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Chandrayaan-3: Hopes of Moon lander reawakening dim as India awaits signal

2 hours 28 min ago
Scientists tell the BBC that chances of of the lander's reawakening are "dimming with each passing hour".
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The shadowy Chinese firm that owns chunks of Cambodia

September 24, 2023 - 7:32pm
It secured a deal to control a fifth of Cambodia's coastline - 15 years on, it has barely got started.
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Canada-India row puts spotlight on Sikh activism in UK

September 24, 2023 - 7:23pm
Rumours swirl around the deaths of other Sikh activists, following Justin Trudeau's bombshell claim.
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South China Sea: Philippines says Beijing installed floating barrier in contested area

September 24, 2023 - 7:20am
The Philippines says the barrier prevents fishermen from entering a shoal in the South China Sea.
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Trudeau facing cold reality after lonely week on world stage

September 23, 2023 - 7:36pm
As tensions with India rise, Canada is calling its friends - but they're not answering.
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The Archies: Why an American comic book evokes nostalgia in Indians

September 23, 2023 - 7:05pm
Archie Comic fans explain why the comic was so popular in the 1990s and whether it can be reinvented.
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Rare 'Dumbo' octopus filmed on deep sea live stream

September 23, 2023 - 6:56pm
An octopus with ear-like fins resembling the Disney character was filmed at a depth of more than 1,000 metres.
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China sentences Uyghur scholar to life in jail

September 23, 2023 - 8:50am
Rahile Dawut loses appeal against a charge of endangering state security, a rights group says.
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James Nachtwey: The last of the great photojournalists

September 22, 2023 - 10:45pm
James Nachtwey's images are known for their brutal immediacy.
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Long Covid: MRI scans reveal new clues to symptoms

September 22, 2023 - 7:50pm
Further evidence emerges that a serious infection can leave some major organs with long-term damage.
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Incendiary rhetoric on Sikh's murder stokes debate in Canada diaspora

September 22, 2023 - 7:47pm
An inflammatory comment by one commentator lays bare a sense of political friction in the diaspora.
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NME: The high-end magazines making a vinyl-style comeback

September 22, 2023 - 7:23pm
The once-mass market UK music bible NME returns as a premium product with scarcity as a selling point.
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Arunachal Pradesh: India-China border row flares over athlete visas

September 22, 2023 - 12:08pm
Beijing denies claims three Indian fighters are unable to enter China for the Asian Games.
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Metal-mining pollution impacts 23 million people worldwide

September 22, 2023 - 9:04am
They live on flood-plains contaminated by potentially harmful levels of toxic waste, research reveals.
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Rupert Murdoch: How magnate transformed Australia’s media

September 22, 2023 - 8:07am
The 92-year-old businessman changed the face of news worldwide, but it all started at home.
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China MeToo activist stands trial for subversion

September 22, 2023 - 6:59am
Journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin appeared in court in Guangzhou alongside co-accused Wang Jianbing.
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Nepal: Teachers strike over education reform shuts down schools

September 22, 2023 - 6:23am
Scores of people march in Kathmandu as a protest over education reforms enter its third day.
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Chevron and unions agree to end Western Australia gas strikes

September 22, 2023 - 3:34am
The dispute triggered volatile trading on energy markets over concerns it could hit global gas supplies.
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India-Canada row: Justin Trudeau repeats allegation against India amid row

September 22, 2023 - 1:51am
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that there were "credible reasons" for the allegation.
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Nari Shakti: India okays women's reservation bill - but nothing will change soon

September 21, 2023 - 11:14pm
The decades-old bill guarantees a third of seats for women in parliament and state assemblies.
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