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Taliban Foreign Minister faces backlash over women journalists’ exclusion in presscon in India

The Afghan foreign minister’s first press conference on October 10 had sparked condemnation after photos revealed an all-male gathering, triggering sharp responses from…

  • Published: October 13, 20259:53 am
  • Author The Statesman
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Air pollution is an administrative failure. Can Pakistan see through the haze?

Smog has become a symptom of deeper systemic issues: weak regulation, unchecked emissions, and short-term politics. Tackling it requires not another plan, but a functioning system…

  • Published: October 13, 20259:30 am
  • Author Mahin Azam Khan
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Karachi Zoo is proof that man is the cruelest animal

The tragedy is not just caged animals dying a slow death in the name of “education,” but the haunting reflection of our own moral decay.

  • Published: October 13, 20259:28 am
  • Author Aniqa Atiq Khan
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‘Girls should not go out of college at night’: Chief minister’s shocking statement on Bengal rape

The victim, a student who survived the incident and is a student from Odisha, was reportedly attacked by several men outside a private medical college campus on Friday night while…

  • Published: October 13, 20259:26 am
  • Author The Statesman
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Thousands of devotees brave embers at fire-walking festival in Singapore

The centuries-old ritual is the culmination of more than two months of prayers and ceremonies that began in late July.

  • Published: October 13, 20259:25 am
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‘Even my mum knows about Demon Slayer’: How anime went from ‘cringey’ to mainstream in Singapore

Observers have attributed the genre’s rising popularity to improved access to subtitled shows; the increased spending power of a maturing and expanding fan base, coupled with…

  • Published: October 13, 20259:24 am
  • Author Wong Man Shun
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‘Korea Glow Up’: How beauty, anti-ageing industry is powering South Korea’s medical tourism

Local desire for youthful glow drives growth of affordable, expert clinics, which now attract growing wave of foreign patients.

  • Published: October 13, 20258:50 am
  • Author Choi Jae-hee
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Be cautious, students told as influenza wave hits schools and kindies in Malaysia

Health experts want special emphasis given to children as most cases have been detected in schools.

  • Published: October 13, 20257:58 am
  • Author Ragananthini Vethasalam
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Over half of mental health cases in Bhutan linked to anxiety and depression, report finds

Alcohol and substance use disorders are also rising.

  • Published: October 13, 20257:57 am
  • Author Jigmi Wangdi
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Malaysian schools serving healthier meals

School canteen operators have been complying for several years with the prohibition on 12 categories of food and drinks in schools as part of efforts to promote healthier eating…

  • Published: October 10, 20252:07 pm
  • Author Fazleena Aziz

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