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New Zealand woman and six-year-old son released from US detention
Sarah Shaw was detained by Ice owing to a problem with her ‘combo card’ visa as she tried to re-enter the US f…
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‘Now it’s about personal happiness’: popular Granny Wang dating show belies China’s plummeting marriage rate
Zhou Mei’s matchmaking show draws crowds in person and online, but young Chinese increasingly choose singledom…
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Death toll after monsoon floods in Pakistan rises to more than 320
Most of the dead were reported in the mountainous province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with more rain forecastThe d…
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Trump says Xi told him China will not invade Taiwan while he is in office
US president says Chinese counterpart told him ‘I am very patient and China is very patient’The US president, …
- Asia Pacific, China, Pacific islands, Pacific Islands Forum, Pacific leaders: in their words, Palau, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Tuvalu, World news
Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit amid China-linked power struggle
Exclusive: Prime minister Feletei Teo says Tuvalu may withdraw from crucial meeting after key countries such a…
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Fuzzy hats and a ban on swearing: the New Zealand town that bonds over curling
Scottish goldminers first brought the sport to Central Otago and the traditions live on as farmers sweep stone…
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Men celebrate fourth anniversary of Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan
Thousands gathered for Kabul ‘flower showers’ while women, banned from the events, staged protestsThousands of…
- Climate crisis, Extreme weather, Flooding, India, Kashmir, Landslides, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, World news
Flash floods kill at least 159 people in Pakistan after huge cloudburst
Search for the missing continues in north-west after downpour also sparks deadly flooding and landslides in In…