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Chen Ning Yang, Chinese-American physicist and Nobel laureate, dies at 103
Renowned 1957 Nobel prize winner worked on statistical mechanics and symmetry principles in elementary particl…
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Historic Myanmar bridge destroyed in fighting
The renowned Gokteik bridge was bombed on Sunday, with the ruling military junta and rebel forces blaming each…
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North Korea removing propaganda loudspeakers in border areas amid efforts to ease tensions
Seoul dismantled its loudspeakers a week ago, and Pyongyang appears to be following suit as President Lee Jae …
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South Korea begins removing loudspeakers on border with North to reduce tensions
Overture from new president Lee Jae Myung is latest effort to revive dialogue with Pyongyang that stalled unde…
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What we know so far about the Air India flight 171 crash – a visual guide
The passenger plane bound for London Gatwick crashed shortly after takeoff from AhmedabadAir India plane crash…
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Auction of gems linked to Buddha postponed after India legal threat
Ministry of culture tells Sotheby’s it would be ‘participating in continued colonial exploitation’ if sale of …
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China and Philippines display competing flags on disputed South China Sea sandbank
Beijing and Manila accuse each other of illegal activities around Sandy Cay near the Spratly Isles, as joint U…
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Outcry after British MP refused entry to Hong Kong
Foreign secretary calls Hong Kong’s denial of entry for Wera Hobhouse ‘deeply concerning’ after she flew there…
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Myanmar earthquake: What we know so far
Rescuers pull a woman from the rubble three days after the quake, raising hopes of more survivors. Here’s what…
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Myanmar earthquake: at least 144 killed as rescues also continue in Bangkok
Junta makes rare call for aid as hundreds injured by 7.7-magnitude quake, which also brought down high-rise in…
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Jeju Air crash: all but two presumed dead in South Korea’s worst domestic civil aviation disaster
Footage appears to show Boeing 737-800 skidding along runway at Muan airport before hitting wall and catching …
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Rescuers in Vanuatu race to retrieve trapped quake victims as survivors tell of escape
Witnesses recount the moment the earthquake hit in Port Vila, as rescue teams sift through the wreckage after …
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Putin sends African lion, brown bears and cockatoos to North Korea as gift of support
Russian president transfers more than 70 animals from Moscow to Pyongyang amid strengthening ties with North K…
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Hong Kong unearths its first ever dinosaur fossils
Official hails discovery ‘of great significance’ on Port Island, with remains of as yet unknown species to go …
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Seoul crowd crush police sent to jail for deadly failings in Itaewon disaster
South Korean court hands out three jail terms, one of them suspended, to officers for professional negligence …