Asia
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'There are no words to describe how bad it is': India endures severe heatwave – videoResidents of India’s north-western cities struggle to cope as record temperatures hit the country -
Cyclone Roanu: Bangladesh moves 2 million people from coastCoastal districts expected to be hit by storm surge on Saturday, following heavy rains and landslides in Sri Lanka this week
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China demands US military 'stop spying' over South China SeaChina says US allegation that fighter jets intercepted a US navy plane at an unsafe distance Tuesday are ‘not true’, and that the navy should cease all missions there
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Singapore reprieves Malaysian murderer hours before executionKho Jabing, 31, was scheduled to be hanged at dawn on Friday, but wins stay of execution for second time due to appeal
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Hong Kong surprised by conciliatory tone of China's visiting 'enforcer'Democratic party chairwoman describes approach of Zhang Dejiang as ‘unprecedented’, though pro-democracy protesters suspect little has changed
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Chinese fighter jets intercept US spy plane 'unsafely' over South China SeaPentagon announced news of the intercept amid attempts with China to reduce the risk of mishaps ‘by improved dialogue at multiple levels’
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Street life in Yangon: from roadside eateries to ear-cleaning stalls – in picturesWhile Myanmar comes to terms with huge political changes and a flood of foreign investment, life on the streets of the old capital goes on. David Levene documents the people of Yangon
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Story of cities #47: Myanmar rising – how democracy is changing Yangon's skylineAs the country opens up to the outside world, the old capital has become the latest playground for international developers, putting the city’s historic fabric under pressure. Will its people be able to keep up?
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Protect Myanmar's marine resources from being pillaged to point of no returnAung San Suu Kyi’s new government must safeguard the ocean from illegal fishing that has depleted stocks by 70-90% and is killing endangered sea turtles and dugongs
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Eastern promises: why migrant workers are turning their backs on RussiaCentral Asian workers look further east as crime and complex migration rules make Moscow an unattractive destination, Eurasianet.org reports
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The children trapped in Bangladesh's brothel village – videoDaulatdia is an entire village in Bangladesh dedicated to prostitution. Every day, 1,600 trafficked, enslaved and abandoned women and girls sell themselves for £2 a time
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Relics of China's Cultural Revolution – in picturesTucked away in south-western Sichuan province, a private collector stands virtually alone in exhibiting relics from the 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution
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Mongolian nomads' spring migration – in picturesTimothy Allen is the first outsider to walk with a Kazakh family on their spring migration. The Kazakhs of western Mongolia are known for hunting with eagles and each year between February and April about 200 families make the 90-mile trip across the Altai mountains
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Eyewitness: North KoreaStaff working at the Kim Jong-suk silk mill in Pyongyang. Foreign press are regularly taken around the factory, named after North Korea’s founder Kim Il-sung’s first wife
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Who is 'Punisher' Rodrigo Duterte? – videoRodrigo Duterte has claimed victory in the presidential elections in the Philippines.
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Inside North Korea: journalists tour a silk mill – in picturesForeign journalists brought into the country to cover the biggest political event in North Korea in decades were taken on a visit to Kim Jong-suk silk mill in Pyongyang during a press tour
Vietnam frees political prisoner days before Barack Obama visit