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China sentences journalist to jail on spy charges

November 29, 2024 - 1:17am
Dong Yuyu, a senior staffer at the Guangming Daily and a Harvard Nieman Fellow, has been detained since 2022.
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Indian airlines hit by nearly 1,000 hoax bomb threats

November 29, 2024 - 1:12am
More than 500 of the year's bomb threats were received just in the last two weeks of October.
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Indian airlines hit by nearly 1,000 hoax bomb threats

November 29, 2024 - 1:12am
More than 500 of the year's bomb threats were received just in the last two weeks of October.
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Childcare worker who abused more than 60 girls jailed for life

November 29, 2024 - 12:26am
Ashley Griffith admitted more than 300 offences committed at childcare centres in Australia and Italy.
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K-Pop group NewJeans split from agency in mistreatment row

November 28, 2024 - 9:56pm
The split is the latest in a year-long controversy that has involved a workplace harassment hearing.
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Australia approves social media ban on under-16s

November 28, 2024 - 6:31pm
The ban aims to reduce "harms" on children and will take at least a year to implement, the PM says.
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Death threats and division: A political feud takes a dramatic turn

November 28, 2024 - 6:03pm
The powerful Marcos-Duterte alliance has spectacularly unravelled in the Philippines.
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Death threats and division: A political feud takes a dramatic turn

November 28, 2024 - 6:03pm
The powerful Marcos-Duterte alliance has spectacularly unravelled in the Philippines.
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A fatal car crash in India sparks concerns over Google Maps

November 28, 2024 - 5:54pm
Three men allegedly using Google Maps for directions died after their car fell off an unfinished bridge.
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A fatal car crash in India sparks concerns over Google Maps

November 28, 2024 - 5:54pm
Three men allegedly using Google Maps for directions died after their car fell off an unfinished bridge.
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K-Pop group NewJeans split from agency in mistreatment row

November 28, 2024 - 11:33am
The split is the latest in a year-long controversy that has involved a workplace harassment hearing.
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Australian Senate approves social media ban on under-16s

November 28, 2024 - 7:18am
The ban aims to reduce "harms" on children and will take at least a year to implement, the PM says.
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Why Muslims in India are opposing changes to a property law

November 28, 2024 - 2:46am
Muslim groups say the changes are politically motivated but the government says it is responding to demands for reform.
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Why Muslims in India are opposing changes to a property law

November 28, 2024 - 2:46am
Muslim groups say the changes are politically motivated but the government says it is responding to demands for reform.
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US and China swap three prisoners each in exchange

November 28, 2024 - 2:40am
The exchange was reportedly months in the making, and included the release of at least one Chinese citizen in US custody.
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Chinese companies apologise for 'shrunken' sanitary pads

November 28, 2024 - 1:10am
Chinese women have taken it upon themselves to prove that the length of sanitary pads often fall short of what is advertised.
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Chinese companies apologise for 'shrunken' sanitary pads

November 28, 2024 - 1:10am
Chinese women have taken it upon themselves to prove that the length of sanitary pads often fall short of what is advertised.
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Uniqlo does not use Xinjiang cotton, boss says

November 27, 2024 - 6:47pm
It is the first time the CEO of the chain's owner, Fast Retailing, has directly addressed the issue.
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Uniqlo does not use Xinjiang cotton, boss says

November 27, 2024 - 6:47pm
It is the first time the CEO of the chain's owner, Fast Retailing, has directly addressed the issue.
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Uniqlo does not use Xinjiang cotton, boss says

November 27, 2024 - 6:47pm
It is the first time the CEO of the chain's owner, Fast Retailing, has directly addressed the issue.
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