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Pope and top Indonesian imam make joint call for peace

Pope and top Indonesian imam make joint call for peace

Pope Francis has warned against using religion to fuel conflict on his last day...

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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson kept in Greenland jail

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson kept in Greenland jail

A court in Greenland has ruled that anti-whaling activist Paul Watson must remain...

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The child-killing wolves sparking panic in India

The child-killing wolves sparking panic in India

Four-year-old Sandhya was sleeping outside her mud hut in India’s Uttar Pradesh...

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Inside the deepfake porn crisis engulfing Korean schools

Inside the deepfake porn crisis engulfing Korean schools

Last Saturday, a Telegram message popped up on Heejin’s phone from an anonymous...

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'Chinese spy mayor' wanted by Philippines arrested

'Chinese spy mayor' wanted by Philippines arrested

A former Philippine mayor who was on the run for weeks after being accused of spying...

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Sikh action figures aim to make children proud

Sikh action figures aim to make children proud

The co-founder of a business which makes Sikh action figures said he wanted to produce...

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Pope Francis embarks on his longest trip yet as Catholic Church pivots to Asia

Pope Francis embarks on his longest trip yet as Catholic...

He is 87 years old and in recent years has battled health difficulties and begun...

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Japan teen jumps to death, killing pedestrian below

Japan teen jumps to death, killing pedestrian below

Two people have died in the Japanese city of Yokohama after a teenage girl jumped...

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Thailand wages war against 'alien' tilapia fish

Thailand wages war against 'alien' tilapia fish

It has been described as the "most invasive species" to ever hit Thailand - one...

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'The howls were terrifying': Imprisoned in the notorious 'House of Mirrors'

'The howls were terrifying': Imprisoned in the notorious...

The man who walked out into the rain in Dhaka hadn’t seen the sun in more than five...

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Search for woman who disappeared after being swallowed by Kuala Lumpur sinkhole 'too risky'

Search for woman who disappeared after being swallowed...

Officials in Malaysia say it is too risky to send more divers down Kuala Lumpur's...

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Nearly 40,000 people died home alone in Japan this year, report says

Nearly 40,000 people died home alone in Japan this year,...

Almost 40,000 people died alone in their homes in Japan during the first half of...

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Man jailed for plot to put wife on death row with weed

Man jailed for plot to put wife on death row with weed

A man in Singapore who attempted to frame his estranged wife by planting cannabis...

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Sabina Shoal: The new flashpoint between China and the Philippines

Sabina Shoal: The new flashpoint between China and the...

A new flashpoint has emerged in the ongoing maritime dispute between China and the...

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Homes bulldozed in Timor-Leste ahead of Pope visit

Homes bulldozed in Timor-Leste ahead of Pope visit

Families' homes are being demolished near Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste, in the...

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