Asia
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Giant ash plume rises from Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano – video
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted on Tuesday, sending towering columns of hot ash …
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Bali flights cancelled after Indonesian volcano spews 10km-high ash tower
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on the island of Flores, east of Bali, erupted on Tuesday afternoon, leading to sever…
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Heavy snowfall in South Korea – in pictures
South Korea grapples extreme weather conditions for second day, with dozens of flights cancelled, ferry operat…
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‘It’s nice to help a life to live’: meet Sri Lanka’s turtle guardians
Volunteers are helping save baby sea turtles as the endangered species’ favourite nesting spots come under pre…
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Bali influencer backlash intensifies as island cracks down on problem tourists
Locals on the Indonesian island have been enraged by behaviour that includes visitors driving motorbikes dange…
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Indonesia considers tourist tax to curb bad behaviour in Bali
Business groups fear cost could damage tourism sector still recovering from effects of pandemicIndonesia is co…
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New project seeks to bring south Asian literature to western readers
Founded by two translators – one American, one British – the Salt initiative will provide mentorships, funding…
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Tropical storm Meari unleashes heavy rains on Japan
Warnings of floods and mudslides on Honshu island south-west of Tokyo as storm heads towards the capitalTropic…
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Weather tracker: monsoon rains sweep India and Pakistan
Further heavy rainfall forecast after deadly lightning strikes and flooding last weekThe monsoon season in Ind…
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North Korea dam water release forces South Koreans near border to evacuate
Rising water levels on the Imjin River caused by suspected release prompts holidaymakers and residents to leav…
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Tropical storm Megi: Philippines death toll rises to 123 as landslides bury villages
Focus now on retrieving bodies, says mayor, after strongest storm to hit archipelago this year devastates comm…
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Refugees hit hardest as deadly floods sweep across continents
Death toll rises as storms continue to rip through communities, destroying homes and livelihoodsAs heavy rains…
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Goa party leader hopes to swing the siesta vote
The Forward Party’s Vijai Sardesai says he will make a one-hour power nap mandatory if he becomes chief minist…
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Goa party leader hopes to swing the siesta vote
The Forward Party’s Vijai Sardesai says he will make a one-hour power nap mandatory if he becomes chief minist…
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Typhoon Vamco hits the Philippines – in pictures
Typhoon Vamco has killed at least seven people and unleashed some of the worst flooding in years in the Philip…