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‘Start talking about death earlier’: China to improve palliative care with some help from Singapore

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Japan tightens security for Feb 8 election in wake of ex-PM Abe shooting

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Malaysia appoints Malek Razak Sulaiman as 24th armed forces chief, effective Feb 1

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India’s wealthy embrace a new luxury symbol – water

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Popular Thai reformists face being blocked from power once more

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Thousands marched for democracy in Myanmar 5 years ago after coup. Some died in prison

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Born of a factory mistake, this sad toy horse captures China’s mood

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Fears of Prabowo’s path for Indonesia loom after stock rout

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An ingredient for this curry is missing - and in eight minutes it's at the door

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Top Indonesian financial regulators quit after US$80 billion market meltdown

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How the Chinese minority navigates identity and politics in PAS’ Kelantan

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Flood-friendly homes: How Jakartans are making peace with rain

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Labour peer who had sanctions lifted by China says it's 'meagre return' for UK

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This tiny Australian town is up for sale - but the locals don't want to leave

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Syria to close camps housing thousands linked to Islamic State

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US imposes sanctions on Iran's interior minister, businessman

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Nepotism claims, gold mine expropriation: Why investors are dumping Indonesia stocks

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Bear shot under revised law in northeastern Japan

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Spanish police arrest Chinese hair salon owner accused of financing Hamas

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Rohingya survivors expect UN's highest court to find Myanmar committed genocide

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Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 44

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In focus at India’s upcoming Budget 2026 – a sweet dish, a red cloth ledger, and implementation

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At least 170 killed in air strikes during Myanmar's widely criticised election, UN says

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Nipah airport screenings are for reassurance, not scientific step to stop spread, experts say

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Iran prepared for 'fair' talks with US but not on defence capabilities, Araqchi says

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Russia halts strikes on Kyiv until Sunday at Trump's request, Zelenskiy to reciprocate

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In China’s richest province, not every city is in the fast lane

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US war with Iran demands strategy, not just strength

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China to lift restrictions on UK lawmakers, PM Starmer says

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WHO says Nipah virus risk low in India with no sign of spread

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GRRM’s gold call: A 2024 forecast that held

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Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to reopen on Sunday, Israel says

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Explainer-How does Iran's system of power work?

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South Africa declares Israel's chargé d'affaires persona non grata

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At least 170 civilians killed in Myanmar air strikes during election: UN

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At least 170 civilians killed in Myanmar airstrikes during election: UN

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India arrests owner, manager after warehouse blaze kills 25

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Worried families in India urge return of crew on ship seized by Iran

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Panama voids Hong Kong-based firm's canal port contracts

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Visit by Britain’s PM Starmer shows drawbacks of ‘China pivot’ in countering Trump

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Visit by Britain's Starmer shows drawbacks of 'China pivot' in countering Trump

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Malaysia major-general charged with misappropriating US$1.27 million of Armed Forces Welfare Fund

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Malaysian court allows Rosmah Mansor temporary release of passport for trip to Singapore

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Malaysian influencer fined $12,800 for video of teens giving homeless man leftover chicken bones

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Between justice and error: Why Taiwan remains divided over the death penalty

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Philippine President Marcos rejects calls to declare Chinese envoy persona non grata, says palace

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Court ruling in Indonesia fuels competing claims for throne in Central Java’s Surakarta Palace

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Did US ‘give back’ Greenland to Denmark, as Trump claims?

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Syrian government, Kurdish forces announce integration deal

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