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Vietnam tycoon Truong My Lan sentenced to death in $12.5bn fraud case
A court in Vietnam has sentenced a property tycoon to death over her role in a $12.5bn financial fraud case,…
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Singapore tightens rules for expat workers with an eye on local discontent
One of the world’s most open economies is attempting a delicate balancing act. On the one hand, the Southeast Asian…
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‘Separated’: Why is India sealing its Myanmar border, dividing families?
For 61-year-old Vanlalchaka, the past few weeks have been filled with anxiety. In the northeastern Indian border village of Zokhawthar,…
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As Russia’s war rages, Ukraine’s mental health crisis spirals
When Russia invaded Ukraine, 28-year-old Alina Viatkina adopted a dog. Even though she did not have a permanent home of…
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Israel’s war on Gaza : ‘Starvation, killing and destruction’
A UNICEF aid convoy is hit by Israeli gunfire in the latest incident of humanitarian relief workers coming under attack…
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US military says it destroyed Houthi missile likely targeting a ship in Gulf of Aden
The US military said on Tuesday that it had destroyed an inbound anti-ship ballistic missile over the Gulf of Aden…
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Biden says Netanyahu making ‘mistake’ on Gaza
US President Joe Biden said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Gaza policy was a “mistake” and urged Israel to call for…
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Nobel Prize-winning physicist behind the ‘God particle’ theory passes away at 94
British physicist Peter Higgs, whose theory of a mass-giving particle — the so-called Higgs boson — jointly earned him the…
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Expect more joint South China Sea patrols: US
More joint patrols can be expected in the South China Sea after drills by the United States, Australia, the Philippines and Japan…
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Water level in Russia river above critical level, emergency evacuation to begin soon
The water level in the Ural River near the Russian city of Orenburg has risen above the critical level of…
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