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Japan weighs plan to punish sex buyers, but will it be enough?
A campaigner who has been calling for changes in the law in Japan to allow the prosecution of men who pay for sex has welcomed reports that…
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Opinion | Not just China: India also a piece of the US opioid puzzle
Much has been written about China’s alleged role in the US opioid crisis. Chemicals from Chinese suppliers have supposedly been used by…
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Video | Toxic smog caused illness in 200,000 New Delhi residents
Video | New Delhi records more than 200,000 respiratory cases due to toxic airResidents in New Delhi are demanding government action over…
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Johor’s new energy freeport targets global oil trade — can it hold its own against regional rivals?
JOHOR BAHRU: Malaysia’s newly launched Maharani Energy Freeport in Johor is positioning itself as a deep-water alternative to Singapore,…
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New Delhi’s smog surge linked to 200,000 respiratory cases
India’s capital city of New Delhi recorded more than 200,000 cases of acute respiratory illnesses at six state-run hospitals between 2022…
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Chinese executive named as suspect in Indonesia radioactive contamination probe
Indonesian authorities on Thursday named a Chinese executive of a metal smelting company as a suspect in a caesium-137 contamination case…
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Video | South Korea hosts ‘dark tour’ of martial law sites
Video | South Korea parliament hosts ‘dark tour’ on martial law crisis anniversaryMore than 200 citizens revisited sites where soldiers…
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Russia’s Putin in India for defence, trade talks
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in India on Thursday (Dec 4) for a two-day visit aimed at deepening…
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