Japan’s 2025 World Expo in Osaka has been bugged by a string of mishaps since its opening in mid-April – the latest being a plague of mosquito-like insects known as midges. Swarms of these insects have been attracted to the […]
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A year after Singapore Airlines flight 321 was struck by severe turbulence, many passengers are still struggling with the trauma, as medical evaluations and efforts to secure compensation from the airline continue. The Boeing 777, en route from London to
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Police in Thailand are searching for the mother of a newborn baby whose body was partially eaten by a monitor lizard to determine if the infant was still alive when it was abandoned, in a case which has caused horror
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Trainers similar to the “bipartisan” pair worn by South Korean presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung when launching his campaign on Monday sold out overnight, causing prices for the footwear to skyrocket. The front-runner from the liberal Democratic Party of Korea swapped
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A woman and a man have been arrested in South Korea for allegedly trying to extort millions of won from Son Heung-min – the national team captain and one of Asia’s most celebrated footballers – by falsely claiming she was
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North Korea has halted visits by foreign tourist groups to its Rason special economic zone in a decision that is said to reflect Pyongyang’s concerns over negative perceptions of the country generated by social media posts of influencers among such
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The call by Azree Nazri, president of the Artificial Intelligence Society Malaysia, comes as Malaysia aims to use AI to help tackle a rise in commercial offences. Azree said police officers must understand the functions of generative AI and how
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South Korea’s Constitutional Court ruled on Monday to reinstate Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s powers, marking the latest twist in the country’s turbulent politics after his impeachment as acting president more than two months ago. Han took over as acting leader
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A former surgeon was sentenced to death in Vietnam after he was found guilty of murdering and dismembering his mistress in a case that has shocked the country. A local court of Dong Nai province in southern Vietnam convicted Danh
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The blobfish may not win any beauty contests, but it has taken the crown as New Zealand’s fish of the year. How the tide has turned for what was declared the world’s ugliest animal in 2013. The competition, organised by
