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Man holds blackchin Tilapia in his hand

Thailand wages war against 'alien' tilapia fish

The invasive blackchin tilapia has spread to 17 provinces, threatening agriculture.

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ndigenous people's rights activist Michael Chakma, who was released after being held in a clandestine prison for more than five years, poses for a photograph at a park in Dhaka

'The howls were terrifying': Imprisoned in the notorious 'House of Mirrors'

Michael Chakma was snatched off a street in 2019 - the start of a five-year ordeal as one of the "disappeared".

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A Chinese coast guard vessel makes contact with a Philippines ship

China and Philippines trade blame as ships collide

The crash is the latest incident in an escalating row over key zones in the South China Sea.

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A worker removes debris blown away by strong winds caused by Typhoon Shanshan in Miyazaki on August 29, 2024

Typhoon Shanshan causes widespread Japan disruption

Trains and flights are cancelled as one of the strongest typhoons in decades drenches cities in its path.

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Sooraj Cherukat aka Hanumankind

The Indian rapper who overtook Kendrick Lamar on music charts

With his song Big Dawgs, Hanumankind has fast become a name to reckon with in the global hip-hop scene.

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Kanailal Hait, an elderly Indian man who survived the 1943 Bengal famine, wearing a white kurta and yellow scarf

'We survived a brutal famine in British India'

Eighty years on, three survivors recall the catastrophe which killed at least three million people.

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Rescue workers chat as they stand next to the sinkhole with a pile of rubble next to it, taken in Kuala Lumpur on 23 August

Search for woman swallowed by 8m sinkhole now 'too risky'

More than 100 rescuers have worked eight days non-stop in search of the missing tourist.

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Bulldozers taking down houses

Homes bulldozed in Timor-Leste ahead of Pope visit

Government says thousands are living illegally in area where the pontiff will celebrate mass.

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A Philippine coast guard looks at a Chinese coast guard ship

Sabina Shoal: The new flashpoint between China and the Philippines

Both countries blame each other for repeated boat collisions near the shoal in recent days.

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