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Chinese satellite launch triggers emergency alert across Taiwan
Mistranslation of ‘satellite’ to ‘missile’ in message causes alarm and confusion days before presidential electionA Chinese...
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South Korea passes bill banning production and sale of dog meat
Animal welfare campaigners hail decision as ‘historic victory’ after years of pressure at home and abroadSouth...
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Hope for rare singing gibbons as pair are released into the wild
Two Siamang gibbons rescued from the illegal pet trade have been rehabilitated in a new Indonesian...
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US naval officer sentenced to two years in prison over spying for China
Wenheng Zhao, 26, pleaded guilty in October to passing sensitive military information to Chinese intelligence officerA...
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‘Chaos’ in New Zealand as sea lion breeding season overlaps with summer holidays
Animals have been popping up on golf courses and surfing contests in Dunedin as they reestablish...
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Taiwan braces for ‘big deal’ presidential election as China’s shadow looms
Corruption and the cost of living have trumped concerns about a belligerent neighbour in close race...
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Woman in 90s pulled alive from rubble five days after Japan earthquake
Boy, five, among 126 people dead, after boiling water spilled on him during Monday’s 7.6 magnitude...