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Just when you thought it couldn’t get any hotter: world breaks record for third time in a week

SCMP Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-08 00:11
‘Such records are the predictable consequence … due to mankind’s greenhouse gas emissions’, leading climate scientist Robert Rohde said.
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Heath effects of artificial sweetener aspartame unsettle South Korea’s makgeolli market

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 23:05
July 07, 2023 11:05 PM

WHO’s cancer research arm is expected to declare aspartame as a possible carcinogen on July 14.

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India's federal police arrest three railway employees over deadly train crash

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 22:45
July 07, 2023 10:45 PM

The crash, India's deadliest in two decades, killed 292 people last month.

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Thousands rally in Pakistan to condemn Quran burning in Sweden

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 22:35
July 07, 2023 10:35 PM

Swedish flags were burned at rallies across the country.

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Indonesia’s move to legalise illicit palm plantations in forest zones sparks controversy

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 22:15
July 07, 2023 10:15 PM

The government said legalising such plantations will improve governance in the oil palm industry.

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Johor police arrest Singaporean man in petrol station spat with delivery rider

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 20:40
July 07, 2023 8:40 PM

The case is being investigated under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation.

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Taylor Swift fans in Singapore shed tears of joy after ‘roller coaster’ race for concert tickets

SCMP Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 19:11
Some diehard fans braved two days of sweltering heat outside post office branches across Singapore, just to be the first few in line to buy concert tickets.
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Deadly clashes in Rohingya camps after ICC prosecutor visit

SCMP Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 18:45
The violence was the latest in a series of deadly clashes between two rival insurgent groups and came hours after the murder of a refugee community leader.
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China's Xi urges greater innovation amid tech curbs from US

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 18:40
July 07, 2023 6:40 PM

Mr Xi said China should accelerate the upgrades of key technologies and core products.

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Thai PM front runner Pita the latest world leader to invite Taylor Swift to perform

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 18:30
July 07, 2023 6:30 PM

The Canadian and Chilean leaders have also reached out to the American star to perform in their countries.

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McDonald’s drops tomatoes from India offerings, citing quality concerns as prices surge

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 18:00
July 07, 2023 6:00 PM

The government blames higher prices on a lean production season as monsoon rains disrupt transport and distribution.

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Letter from the Bureau Podcast: A waft of roses, jasmines and samosas keeps perfume-making tradition in Kannauj alive

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 18:00
July 07, 2023 6:00 PM

Kannauj is a sleepy Indian town that has managed to nurture a prized skill for generations.

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India court refuses stay on Rahul Gandhi’s Modi ‘insult’ conviction, thwarting his right to stand for election

SCMP Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 17:51
The opposition leader was sentenced to two years in 2019 for comments said to be insulting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and those sharing his surname, and this verdict leaves him ineligible to stand in next year’s election.
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Malaysian dad throws sons from upper floor of burning building to save them

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 17:35
July 07, 2023 5:35 PM

The boys were caught by two factory workers.

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Taiwan’s exports plunge at fastest pace in 14 years in June on weak US, China demand

SCMP Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 17:22
Taiwan’s exports plummeted by 23.4 per cent to US$32.3 billion last month compared to a year earlier, marking the fastest pace of declines since August 2009, data released on Friday showed.
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Malaysia state polls: Young voters could send Anwar a wake-up call

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 17:20
July 07, 2023 5:20 PM

The 6.9 million mostly young new voters largely swung towards rival Perikatan Nasional at the November 2022 GE.

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WeChat engineer in China detained over data theft for use in website rating students’ looks

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 17:15
July 07, 2023 5:15 PM

The man is alleged to have stolen personal information as a student at a Beijing university.

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Six killed in Rohingya camps after ICC prosecutor visit

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 16:38
July 07, 2023 4:38 PM

The violence was the latest in a series of deadly clashes between two rival insurgent groups operating in the camps.

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Australia inquiry says ex-PM Morrison misled Cabinet on debt recovery scheme

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 16:15
July 07, 2023 4:15 PM

Mr Morrison, who was prime minister from August 2018 to May 2022, rejected each finding adverse to him.

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Malaysia PM Anwar to meet Elon Musk to discuss investments

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 16:05
July 07, 2023 4:05 PM

Tesla will open an office, showrooms and service centres in Malaysia and establish a network of charging stations for its cars.

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