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Baby orangutans found in Indian forest spark trafficking inquiry

Five baby orangutans have been found in a forest in India's eastern state of Odisha,...

Iran War Escalation Raises Concern Over Civilian Death Toll

The sudden recent escalation of the Iran war has cast renewed attention on its civilian...

Head Teacher Evacuated 900 Children Minutes Before Nepal Floods Hit School

A headteacher has told how he saved 900 pupils' lives from the Nepal floods -...

Indonesia to Open Airspace for Cloud Seeding to Tackle Haze, Malaysia Says

Indonesia has given Malaysian agencies official permission to enter its airspace to conduct cloud seeding...

Iran Condemns US Plans to Announce New Sanctions

Iran on Saturday (Aug 22) denounced United States plans to announce new sanctions that could...

Member of Syndicate That Distributed Vapes From Malaysia Islandwide Gets Jail, Fine

A lower-rung member of a syndicate that distributed electronic vaporisers imported from Malaysia was sentenced...

UAE's MBZUAI Leads Project to Help AI Understand Arab Culture and Regional Dialects

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is conducting pioneering research to refine artificial...

India Pm Modi Woos Youth With Free Coaching, AI Training

Speaking weeks after massive youth-led protests forced the education minister to resign, Indian Prime Minister...

Japan Fund Managers Chase Retail Cash as JGB Yields Surge

After years of paying investors almost nothing, Japanese government bonds are suddenly worth owning again,...

Netanyahu Rejects Gaza Plan, in New Break From Trump

After more than a week of gradually escalating criticism of the US-led Gaza peace plan,...

Malaysia Says Will Not Repatriate Rohingya Refugees if Lives Are at Risk

Malaysia will not send 5,000 refugees back to Myanmar if authorities conclude their lives would...

South Korea Vows to Soothe Stock Market Volatility as ETF Boom Slows

South Korea will take steps to curb stockmarket volatility, the finance minister said on Tuesday,...

India's Modi Forgives Student Protesters Who Abused Him, Says Punishing Them 'will Not Change Situation'

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he wanted to forgive students who hurled expletives at...

How Simple Test for Killer Cholesterol Can Prevent Fatal Heart Attack

Blood tests to identify hidden high cholesterol can help to reduce heart attacks and strokes,...

India's Cockroach Janta party draws thousands to Delhi protest

India's ⁠youth-led Cockroach Janta Party movement said on Monday that a minister had promised the...

Southern China Drenched as Typhoon Noul Makes Landfall

Typhoon Noul brought heavy rain and gale-force winds across Guangdong province and neighbouring Hong Kong.Typhoon...