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ICICI: 'My bank manager stole $1.9m from my account'

ICICI: 'My bank manager stole $1.9m from my account'

An Indian woman has accused a manager at one of the country's largest banks of defrauding...

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Pakistan woman in Arabic script dress saved from mob claiming blasphemy

Pakistan woman in Arabic script dress saved from mob claiming...

An angry mob in Pakistan accused a woman who wore a dress adorned with Arabic calligraphy...

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Japan naked festival: Women join Hadaka Matsuri for first time

Japan naked festival: Women join Hadaka Matsuri for first...

The sea of chanting, nearly-naked men tussle, push and shove towards the shrine....

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China: 15 dead and dozens more injured in Nanjing flat fire

China: 15 dead and dozens more injured in Nanjing flat...

Fifteen people have been killed and more than 40 injured after a fire ripped through...

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Bengal famine: Tracking down the last survivors of WW2's forgotten tragedy

Bengal famine: Tracking down the last survivors of WW2's...

The Bengal famine of 1943 killed more than three million people in eastern India....

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West Bengal: Indian zoo ordered to change lions’ 'blasphemous' names

West Bengal: Indian zoo ordered to change lions’ 'blasphemous'...

An Indian court has ordered a zoo in West Bengal state to change the names of two...

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Kerala: India town out on streets over elephant attacks

Kerala: India town out on streets over elephant attacks

"I'm afraid the elephant that killed my father could come back to attack again,"...

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Afghanistan: Archaeological sites 'bulldozed for looting'

Afghanistan: Archaeological sites 'bulldozed for looting'

Dozens of archaeological sites in Afghanistan have been bulldozed to allow systematic...

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US-Taiwan: Why are so many Congressmen heading for Taipei?

US-Taiwan: Why are so many Congressmen heading for Taipei?

"How would you like it if we started sending official delegations to Honolulu to...

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Cotton candy: Pink sugary sweet sets off alarm bells in India

Cotton candy: Pink sugary sweet sets off alarm bells in...

Can cotton candy give you cancer?

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Ravichandran Ashwin: The spin maestro who defied odds to reach 500 wickets

Ravichandran Ashwin: The spin maestro who defied odds to...

Of the nine bowlers who have claimed 500 Test wickets, India's Ravichandran Ashwin...

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Indian airlines ordered to stop baggage delay chaos

Indian airlines ordered to stop baggage delay chaos

Some of India's top airlines have been ordered to start sending out passengers'...

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Congress: India opposition party claims bank accounts 'frozen'

Congress: India opposition party claims bank accounts 'frozen'

India's main opposition Congress party says its bank accounts have been frozen by...

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Fearless Nadia: The Australian stuntwoman who captivated Indians

Fearless Nadia: The Australian stuntwoman who captivated...

"The single most memorable sound of my childhood was the clarion call of 'Hey-y-y'...

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Ridge Alkonis: The sailor who stoked Japanese resentment against the US

Ridge Alkonis: The sailor who stoked Japanese resentment...

When the story of Ridge Alkonis first broke on 29 May 2021, it did not initially...

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