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Kashmir: text messaging services to be restored in disputed region
Curbs on internet services remain five months after India revoked semi-autonomous statusAuthorities in Indian-…
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India primed: what Amazon’s vast new Hyderabad campus reveals about its plans
Amazon have arrived in force in rapidly expanding Hyderabad, with designs on the currently almost non-existent…
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Hong Kong: reporter blinded covering protests on her bid to sue police
Police cannot shoot people ‘because they are panicked or angry’, says Veby Mega IndahIn late September, the jo…
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New Year Honours: Marilyn Waring, who inspired a teenage Ardern, made a dame
New Zealand PM says she will never forget phone call with Waring, who was honoured along with choreographer to…
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Aotearoa is at last finding its voice, helping us heal after a year of tragedy
Through Christchurch, Whakaari, the murder of Grace Millane, it is the Māori rituals, and each other, that sus…
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Hong Kong braces for fresh protests during new year festivities
Official issues stark warning to protesters planning to target shopping and business districts Hong Kong will …
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Chinese scientist who edited babies’ genes jailed for three years
He Jiankui was guilty of illegal practices in trying to alter the genetic makeup of twin girlsA Chinese court …
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Taiwan’s citizens battle pro-China fake news campaigns as election nears
Contest is in effect a referendum on the future of the self-governed island’s relationship with ChinaCitizen g…
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Afghanistan’s Taliban ruling council ready for ceasefire with US
End to hostilities is a key demand of Washington before any peace deal could be signed The Taliban’s ruling co…
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North Korea’s Kim Jong-un calls for ‘offensive’ measures as nuclear deadline looms
Dictator’s comments come ahead of a year-end deadline for US to soften stance on missile programmeNorth Korean…
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Most Britons weren’t hostile to migrants | Letters
Most Britons were not hostile and helped south Asians and east Africans to settle, says Nitin Mehta, while Jan…
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The power behind the thrones: 10 political movers and shakers who will shape 2020
Some are trusted aides, others are fixers who work in the shadows. Often unelected and unaccountable, they all…
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Seven bodies found on suspected North Korean fishing boat in Japan
Experts say vessel was possibly travelling far out to sea for bigger catchesSeven badly decomposed bodies were…
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How do you sign chicken and chips? Pakistan’s cafe run by and for the deaf
Menus in sign language and jobs for the hearing impaired are challenging discrimination against those with dis…
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Cyclone Sarai: one dead, thousands evacuated in Fiji
Storm and flood warnings issued as category two cyclone moves east towards TongaOne person was killed in Fiji …