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Pope says Trump, Harris ‘against life’ as Asia tour ends

The 87-year-old pontiff's comments on the US presidential hopefuls came as he defied health concerns to connect with believers from the jungle of Papua New Guinea to the…

  • Published: September 16, 20248:35 am
  • Author Clement Melki
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Nearly 2,000 separated family members in South, North Korea die this year without meeting their loved ones

The number of surviving people came to 37,806 as of the end of last month, with 66.5 percent of the total aged 80 or older, according to the data.

  • Published: September 16, 20248:05 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Human tooth found in meat-filled mooncake in China

This is not the first time that Sam’s Club, a popular membership-only chain, has faced criticism for food safety lapses in China. In 2022, a man from Fujian province broke his…

  • Published: September 16, 20247:20 am
  • Author Vihanya Rakshika
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Exiled, jailed or silenced: Thailand’s youth protest leaders languish under prosecution blitz

This reality comes four years after student protests first broke out across Southeast Asia’s second largest economy – challenging the then military-linked government and…

  • Published: September 16, 20247:10 am
  • Author Tan Hui Yee
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Why are Bangladesh’s brightest engineering minds leaving?

The primary motive for engineering students to move abroad is the lack of scope and the poor salary structure in engineering jobs in the country.

  • Published: September 13, 202410:45 am
  • Author Hasib Ur Rashid Ifti
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Balancing privacy with national security need

Telegram is like the third largest state in the world, not by land or borders, but by the sheer number of users over 100 crore globally. With more than 50 lakh users in India…

  • Published: September 13, 202410:40 am
  • Author Santosh Mathew
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The great workplace debate: Remote, hybrid or office?

It’s been years since pandemic lockdowns ended, but the corporate world has yet to figure out which workplace arrangement reigns supreme.

  • Published: September 13, 202410:30 am
  • Author Sheena Suparman
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‘Once in a lifetime’: More than 50,000 people gather at National Stadium for Pope Francis’ mass

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and his wife, along with other Cabinet ministers, cardinals and bishops from the Holy See and from the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences,…

  • Published: September 13, 20248:30 am
  • Author Chin Soo Fang and Carmen Sin
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Women lead forest fire lawsuit against three companies in South Sumatra

Villagers across Ogan Komering Ilir regency in South Sumatra file a lawsuit demanding compensation for financial losses and health impacts of wildfire-induced haze from three pulp…

  • Published: September 13, 20247:15 am
  • Author Yulia Savitri
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For Chuseok or ‘South Korean thanksgiving’ gifts, cash is king: survey

Fruit ranked second, with 25.8 percent of respondents choosing it as a gift, followed by 21.1 percent selecting health supplements.

  • Published: September 12, 202410:35 am
  • Author No Kyung-min

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