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India’s Uttarakhand allows Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet citizens to register marriages under civil code

According to the government, the decision was necessitated by the increasing number of inter-community marriages between locals and people of Nepalese, Bhutanese, and Tibetan…

  • Published: October 14, 20259:48 am
  • Author The Statesman
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Seoul rat complaints double in 3 years

The city's rat population is stable, with authorities saying the increase in sightings is due to construction activities, heavy rain, and heat waves.

  • Published: October 14, 20259:37 am
  • Author Lee Si-jin
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Osaka-Kansai Expo ends after drawing more than 25 million visitors over 184 days

Japan and 158 countries and regions participated in the Expo, which started on April 13 and ran under the theme “Designing Future Society of Our Lives.”

  • Published: October 14, 20259:36 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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253 rape cases recorded in 10 districts of Nepal’s Bagmati Province

Despite most perpetrators being arrested and prosecuted, rape cases have not declined, police say.

  • Published: October 14, 20259:35 am
  • Author Pratap Bista
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One Malaysian killed, 5 Singaporeans injured after express bus crashes into signpost in Malaysia’s Selangor

Four of the Singaporeans did not suffer serious injuries and were discharged from hospital on the same day, while the fifth was transferred to a hospital in Singapore for further…

  • Published: October 14, 20259:34 am
  • Author Rhea Jasmine
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Widespread flooding hits Indonesia’s North Sumatra, affecting thousands

In the provincial capital of Medan, floodwaters between 30 and 100 centimeters high submerged more than 3,300 homes across seven of its 21 subdistricts.

  • Published: October 14, 20259:12 am
  • Author Apriadi Gunawan
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50% of Bangladeshi women don’t know where to report abuse: survey

Findings capture trends over the past decade, showing how violence continues to affect women in every social group, including those in slums, disaster-prone areas, and women with…

  • Published: October 14, 20258:29 am
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Malaysians’ easy access to porn a major problem, say experts

When adolescents are exposed to porn without proper education, they often absorb harmful ideas about power, control and entitlement, research has shown.

  • Published: October 14, 20258:05 am
  • Author Fazleena Aziz
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Doctors and civic groups in Thailand urge Health Ministry to revoke 2022 cannabis order

Medical and civic networks warn that it fuels addiction and misuse.

  • Published: October 14, 20258:00 am
  • Author The Nation
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In Nepal, dengue has killed 4 and infected 5,874 since January

Officials say risk is not over yet, as post monsoon is a peak dengue season.

  • Published: October 14, 20257:58 am
  • Author The Kathmandu Post

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