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Typhoon Yagi: more than 140 dead in Vietnam as flood waters threaten central Hanoi
Residents of capital evacuated and school students told to stay at home while entire village reportedly buried…
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Typhoon Yagi: dozens dead in Vietnam in region’s most powerful storm this year
Weather agency warns of more floods and landslides after at least 49 people killed with 22 missingTyphoon Yagi…
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Celebrity ‘son of God’ pastor surrenders in Philippines after two-week manhunt
Apollo Quiboloy, who is also wanted in US on child trafficking charges, hands himself over to police after ult…
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Fugitive Philippines mayor Alice Guo arrested in Indonesia, officials say
Guo, who is accused of having criminal ties in China, has said she is facing ‘malicious accusations’Alice Guo,…
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New Zealand to nearly triple tourist tax for international visitors
Australian tourists will be exempt from the NZ$100 levy which critics say will deter travellers New Zealand wi…
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New Zealand’s Māori King Tuheitia dies aged 69
‘A moment of great sadness for the nation’ as Māori king, considered the paramount chief of several tribes, or…
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YouTube chef found guilty of gruesome murder on Thai holiday island
Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, from a prominent Spanish acting family, sentenced to life in prison after admitting d…
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Ukraine war briefing: Biden and Zelenskiy talk as Ukraine prepares to mark independence day
US president pledges $125m in new military aid for Kyiv, while Narendra Modi tells Zelenskiy he is ready to he…
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Thailand confirms Asia’s first known case of new deadlier mpox variant
The department of disease control said tests on a traveller had confirmed he was infected with the Clade 1b st…
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North Korean soldier crosses militarised border to defect to South – report
South Korean military says it is investigating but can’t confirm the person’s ‘exact motivations and goals’A N…
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Who is Muhammad Yunus, the new leader of Bangladesh’s interim government?
The Nobel Prize winner and long-time foe of Sheikh Hasina, is credited with lifting millions of people out of …
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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to head Bangladesh’s interim government
Decision came during meeting of military chiefs and organisers of the student protests that helped drive longt…
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Japanese stocks soar after massive sell-off shook global markets
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index closes more than 10% up with other Asia markets rebounding on TuesdayBusiness live – …
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Bangladesh parliament dissolved a day after resignation of prime minister
Move comes after longtime leader Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled country after weeks of deadly unrestExplainer…
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Bangladesh students call for march to capital Dhaka a day after clashes kill nearly 100 people
Country has been engulfed by protests that began in July after students demanded scrapping of quota system for…