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Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh dies aged 92
The ex-politician was admitted to hospital on Thursday after his health deterioratedIndia’s former prime minis…
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Shyam Benegal, influential director of India’s ‘parallel cinema’, dies aged 90
The film-maker challenged mainstream Bollywood and pioneered a new wave cinema movement in the 1970s that tack…
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Zakir Hussain, legendary Indian tabla musician, dies aged 73
The classical musician, who performed with George Harrison and Van Morrison, died in a San Francisco hospital …
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Hong Kong judge convicts former pro-democracy lawmaker and six others over 2019 riots
Landmark ruling could shape historical narrative of key event in anti-government protestsA Hong Kong judge has…
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Three climbers missing on New Zealand’s highest peak believed to have died, police say
Search teams suspect two Americans and one Canadian fell while trying to climb 3,724m-high AorakiThree mountai…
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Sake: Japan’s ‘divine gift’ given special status by Unesco
Rice wine enshrined as part of ‘cultural heritage of humanity’ Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-fa…
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New Zealand navy ship sank off Samoa because autopilot was left on, inquiry finds
Interim report into the October disaster blames human error, saying HMNZS Manawanui’s ‘autopilot was not disen…
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Buried US second world war bomb explodes at Japanese airport
Unexpected blast at Miyazaki airport makes crater in taxiway and leads to grounding of 80 flights but no injur…
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New Caledonia election postponed for a year by France’s new prime minister
The French Pacific territory has been hit by violent unrest between communities loyal to Paris and pro-indepen…
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China says it is ending foreign adoptions, prompting concern from US
US families have adopted 82,674 children from China, the most of any country, with diplomats seeking clarity f…
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Woman missing after falling into sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur
Excavator brought in as search continues for woman buried when eight metre hole opened in pavementA woman is m…
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Bandits kill at least 11 Pakistani police officers in ambush in Punjab province
Attack on patrol in the Rahim Yar Khan district that was targeting robbers also left seven woundedGunmen armed…
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New Zealand charity unknowingly gives out sweets with lethal levels of meth
Up to 400 people received parcels that could contain the contaminated lolly as police open a criminal investig…
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Muhammad Yunus sworn in as interim leader of Bangladesh
Nobel laureate hopes to restore calm and rebuild country after uprising that ended Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rul…
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Earthquake strikes off Japan’s coast and triggers tsunami warning
No immediate signs of damage reported after powerful quake hits off eastern coast of KyushuA powerful earthqua…