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South Korea says Pyongyang fired three Rodong missiles off its east coast, a show of force as world leaders gather for summit
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The Global Times says treatment of the US president and his entourage at Hangzhou airport and the ‘tense atmosphere’ has been overblown
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White House releases statement after meeting on G20 sidelines, where US and China agree to ratify Paris climate deal
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On the eve of the G20 summit in China, world leaders prepare to discuss climate change, Hinkley Point and the war in Syria
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Rodrigo Duterte deploys troops after bomb detonated by Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf kills 14 and injures 70 in Davao
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Announcement comes as Xi Jinping and Barack Obama are expected to meet before the start of the G20 to make a joint statement on climate change
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Women in West Bengal can earn a significant income by weaving silk in their homes, but the welcome cash has brought them little by way of independence
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Editorial: Neither miracle nor catastrophe, GM crops must be priced for the benefit of farmers
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Weddings and TV shows cancelled as thousands gather to watch funeral cortege of veteran dictator
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Mir Quasem Ali, 63, was executed for murder, torture and incitement to religious hatred during the war fought to break away from Pakistan in 1971
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President Barack Obama announces that the US and China have formally joined the Paris agreement to curb climate-warming emissions
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British DJ David Taylor and Australian Sara Connor, suspects in the murder of police officer Wayan Sudarsa, take part in a reconstruction of the incident on Kuta beach
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Firefighters work at the scene of a blaze which resulted in the deaths of at least 16 migrant workers in Moscow, Russia on Saturday morning
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A baby orangutan in Borneo called Didik undergoes surgery to have a bullet removed from his shoulder
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Hong Kong elections: anti-Beijing activists gain foothold in power