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Truck was carrying Afghan families returning Pakistan when it overturned, official saysA truck overturned in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 18 people on board including 10 children, a provincial official…
May 30, 2026
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New digital marking system is aimed at reducing human errors but many students say it has resulted in wrong gradesA national outcry has erupted in India after more than 400,000…
May 30, 2026
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India
The Delhi Gymkhana Club has attracted the attention of Narendra Modi’s government. It is now suddenly under threatNarendra Modi’s government has ordered one of India’s most exclusive private clubs, the…
May 29, 2026
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bangladesh
Rare albino buffalo spared due to security concerns over unusual level of public interest in 700kg animalA rare albino buffalo in Bangladesh nicknamed “Donald Trump” for its distinctive blond tuft…
May 28, 2026
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Pfas
Lack of Pfas regulations raised in parliament after Guardian revealed former Miteni plant bought by Indian companyProtests over the production of cancer-linked Pfas chemicals have spread across India, after an…
May 26, 2026
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India
Cities across south and south-east Asia are becoming places where informal workers can no longer recover from the heatBy the time Jalaj Jha begins getting ready for work each morning,…
May 26, 2026
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India
Senior lawyers call on prime minister to request Indian prosecutors drop charges that would breach double jeopardy ruleFour senior lawyers, including the former attorney general Dominic Grieve, have written to…
May 25, 2026
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Pakistan
Explosives-laden vehicle detonated as passenger train travelled through south-western city of QuettaA suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train travelled through the south-western…
May 24, 2026
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Child marriage
Up to 70% of girls may be in early or forced marriages but law now makes divorce impossible if husbands disagreeChild marriage appears to have been legally recognised for the…
May 22, 2026
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India
Satirical project is viral sensation and outlet for protest on social media as it taps into young people’s frustrationIt began as a satirical online project after India’s chief justice compared…
May 21, 2026
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Mount Everest
Climbers take advantage of clear weather after threat of ice fall on normal route delayed start of spring season A record 274 climbers have reached the summit of Mount Everest…
May 21, 2026
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Global development
Donors mean well, but in Pakistan I saw funds poured into professional, unaccountable NGOs rather than authentic, grassroots civil societyIt was a hot and humid August day in a market…
May 16, 2026
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