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Deflation: Why falling prices in China raise concerns

August 9, 2023 - 3:14am
The world's second largest economy has slipped into deflation for the first time in more than two years.
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Ancient lizard-like species discovered in Australia

August 9, 2023 - 1:59am
It ends a decades-long mystery surrounding a rare fossil first found by a retired chicken farmer.
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Royal prodigal son's return stirs up Thailand

August 9, 2023 - 1:32am
The second of four estranged sons visits the country of his birth for the first time in 27 years.
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Miss Universe Indonesia: Contestants allege sexual abuse

August 9, 2023 - 12:17am
Police are investigating the women's claim that they were subjected to "body checks" during the contest.
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Nuh violence: Is bulldozer punishment trampling justice in India?

August 8, 2023 - 5:00pm
Some Indian states use bulldozers to demolish homes of people accused of crimes - experts say it is illegal.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan barred from politics for five years

August 8, 2023 - 1:32pm
The ruling means Pakistan's former prime minister will not be able to run in the November election.
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South Korea: 1,000 buses evacuate scouts from disaster-hit World Jamboree

August 8, 2023 - 6:50am
Scout contingents are leaving the international event in South Korea due to an incoming tropical storm.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan's supporters are silenced but determined

August 8, 2023 - 3:57am
The former Pakistan PM's arrest on corruption charges has not evoked huge protests this time. Why?
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Mushroom poisoning deaths: Family lunch mystery grips Australia

August 8, 2023 - 3:15am
Said to have been poisoned by wild mushrooms, three in a tight-knit town are dead, with another critical.
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Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho Aguirre's son charged with murder

August 8, 2023 - 2:41am
Rodolfo Sancho Aguirre's son says he is guilty of murdering a Colombian surgeon in Thailand.
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Madhya Pradesh: Terrifying moment car falls into India waterfall pool

August 8, 2023 - 2:18am
A teenager and her father were rescued by onlookers after the car rolled down a slope and fell into water.
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India parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Modi's government

August 8, 2023 - 12:58am
PM Narendra Modi's government won't lose the no-confidence vote as it has a clear majority in parliament.
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Climate change: The record summer that scorched Asia

August 7, 2023 - 5:00pm
Home to some of the world's poorest people, Asia has seen devastating heatwaves this year.
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All scouts leaving South Korea camp as storm looms

August 7, 2023 - 11:24am
UK Scouts chief executive says he feels let down by organisers of the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea.
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Brick Lane: Chinese political slogans appear on London street art wall

August 7, 2023 - 10:59am
Communist Party slogans were painted over popular wall art - but the creators' motive is unclear.
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Matty Healy: The 1975 threatened with legal action after Malaysia festival cancellation

August 7, 2023 - 8:10am
The festival was cancelled after the band's singer launched an attack on Malaysia's LGBT laws.
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Rahul Gandhi returns to India's parliament as MP

August 7, 2023 - 3:33am
The opposition leader had been disqualified in March after being convicted in a criminal defamation case.
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Chandrayaan-3: Historic India Moon mission sends new photos of lunar surface

August 7, 2023 - 1:32am
If Chandrayaan-3 succeeds, India will be the first country to land near the Moon's little-explored south pole.
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HSBC executive sorry for saying UK 'weak' over China

August 7, 2023 - 12:35am
The bank's head of public affairs criticised the British government for complying with US demands.
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Cambodia: PM's son Hun Manet appointed next ruler in royal formality

August 7, 2023 - 12:24am
The Western-educated Hun Manet is appointed in a formality long signposted by his father Hun Sen.
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