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Locals in Vietnam’s Central Highlands hand over rare yellow-cheeked gibbon to authorities

The police acknowledged the couple's action, and at the same time, called on the community to work together to protect the environment and denounce acts of illegal hunting and…

  • Published: September 11, 202510:09 am
  • Author Viet Nam News
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In the Philippines, grated coconut makes good dialogue, literally and figuratively

If you’re in Muslim Town for the first time, you can’t go wrong with spicy savories, like beef randang, veggie murtabak, and chicken or (seafood) piaparan, whose spice levels…

  • Published: September 11, 20259:58 am
  • Author Paolo Vergara
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Seoul mayor unveils plan to boost life expectancy by 3 years

Mayor Oh Se-hoon unveiled Seoul’s citywide health initiative, seeking to make healthier diets and regular exercise everyday habits through expanded health facilities, healthier…

  • Published: September 11, 20259:35 am
  • Author Lee Jung-joo
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Compact needle-carrying device for diabetes patients wins James Dyson Award for Singapore

Zoey Chan, diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, created Nido, a compact device to safely organise and eject insulin needles, addressing the challenges of carrying and disposing of them.

  • Published: September 11, 20259:34 am
  • Author Zhaki Abdullah
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At least nine killed, two missing in Bali’s worst flooding in years

One of the deadliest incidents occurred in Denpasar’s old city area, where flooding caused two stores located next to the Tukad Badung River on Jalan Sulawesi to collapse. The…

  • Published: September 11, 20259:22 am
  • Author Ni Komang Erviani
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61 years too late: Retrial clears Korean woman who bit tongue of man who tried to rape her

The acquittal of Choi Mal-ja, now 78, is seen not just as clearing her record but as restoring her dignity.

  • Published: September 11, 20258:45 am
  • Author Choi Jeong-yoon
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Chinese school introduces reclining chairs for student naps

The school reports that since the initiative's implementation, students have shown a marked improvement in concentration during afternoon classes, leading to better academic…

  • Published: September 10, 202510:00 am
  • Author Cang Wei
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Parents turn to safety devices amid string of kidnapping attempts in Seoul

Online retailers report a surge in sales of safety devices for children, including whistles and alarms. Local media say sales of these items have risen roughly 10 percent in…

  • Published: September 10, 20259:58 am
  • Author Lee Jung-joo
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Is human intervention in wildlife the reason behind bears attacking humans in Pakistan?

In wake of singer QB’s close call with a brown bear in Deosai, experts stress that people should never feed wild animals, blaming human intervention for wildlife losing its…

  • Published: September 10, 20259:57 am
  • Author Zofeen T. Ebrahim
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This is the AI chatbot captivating 1 million Korean teens. They script tempting intimacy

Zeta calls itself 'AI-native entertainment,' but its relationship AI, enabling teens to indulge in guilty-pleasure-style fantasies with endless scripts, may be venturing into a…

  • Published: September 10, 20259:46 am
  • Author Moon Joon-hyun

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