Mumbai AQI: Air in India's financial capital getting worse than smog-filled Delhi
The air quality in India’s financial capital has deteriorated in the last few days, government data shows. Read more BBC
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Violet Coco: Climate activist's jailing ignites row in Australia
A 15-month sentence given to a protester sends a terrible message to the globe, rights groups say. Read more BBC
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South Korea: Age system to be standardised from 2023
South Korea’s parliament has voted to standardise the country’s age system to the international method. Read more BBC News Now
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Umar Patek: Anger and fear in Australia as Bali bomber freed
Survivors of the 2002 attacks tell the BBC they don’t believe Umar Patek has been deradicalised. Read more BBC News
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Sri Lanka crisis: The children going hungry as food prices soar
“Most of these children, from primary grades, were coming to school without eating anything,” according to Anoma Sriyangi Dharmawardhane, Vice
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Taliban conduct first public execution since return to power
The execution is carried out before a crowded sports stadium after the man confesses to murder. Read more BBC News
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Pitfalls lie ahead as China charts exit from zero-Covid
On Wednesday, officials announced the end of forced centralised quarantine, allowing people with mild Covid to isolate at home, as
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US tech layoffs: The good Samaritans helping Indians find jobs
“These [the lad-off employees] are among the top tech talent in the world,” says Ms Agrawal, who works at the
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Gujarat: The difficult lives of India’s salt workers
India is the world’s third largest producer of salt after China and the United States. More than 70% of this
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Tatas’ Air India-Vistara merger: Can the group conquer Indian skies?
Tata Group bought debt-ridden Air India – formerly India’s national carrier – from the government for $2.2b (£1.8b) in 2021.
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Chennai: Transfer of 1,000 India crocodiles raises thorny question
The reptiles are being moved from a breeding centre to a far-away zoo, making conservationists uncomfortable. Read more BBC News
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China protests: The young people powering the demonstrations
Driven to breaking point by zero Covid, educated young Chinese are questioning the Communist Party’s rule. Read more BBC News
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Mumbai: Indian men arrested for harassing South Korean livestreamer
Hyojeong Park was harassed by two men in Mumbai while she was livestreaming on Twitch. Read more BBC News Now
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Students killed as bomb blast hits Afghan school
At least 10 students are killed after an explosion at a religious school in northern Aghanistan, officials say. Read more
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Afghanistan: Parks become latest no-go areas for women in Kabul
With new restrictions imposed by the Taliban, Afghan women fear what could come next. Read more BBC News Now retrieving
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Ros Atkins on… China's crackdown on Covid protests
The BBC’s Ros Atkins looks at how authorities have clamped down on protests against Covid measures. Read more BBC News
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Shenzhou-15: China sends astronauts to Tiangong space station
China has sent astronauts to live on its space station, the second permanent outpost in orbit. Read more BBC News
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How China’s Covid protests are being silenced
And with no end in sight to China’s zero-Covid policy, there is a very realistic possibility of more protests. The
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Gujarat election: PM Modi looms large in India state polls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity is seen helping his party win polls in his home state Gujarat. Read more BBC
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Philippines sees a pandemic boom in child sex abuse
Lockdowns and school closures left children at home with poor parents, desperate to make money. Read more BBC News Now
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