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Body of Myanmar poet returned with 'tongue damaged and organs removed'
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Kiwis stranded in India: 'It's our duty to bring them back'
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Biden speech: North Korea warns US of 'very grave situation'
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India's media turns on Govt as Covid brings nation to its knees
PM Narendra Modi had cultivated an aura of near invincibility. Covid has smashed it.
'Massacre of data': India accused of hiding staggering Covid toll
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Trampers' performed CPR for hours on dying Kiwi in Indian mountains
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Act to call for declaration of 'genocide' in Xinjiang, China
The motion would ask MPs whether human rights abuses in Xinjiang amount to genocide.
Covid: India's cities are under siege - now its rural areas are in the firing line
City lockdowns send thousands of migrant workers - some infected - back to their villages.
Australia poised to copy NZ's India travel ban
Scott Morrison is under pressure to lock down Australia's borders with India.
Thailand's PM fined for breaking Covid-19 rules
Thailand is imposing fines for people who fail to wear face masks in public.
Haunting video emerges of doomed submarine's crew
Indonesia's military confirmed yesterday that all 53 crew members had perished.
Worrying side-effect of India crisis
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India's Covid nightmare: Families forced to keep their dead at home
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Indonesia says 53 crew of lost sub are dead, wreckage found
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Taiwan mobilises forces to thwart Chinese invasion
Everything from cyber attacks, blockades to full scale war is being prepared for.
Indian hospitals turn away Covid patients as oxygen shortage worsens
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