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Factory blaze in South Korea injures dozens, leaves workers missing

Seoul — A fire at a car parts factory in Daejeon on Friday injured 55 people, including 24 seriously, while

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Sri Lanka denies U.S. warplanes landing, cites neutrality

Colombo— Sri Lanka declined a request by the United States to allow two combat aircraft to land earlier this month,

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India’s privacy law faces Supreme Court test amid press freedom concerns

New Delhi-Transparency activists and journalists have challenged the Indian government in the Supreme Court of India over a new privacy

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Beijing rebukes U.S. over ‘China threat’ narrative after intelligence report

Beijing- China on Thursday urged the United States to “stop hyping” the notion of a China threat, after a U.S.

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Fuel shock dims Eid earnings for Pakistan’s gig riders

Karachi – Delivery riders in Karachi say they are working longer hours ahead of Eid al-Fitr but earning less, as

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HDFC Bank shares tumble after chairman exit sparks governance concerns

Mumbai – Shares of HDFC Bank fell sharply on Thursday after the lender said the sudden resignation of its non-executive

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Anutin secures renewed mandate in Thailand on nationalist wave after border tensions

Bangkok – Thailand’s parliament on Thursday backed veteran politician Anutin Charnvirakul to return as prime minister following a February general

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Those loyal to Iran can leave Bahrain, Interior Minister tells Tehran Supporters

Manama – Bahrain’s Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa said individuals whose loyalty to Iran exceeds their allegiance to

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Russia faces widening cattle disease outbreak as diagnosis doubts emerge

Moscow — Cattle diseases identified by Russian authorities as pasteurellosis or rabies have spread across at least 10 regions, prompting

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China dangles energy security in Taiwan reunification pitch amid war shock

Beijing — China on Wednesday offered Taiwan what it described as stable energy supplies if it accepted Beijing’s rule, linking