Kong Yiji: The memes that lay bare China’s youth disillusionment
In one commentary, state broadcaster CCTV said students should “take off the long gown”, referring to a crucial element of
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Agutaya archipelago doctor who cared for 13,000 people on her own
The pandemic was far from Dr Alena’s only challenge on a far-flung archipelago in the Philippines. Read more BBC News
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Kolkata metro: A British engineer's unrealised India underwater train
Sir Harley Dalrymple-Hays’s plan to build an underground rail in Kolkata did not take off because of lack of funds.
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Lancet study: More than 100 million people in India diabetic
Researchers found more Indians were living with diabetes than previously estimated. Read more BBC News Now retrieving an image set.
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India attempts to revive its dwindling rubber industry
Demand for rubber in India is soaring but local producers are giving up their money-losing plantations. Read more BBC News
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Mount Everest: Deadly season puts focus on record climbing permits
Twelve climbers have died and five remain missing, amid worries about overcrowding and climate change. Read more BBC News Now
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Why Imran Khan has disappeared from Pakistan’s media
Imran Khan’s name should not be mentioned, his picture not shown, his voice not heard, even a mention on the
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Mira Road murder: Indian man arrested after body parts found in Mumbai home
Police in Mumbai city have arrested a 56-year-old man for allegedly murdering his live-in partner. Read more BBC News Now
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Scott Johnson: Gay US student's killer jailed for 1988 manslaughter
Scott Johnson’s body was found at the base of cliffs amid a spate of attacks on gay men. Read more
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Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik: Indian wrestlers pause protest after meeting Anurag Thakur
But they have warned they would resume their agitation if no action is taken against the federation chief. Read more
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Australia: Watch moment trapped humpback whale is cut free
A 10m humpback whale has been rescued after becoming entangled in a shark net off Australia’s Gold Coast. Workers used
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Australia to introduce national ban on Nazi symbols
The move comes amid a resurgence in far-right activity. Read more BBC News Now retrieving an image set. QIMAOO Barefoot
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Kathleen Folbigg: A pardon after 20 years as ‘Australia’s worst mother’
“In relation to the diary entries, evidence suggests they were the writings of a… depressed mother, blaming herself for the
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Air India to send plane to Russia to rescue US-bound passengers
“As we do not have any Air India staff based in the remote town of Magadan or in Russia, all
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Japan rethinks tattoo ban in defence forces to lift recruitment
It’s unclear when the final decision will be made, but scholars say there was a time when tattoos were common
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Snooker match-fixing scandal: Liang Wenbo and Li Hang handed lifetime bans
Li Hang (pictured) and Liang Wenbo have to pay £43,000 costs each as well as their lifetime bans Chinese players
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Australia: Watch moment thief gives up on liquor store robbery
CCTV footage captured the moment a would-be thief was stopped in his tracks at an Australian liquor store. Read more
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Uttar Pradesh: Why did it take India 42 years to judge a crime?
Last Wednesday, Judge Harvir Singh of the district court in the town of Firozabad sentenced the only surviving accused Ganga
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No means no: Japan is set to redefine rape in landmark legal reform
As Japan moves to reform its sex assault laws, activists hope society will understand no means no. Read more BBC
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Kathleen Folbigg: Pardon for mum over baby deaths a 'victory for science'
Kathleen Folbigg spent 20 years in prison after being convicted of killing her four infant children. Read more BBC News
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