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Indian state of Kerala to be renamed Keralam to reflect local pronunciation
Proposal approved by Modi government will bring official English name into line with Malayalam languageThe Ind…
- Afghanistan, Classical music, Culture, Folk music, Human rights, Islam, Law, Middle East and North Africa, Music, Religion, South and Central Asia, Taliban, World news
The Taliban are burning musical instruments in the name of morality. It is an assault on all culture
The sounds of Afghan history are being erased to prevent music’s ‘moral corruption’ of the Afghan people. We c…
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US man deported from Bali after 11 years in prison for ‘suitcase murder’ of then girlfriend’s mother
Tommy Schaefer released early from 18-year sentence for 2014 murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack during luxury hol…
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Japan to deploy missiles to island near Taiwan by 2031, says defence minister
Surface-to-air missiles, which are capable of shooting down aircraft and ballistic missiles, will be located o…
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South Korea’s birthrate rises for second year with experts saying ‘echo boomers’ behind boost
Rebound in the country – which has been having demographic crisis – said to be partly because of 3.6 million b…
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日本、習近平と別れる決意？2030年に台湾のそばにミサイル配備＝韓国の反応
韓国のポータルサイトネイバーから「日本、習近平と別れる決意？台湾のそばにミサイル配備」という記事を翻訳してご紹介。
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Anger over plans to abolish New Zealand’s dedicated environment ministry
Critics say proposal to fold department into a new ‘mega ministry’ will dilute accountability and put nature p…
- Asia Pacific, Cambodia, Cybercrime, Global development, Human trafficking, Internet, Myanmar, Organised crime, South and Central Asia, Technology, World news
Destitute survivors of south-east Asia’s cyberscam farms an ‘international crisis’
Not enough support for freed victims, say aid agencies, with growing numbers sleeping on the streets, unable t…
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‘What’s up with all these monkeys’: Djungelskog the orangutan comforted Punch – but can the Ikea toy help me?
Punch may look sweet with his plushie – but anthropomorphism can’t tell us what a wild animal is truly experie…
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日本人112人、独島に本籍移転…「領土問題を知らせる」＝韓国の反応
韓国のポータルサイトネイバーから「日本人112人、本籍地を独島に移転…「領土問題を知らせる」」という記事を翻訳してご紹介。
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US accuses China of ‘massively’ expanding nuclear arsenal amid fears of new arms race
China has opposed the ‘smearing of its nuclear policy’ while insisting Beijing would not ‘engage in any nuclea…
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Drugs, denial and stigma: the babies and children swept up in Fiji’s HIV nightmare
Vulnerable young people, partners of drug users and victims of sexual violence also among those afflicted in w…
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Tributes paid to ‘very loving and caring’ British hiker killed in Nepal bus crash
Dominic Ethan Stewart was among 19 killed when vehicle veered off road and plunged down mountainsideTributes h…
- Afghanistan, Africa, Aid, Children's health, Global development, Global health, Health, Infectious diseases, Malawi, Medical research, Pakistan, Polio, Robert F Kennedy Jr, Science, Social media, Society, South and Central Asia, US healthcare, Vaccines and immunisation, World news
Influencers, misinformation and aid cuts: the fight to halt polio in Malawi
A huge vaccination drive has been launched after the country’s first outbreak in years of the paralysing disea…
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Drives me crazy: Mumbai residents plead for respite from ‘musical road’
Motorway stretch plays music as a safety feature but those close to it say ‘intrusive’ noise is constant and d…