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Philippines police plant evidence to justify killings in drug war, says reportHuman Rights Watch says President Rodrigo Duterte bears ultimate responsibility for the deaths of thousands -
Kim Jong-nam: Malaysia scraps visa-free entry for North KoreansDiplomatic row escalates in the wake of the killing of the political exile with a deadly nerve agent at Kuala Lumpur airport
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Burn it, dissolve it, eat it: is the solution to India's waste problem in the bag?A Bengaluru businessman believes his organic plastic bags can help to reduce India’s 15m tonnes of annual plastic consumption
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City of burning lakes: experts fear Bangalore will be uninhabitable by 2025The illegal dumping of waste mixed with mass untreated sewage in India’s Silicon Valley is creating a water crisis which threatens residents’ health – and is causing the city’s famous lakes to catch fire
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Tibetan women's soccer players denied US visas for Texas tournamentUS embassy officials in Delhi told 15 players they ‘don’t have strong reasons to go to Dallas’, raising questions about Trump’s policy toward the contested region
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Pakistani airline launches inquiry into 'extra passengers' claimPIA says it has launched disciplinary measures against crew but dismisses report that people were forced to stand in aisle
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South Korea: thousands of protesters call for Park impeachment – videoTens of thousands of South Korean people rally in the centre of Seoul on Saturday night to call for the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye
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Kim Jong-nam's death: what we know so far – video reportKim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of Kim Jong-un, died from a seizure en route to hospital on 13 February after complaining that a woman had sprayed chemicals on his face at Kuala Lumpur international airport
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Hair-razing: Japanese men hold annual competition to celebrate baldness – videoA men’s social club celebrates their lack of hair in Tsuruta City with a bizarre game of tug of war
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Kim Jong-nam death: Malaysian police looking for four North Koreans – video reportMalaysian police say on Sunday they are looking for four North Korean men who flew out of Malaysia the same day Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of Kim Jong-un, was apparently poisoned at an airport in Kuala Lumpur
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