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'Australia never issued a red notice': Canberra fires back at Bangkok over Hakeem al-Araibi
The diplomatic stoush between Canberra and Bangkok over Hakeem al-Araibi has escalated, with the Australian government declaring it did not issue the Red Notice for the footballer's arrest.
- by James Massola and Veena Thoopkrajae
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Health
Blood plasma scandal latest stain on China's medical products image
China’s second biggest medical blood products company has been forced to issue an emergency recall for its blood plasma amid HIV contamination fears.
- by Kirsty Needham
Al-Araibi Detainment
Thailand blames Australia for Hakeem al-Araibi's detention
The Thai government statement that it can't intervene to free Araibi appears to contradict previous pronouncements.
- by James Massola
Crime
180 Nepalis rescued in major anti-trafficking operation
Indian police have rescued dozens of Nepali men and women suspected of being on the way to forced labour, in a major operation near the border with Myanmar.
- by Roli Srivastava
Data analysis
Millions are on the move in China, and Big Data is watching
China's high-speed rail network appears to be at the centre of the state's experiment in harnessing technology to not only watch its citizens, but shape their behaviour.
- by Kirsty Needham
Japan
Japanese minister apologises for comment on Japan's shrinking population
The gaffe-prone Taro Aso, a 78-year-old former prime minister, blamed childless women for the country's alarming population trend.
- by Mari Yamaguchi
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Al-Araibi Detainment
'Why did they put chains on me? I'm not an animal': Hakeem al-Araibi speaks from prison
The refugee footballer has begged Scott Morrison to step up his efforts to secure his release, after the news that he would stay on remand until April 22.
- by James Massola
Environmental Protection
Rising temperatures will melt Himalayan glaciers
A landmark report says a third of the Himalayas glaciers could be gone by 2100, disrupting food and water supplies across the region.
- by Kai Schultz
Flashback
From the Archives, 1945: The liberation of Manila
On this day in 1945, Herald reporter Jack Percival filed a first-hand account of the liberation of the Santo Tomas Internment Camp, where he had spent the last three years as a prisoner-of-war.
- by Jack Percival
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Al-Araibi Detainment
Australian soccer player Hakeem al-Araibi given time to submit defence
Hakeem al-Araibi fears he will be tortured if he is returned to Bahrain as it seeks to extradite him over the alleged vandalism of a police station.
- by James Massola & Veena Thoopkrajae
Nuclear energy
'We were driven out': Fukushima's radioactive legacy
Eight years after a massive tsunami triggered a nuclear disaster, the shattered communities that lived within the shadow of Fukushima struggle to rebuild.
- by Simon Denyer