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Prabowo approves foreign help to tackle fires causing regional haze, says Indonesian foreign minister

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Malaysia’s haze frustration boils over school closures as calls grow to hold polluters to account

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Nepal’s Aug 26 floods: Authorities begin process to declare 58 missing people dead

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South Korean army officer suspended for leaving post 64 times in 10 months to ‘feed his lizard’

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JAL, All Nippon Airways to raise fuel surcharges amid Middle East tensions

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India retailers weigh impact of upcoming UPI transaction fees

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Pan Pacific CEO upbeat on Southeast Asian tourism as regional travel demand rebounds

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Philippines hits onion cartel with record fine for price surge

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How non-state alliances are reshaping the global order

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US banks on bunker-busting Tomahawks to crack China’s missile wall

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Man sentenced to 12 years’ jail for raiding ancient tombs in China as court issues stern warning

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Shorter, warmer cool season expected in Thailand, with lows of 19 deg C in Bangkok

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Indonesia disaster chief's brother among five suspects in alleged corruption case

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Indonesia appoints new disaster agency head in President Prabowo's third reshuffle in a month

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Actor Imran Khan ordered to leave India after participating in protest

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Bollywood actor Imran Khan asked to leave India after participating in protest, media says

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Pakistan school roof collapse kills 28; more deaths feared

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Schools in three Malaysian states, Putrajaya to open on Oct 16

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Indonesia to use dry ice to clear haze from forest fires

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34 children and a teacher killed in Pakistan school roof collapse

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Indian woman and boyfriend get death sentence in 'blue drum' murder case

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Taiwan president calls for Micron, workers to negotiate 'sincerely' ahead of possible strike

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Tokyo govt boosts support for marriage seekers in bid to raise birth rate

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'Very dangerous': Timor-Leste shuts schools over Indonesia haze

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Indonesia blames peatland degradation for raging fires, vows restoration

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Australians cut fuel purchases as Iran war drives prices higher

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Germany's Klingbeil says support for Ukraine comes with reform expectations

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Taiwan President calls for Micron workers to negotiate ‘sincerely’ ahead of possible strike

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Batam blackout may have been caused by lightning, bat interference: Minister

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Japan PM Takaichi taps Arata Takebe as new farm minister

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‘Very dangerous’: Timor-Leste shuts schools over Indonesia haze

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Hong Kong bus operators seek fare increases, citing increased fuel prices due to Middle East war

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Prolonged war, renewed disruptions pose biggest risk to Middle East region: IMF

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UNDP chief sounds alarm on growing poverty after succession of crises

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Indonesia swops out electricity chief after 16-hour Batam blackout

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Australian woman charged with lacing colleague's curry with snail poison

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Japan denies spying after Russia arrests journalist

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Police say Chicago suburb suspect in alleged mass shooting plot had white supremacy manifesto

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Teenager charged with murder of 16-year-old girl at Johor school

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EU leaders to tackle China exports, energy prices, budget at summit

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Desperate to clear toxic haze, Indonesia douses its skies with dry ice

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Indonesia rescues starved orang utan from fires: Officials

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Australia says it won’t let big tech have ‘unfettered’ access to kids

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'Nowhere to escape' - Indonesians share footage of orange haze blanketing towns

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Boy, 16, charged with murder of classmate in Johor

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South Korea official says shifting goalposts could block wartime command transfer from US

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Mobile clinics battle Mongolia’s childhood dental ‘disaster’

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