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‘It wasn’t an accident’: Halloween tragedy sparks partisan blame game

South Korea’s political parties have turned to finger-pointing over the Halloween crowd surge, with the opposition claiming that the disaster was not an accident.

  • Published: November 2, 20228:46 am
  • Author Kim Arin
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Chinese society sees attitudes change toward HIV/AIDS

According to officials, the occurrence of the disease has remained at a low level in recent years, and there is less discrimination against people with the illness.

  • Published: November 2, 20228:45 am
  • Author Wang Xiaoyu
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Malaysia elections: After 63 years, no Najib family member for Pekan

Pekan had been in the Najib family since 1959 when it was first won by his father and former prime minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein.

  • Published: November 2, 20228:34 am
  • Author The Star
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Media completely independent now: Bangladesh Home Minister

Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal also said that there is no longer various types of censorship, and that there was an increase in the number of news outlets available.

  • Published: November 2, 20228:29 am
  • Author May
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Violence mars end of campaigning for Munugode bypoll

The campaign at Munugode bypoll has not only been one of the most expensive bypoll elections, but also ugly, with accusations and counter accusations of political bribery.

  • Published: November 2, 20228:28 am
  • Author The Statesman
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Organ donation saves lives, but Filipinos remain averse to idea

Even when a patient has already signified prior intent to donate, it can be a struggle to convince those they leave behind to honor the wishes of the deceased.

  • Published: November 2, 20228:11 am
  • Author Raoul J. Chee Kee
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Itaewon streets after the deadly crowd crush

The deadly crowd surge in Itaewon has plunged the public into grief and concern, as it took place in a popular area in the heart of Seoul.

  • Published: November 1, 20224:34 pm
  • Author The Korea Herald
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Malaysia needs to fix foreign labour shortage: National Recovery Council

Labour-intensive industries such as the manufacturing, tourism, construction and retail sectors, were also affected by the labour shortage issue.

  • Published: November 1, 20224:28 pm
  • Author The Star
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Inflation, lack of children’s support and pension: reasons why more Korean retirees work: Bank of Korea

According to an analysis on factors of rising employment rate among seniors, the tally for employed people aged 60 or over increased by 2.66 million during the period of…

  • Published: November 1, 20224:26 pm
  • Author Kim Yon-se
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Why Itaewon disaster was more fatal for women than men

The gender ratio of the crowd at the time of the deadly crush remains unclear, but experts say those with smaller body frames and less physical strength are more vulnerable to…

  • Published: November 1, 20224:24 pm
  • Author Yoon Min-sik

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