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The living care for ancestors, wandering spirits at Malaysia's Hungry Ghost Festival
The Hungry Ghost Festival is observed during the seventh month of the lunar calendar, drawing on Buddhist, Taoist and folk religious beliefs
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In a scorching Spain, the traditional folding hand fan is having a moment
In Spain, the traditional folding hand fan, or abanico, is having a moment due to the summer's intense heat
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Relief as Australian missing in Nepal-Tibet floods found alive
One of 43 unaccounted for Australians has been located in Tibet, Dfat saysAustralians missing in the Nepal floods: what we know so farAn Aus
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Government air strikes kill 20 alleged guerrillas in Colombia, president says
Fresh government air strikes have killed 20 alleged members of the Central General Staff (EMC) armed group in southern Colombia, the country
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Lindsey Vonn’s ‘long road’ back still includes ACL repair
Vonn, 41, tore her ACL in a World Cup race in Switzerland on Jan. 30, just a week before the start of the Milano Cortina Olympics.
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Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis found guilty in Tupac murder case after decades of speculation
Marion ‘Suge’ Knight was also wounded in the incident but survived
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China warns of ‘consequences’ over Taiwan presence at Pacific Islands Forum
Beijing-Taipei tensions a feature at meeting in Palau, with Australia and New Zealand saying the forum – not another country – will determin
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Israeli forces raze West Bank homes as EU weighs ban on settlement goods
Pogroms in the occupied West Bank continue, with Israeli forces demolishing homes and settlers attacking residents.
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Can Europe fill vacuum left in Lebanon as UN peacekeeping force winds up?
Analysts say Israel could benefit when UNIFIL's mandate expires on December 31.
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'Sea Change: Much of the world's economic GDP has moved to the Asia-Pacific region' - Rana Mitter
François Picard is pleased to welcome Rana Mitter, historian, author and ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School. He
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Victims of 2001 fire in Tokyo’s Kabukicho remembered
Bereaved loved ones paid their respects at the site of the early-morning fire that claimed 44 lives 25 years ago.
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Rival Ray Hadley tells Alan Jones trial that alleged victim ‘broke down and sobbed’ when detailing assaults
Former 2GB and 2UE broadcaster Jones, 85, has denied 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges involving six menBroadcaster Ray Hadley
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Teenager pleads guilty to planning terrorist bombing targeting Opera House and Sydney marathon
Boy, 16, testifies he was radicalised on TikTok before connecting to extremists on Telegram l, free app or daily news podcastA school studen
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Flock's rapidly expanding AI surveillance network facing growing backlash in US
BBC Verify examines the expanding network of Flock cameras in the US and the backlash against it.
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Osaka brings style and steel for winning start to U.S. Open
Naomi Osaka unveiled another bold Grand Slam walk-on outfit before battling to a victory over unseeded Russian Anastasia Zakharova.
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Five missing Japanese nationals highlighted in top envoy’s dialogue with Nepal
The Japanese government has decided to provide blankets, tents and other relief goods, and is considering dispatching a disaster relief team
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Price rises gather pace in UK shops amid higher energy costs
In-store inflation rises to an annual 1.5% in August, according to a survey for the British Retail ConsortiumThe pace of price rises in UK s
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Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny
Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026The number of suspected illegal discharges
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Burnham warned running prison capacity near limit is ‘big risk’
U-turn on early release scheme will create ‘stresses and strains’ on prison system, says former justice secretaryAndy Burnham is taking a “b
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'I've never been to Afghanistan': Six million deportees forced to start over under the Taliban
As of August, the number forced to return this year from Pakistan and Iran had reached another million.
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Japan and Belgium defense ministers agree to deepen security ties
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi welcomed Belgium's first assignment of a defense attache to its embassy in Tokyo, describing the move as h
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Japan’s Kiuchi says record budget requests need broad comparison
The economic and fiscal policy minister added that next year's budget should properly reflect rising prices and wages "while strengthening t
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Iran-US war latest: Trump vows to ‘hit Iran hard’ after two sides exchange fresh strikes
Trump vowed retaliation for Iranian strikes on US military bases in Jordan
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Iran’s Achilles Heel: Why Trump has his sights on the tiny oil hub Kharg Island
The island holds around 90 per cent of Iran’s oil exports and could choke off the country’s economy for years. Maira Butt and James C. Reyno
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