Japan raises interest rate to highest for 31 years
Japan's central bank has increased its main interest rate to a new 31-year high after a surge in global energy prices. On...
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South Korea’s Starbucks to shut for staff history lesson after backlash
Starbucks in South Korea will shut all its shops for half a day next week so staff can attend a history lesson...
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‘Dancing girl’s’ bare torso restored in Indian textbook after backlash
The "covered-up" image of a nude artefact has been withdrawn from an Indian school textbook after it sparked a massive backlash from...
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Hundreds of cats stolen for food in Vietnam rescued by police, welfare group says
More than 400 cats destined for slaughter have been rescued in Vietnam after authorities dismantled an alleged feline theft ring, an animal...
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Telegram challenges India ban over exam paper leak fears
Telegram has taken the Indian government to court over its decision to temporarily ban the messaging platform days before millions of students...
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The bikers battling extreme heat and armed conflict to smuggle Iranian fuel to Pakistan
Mazaar's small motorbike is so laden with plastic canisters filled with petrol that there's barely room for him to sit. His worn-out...
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Japan raids ice cream giants over price-fixing allegations
Japan's competition watchdog has raided some of the country's biggest ice cream makers for allegedly forming a cartel to raise the price...
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Trump says he will visit India as frosty relationship with Modi thaws
US President Donald Trump promised to visit India during a bilateral meeting at the G7 summit in France, signalling a thawing of...
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Men jailed for spying for Chinese intelligence in UK
A Border Force officer and his "handler" have been jailed for spying on Hong Kong pro-democracy dissidents in the UK on behalf...
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Japan ramping up defence is ‘critical’ to prevent war, Defence Minister Koizumi tells BBC
Japan must "strengthen its defence capabilities", Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has told the BBC, emphasising the need to revisit the pacifist posture...
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