French teen who licked vending machine straw faces jail in Singapore
The teen, who posted on social media a video of himself licking the straw, could be jailed for more than...
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Kim Jong Un opens memorial for N Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war
Kim Jong Un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov unveiled the memorial in Pyongyang.
Akash Delison’s alleged custodial death and a family’s wait for justice
"Incidents involving severe beatings, forced confessions and custodial deaths frequently occur , particularly targeting marginalised communities such as Dalits, Adivasis...
How climate change threatens the economic backbone of the Pacific
Tuna populations around the Pacific Islands could move away as ocean temperatures increase.
Missing 5-year-old Australian girl believed to be abducted, say police
Police are searching for a man recently released from prison over her disappearance.
The Chinese sports brand taking on Nike and Adidas
Now one of the biggest sportswear firms, Anta's rise follows a playbook adopted by many Chinese giants.
Everest flood warning neglected for years, Nepal officials tell BBC
Tshering Sherpa, chief executive officer of the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, a local NGO in the Everest region, echoed the...
The Kashmir town trying to win back tourists after a deadly attack
A year after the Pahalgam attack, tourism has slowed in Indian-administered Kashmir, hitting lives and livelihoods.
China car giant BYD says it can thrive without US
With the price of fuel rising China's BYD says it is positioning itself to benefit from the global shift away...
Why is this game only legal across Australia one day a year?
Two-up is a coin toss betting game, with two people betting against each other on whether they will land on...
