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August 21, 2025

Supporting freedom of expression is not wrong, Jimmy Lai’s lawyer tells court

Closing arguments made in Hong Kong media mogul’s national security trial, which has lasted more than 140 daysA lawyer for Jimmy Lai has argued that...

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August 20, 2025

Family of New Zealand fugitive on the run for almost four years with his children plead for his return

In a New Zealand television interview, relatives spoke of their anguish since Tom Phillips disappeared with his three children in late 2021The family...

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August 16, 2025

New Zealand woman and six-year-old son released from US detention

Sarah Shaw was detained by Ice owing to a problem with her ‘combo card’ visa as she tried to re-enter the US from Canada

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August 16, 2025

Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit amid China-linked power struggle

Exclusive: Prime minister Feletei Teo says Tuvalu may withdraw from crucial meeting after key countries such as Taiwan were barred from...

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August 15, 2025

Online fashion retailer Shein’s UK sales leap by a third to more than £2bn

Profits rise 56% to £38.2m in 2024 as company overtakes British rival Boohoo and closes in on AsosShein, the online fast-fashion retailer founded in...

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August 15, 2025

Hundreds hit with food poisoning in Indonesia after eating free meals from president’s flagship program

Since its launch in January, Prabowo Subianto’s signature policy has been marred by mass food poisoning cases affecting over 1,000 peopleMore than...

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August 13, 2025

China’s crackdown on lavish civil servant perks will...

Updated regulations ban the country’s 40 million civil servants from lavish banquets, and restrict them from overseas travel for ‘personal...

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August 12, 2025

Trump’s China trade truce extension spurs market rally

Bourses in Australia and Japan hit record highs as hopes grow of trade deal within latest 90-day pause

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August 12, 2025

Rise in dengue fever outbreaks across the Pacific driven by the climate crisis, experts say

Samoa, Fiji and Tonga among the worst affected amid warning the disease and others will become ‘more common and more serious’ as the planet warmsThe...

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August 11, 2025

‘Death spiral’: Mekong River megafish have shrunk by half, study reveals

Fish once as large as grizzly bears have become far smaller in recent years due to overfishing, dams and climate crisisThe size of megafish in the...

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August 11, 2025

Farmers displaced by $1.5bn Trump golf course reportedly being offered rice and cash

White House denies suggestions resort in Vietnam presents conflict of interest amid row over compensation ratesVillagers whose farms in Vietnam will...

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August 10, 2025

South Korea’s military shrinks by 20% as low birthrate hits recruitment

World’s lowest fertility rate leaves Seoul 50,000 troops short of maintaining defence readiness, report warnsSouth Korea’s military has shrunk by 20%...

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