east coast

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Xi rolls into Trump summit with China's trade engine roaring

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Australia warns of risks from ageing population, falling birth rates

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South Korea's Lee to attend UN General Assembly, visit Mexico for Sheinbaum summit

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Watch: Dramatic moment a cargo ship crashes into another vessel

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Typhoon approaches eastern Japan, prompting flood and landslide warnings

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Australia and New Zealand deepen naval partnership

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US seeks 'AI dialogue' with China as officials set stage for Trump-Xi summit

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Flights scrapped, evacuations urged as powerful typhoon nears Japan

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Australia to seek UN security council seat from 2029

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Australia to seek UN Security Council seat from 2029

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Nvidia boss rejects AI extinction fears as 'doomsday narratives'

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Japan’s elderly makes up record 29%, highest among nations with populations over 40 million

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Malaysian king has full discretion to decide on pardons, says PM Anwar

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Negeri Sembilan ruler sacks state exco members but chief minister says business as usual

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Jailed teacher convicted of sexual abuse secretly released early in Indonesia, BBC finds

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Watch: BBC tracks down abusive teacher secretly released early

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Why a new Pakistan-China border pact has irked India

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Workers came across human remains – and unearthed a mass grave of 572 people

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Commentary: BRICS found consensus in New Delhi but that also showed its limits

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Trump eyes busy week of meetings as UN General Assembly gathers

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Beyond Botox: S. Korea’s traditional medicine gains ground among tourists, including S’poreans

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All eyes are on Nepal’s small forensic labs as they identify flood victims from 30 countries

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Russian exiles cast votes to voice dissent to Putin and Ukraine war

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HK socialite Abby Choi’s murder: Trial of ex-hubby, in-laws opens on Sept 21

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Sri Lanka flies monks over drought-hit areas to seek divine help

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Malaysia PM Anwar to meet transport minister Loke on return from Shanghai over resignation offer

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Police arrest Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s sister in Lahore ahead of party’s planned march

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Taiwan minister makes rare trip to China for APEC event

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Indonesia rescue agency recovers another victim from capsized ship, will continue search

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Indonesia rescue agency recovers another victim from capsized ship, authorities say

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Former England footballer run over by pitch roller in Thailand

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Myanmar win first Asian Games teqball gold as Spain great Puyol watches

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Johor govt steps up preparations to safeguard water supply ahead of super El Nino

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South Korea reopens military service alternative for AI talent

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Bangkok MRT track fire prompts evacuation from station building, causes 60-minute delay

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S-E Asia confronts a new wave of leaderless youth extremism: How parents, schools can spot it early

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Najib says unable to pay US$12.26m fine for house arrest pardon; assets 'not within his sole control'

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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off east coast in three hours

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Philippine tribe in limbo over US-led tech hub

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Heavy rain disrupts trains in Japan as tropical storm approaches

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Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first leader under Chinese rule, laid to rest

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Why Europe really doesn’t want a war with Russia

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World leaders return to UN amid wars in Middle East and Ukraine

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Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib remains in prison pending $15.6m payment

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China pairs undersea drone mothership with multidomain war vision

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‘Gone too far’: Thai PM Anutin slams foreign lawbreakers as backlash builds

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‘Modern day slavery:’ Myanmar’s military swells ranks through corruption and deceit

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