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Rudolph Diesel was thinking of farmers when he invented his engine

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Risks could be catastrophic if US limits Starlink use in Ukraine

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Is the world pricing the risk of a US diesel export ban?

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How Hollywood films have reimagined the South Asian epic Ramayana

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Afghan UN mission reports arbitrary detentions, ill-treatment by Taliban

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Japan’s MMX space mission probes how Mars got its moons

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Malaysia has no plans to take legal action or issue diplomatic note over haze, says foreign minister

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China’s TNR: Three communities, three phases, one evolving system

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Indonesia ready to accept foreign firefighting assistance on haze, says foreign minister

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Robots first, soldiers follow: A glimpse of South Korean battlefield tactics in 2040

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US-S. Korea intelligence rift adds to bilateral strains. How will it affect security cooperation between the allies?

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At least 33 pupils and teacher killed after school roof collapses in Pakistan

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Nine crocodiles caught in two days in Sarawak

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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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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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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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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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