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So short, farewell: New Zealand airport enforces 3-minute goodbye limit

New book genres like ‘romantasy’ attract young readers on social media

Disney withdraws attempt to prevent wrongful death lawsuit over Disney+ terms

Mpox declared global emergency by WHO after outbreaks across Africa

Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus sworn in as Bangladesh interim leader

Crunchy crickets and other creepy crawlies on the menu in Singapore

Explainer: Why are Bangladesh students protesting against job quotas?

US President Joe Biden drops out of 2024 race, endorses Kamala Harris

New York museum returns centuries-old statues to Cambodia

Malaysia rescues hundreds of tortoises from ‘Ninja Turtle Gang’

Indonesian cave painting believed to be oldest known ‘picture story’

BTS member Jin to take part in Paris Olympics as a torch-bearer

Halving food waste can reduce hunger for 153 million people, report finds

‘Google is broken’: How an algorithm tweak cost livelihoods

Third of adults not getting enough exercise, WHO study finds

Sudan faces famine in ‘world’s largest food crisis’

Explainer: How restoration can help coral reefs damaged by climate change

So short, farewell: New Zealand airport enforces 3-minute goodbye limit

New book genres like ‘romantasy’ attract young readers on social media

Disney withdraws attempt to prevent wrongful death lawsuit over Disney+ terms

Mpox declared global emergency by WHO after outbreaks across Africa

Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus sworn in as Bangladesh interim leader

Crunchy crickets and other creepy crawlies on the menu in Singapore

Explainer: Why are Bangladesh students protesting against job quotas?

US President Joe Biden drops out of 2024 race, endorses Kamala Harris

New York museum returns centuries-old statues to Cambodia

Malaysia rescues hundreds of tortoises from ‘Ninja Turtle Gang’

Indonesian cave painting believed to be oldest known ‘picture story’

BTS member Jin to take part in Paris Olympics as a torch-bearer

Halving food waste can reduce hunger for 153 million people, report finds

‘Google is broken’: How an algorithm tweak cost livelihoods

Third of adults not getting enough exercise, WHO study finds

Sudan faces famine in ‘world’s largest food crisis’

Explainer: How restoration can help coral reefs damaged by climate change

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