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Derailed train in Tokyo was 19 metres out of position; 650,000 passengers affected by suspended service

Regarding the cause of the accident, the company indicated that an error in the setting conditions for signals sent to trains within the station caused the collision.

  • Published: October 8, 20251:15 pm
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Hajj 2026: Bangladeshi pilgrims can now register using expired passports

However, hajj agencies registering with expired passports must ensure that the passport's expiry date is updated in the passport system at the time of generating the pilgrim ID…

  • Published: October 8, 20251:13 pm
  • Author The Daily Star
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7 injured after blast derails 4 Jaffar Express bogies in Pakistan’s Sindh

At least seven people were injured on October 7 after a blast on a railway track derailed four bogies of the Jaf­far Express in Sindh’s Shikarpur district, according to…

  • Published: October 8, 20251:10 pm
  • Author Mohammad Hussain Khan
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Nepal’s Gen Z groups deny calling rumoured Oct 9 protest

The mixed messages have fueled confusion online. On Reddit, users have been debating whether a protest will actually take place.

  • Published: October 8, 202510:14 am
  • Author Aarati Ray
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‘Man of belief’: Japanese Nobel Prize winner Sakaguchi pursues research despite skepticism from peers

Shimon Sakaguchi’s research on regulatory T cells, which suppress immune responses, was long met with skepticism and dismissed as hard to believe. Having led a somewhat solitary…

  • Published: October 8, 20258:45 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Pakistan to be sold advanced US air-to-air missiles by Raytheon

The US missiles are equipped on F-16 Falcons flown by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).

  • Published: October 8, 20258:30 am
  • Author Dawn
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Malaysia’s Parliament to focus on nation’s fiscal health, school bullying today

Also scheduled are the second reading of the Hire-Purchase (Amendment) Bill 2025, the Private Agencies (Amendment) Bill 2025, the Urban Renewal Bill 2025, and the Mufti (Federal…

  • Published: October 8, 20258:24 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Section of Nepal’s Gen Z pressures government to book ex-PM Oli, his home minister Lekhak for ordering firing during Sept 8 protests

Commission member Bigyan Raj Sharma issued a statement on Tuesday, saying that the government mechanisms are authorised to conduct investigations and pursue legal action against…

  • Published: October 8, 20258:15 am
  • Author The Kathmandu Post
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Myanmar junta strike kills dozens at festival protest: Residents

Myanmar has been reeling from civil war since the military seized power in a 2021 coup, prompting pro-democracy rebels to take up arms and ally with ethnic armed groups against…

  • Published: October 8, 20258:10 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Thailand pushes for gaming law which, if passed, will be first in ASEAN

A primary goal of the act is to regulate and curb "hidden gambling" features in games, such as lucky draws and randomized points systems for prizes.

  • Published: October 8, 20258:05 am
  • Author The Nation

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