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Dragon diplomacy: Indonesia lends Komodo lizard pair to Japan zoo 29 Apr 2026 - 01:40 pm
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Komodo dragons are seen in an enclosure at Surabaya Zoo in Surabaya on April 29, 2026.
(Photo by JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP)
Japan police probe man over wife in zoo incinerator: media 29 Apr 2026 - 01:40 pm
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Scientists use sunlight to convert plastic waste into clean fuels 29 Apr 2026 - 01:04 pm
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South Korean court hikes ex-president's sentence for obstructing justice 29 Apr 2026 - 12:43 pm
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Death toll from Indonesia train crash rises to 16, all women 29 Apr 2026 - 12:00 pm
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Workers clear debris at the train collision site after the locomotive of a passenger train pierced through the rear car of a commuter train at Bekasi Timur Station in Bekasi, West Java on April 28, 2026. 
(Photo by Rezas / AFP)
Military charges Indonesian soldiers in acid attack on activist 29 Apr 2026 - 10:16 am
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Military personnel accused of throwing acid at human rights activist Andri Yunus attend a trial at a military court in Jakarta on April 29, 2026. 

 (Photo by Aditya Irawan / AFP)
Indian opposition slams Nicobar megaport plan as 'destruction' 29 Apr 2026 - 09:47 am
Picture: File Photo, Rahul Gandhi President of Congress party
India's Parag faces action over IPL vaping incident 29 Apr 2026 - 09:01 am
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Indian man takes sister's exhumed body to bank for withdrawal 29 Apr 2026 - 08:46 am
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Japan cleaner goes viral with spa-like service for plushies 29 Apr 2026 - 08:06 am
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In this picture taken on April 27, 2026, dry-cleaning professional Masakazu Shimura steam-cleans a soft toy at the facility of Cleaning Yonmarusan in Fuefuki city of Yamanashi Prefecture.  

(Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Train collision kills 15, injures dozens near Jakarta 28 Apr 2026 - 06:58 pm
Rescuers work at the site of a train collision after a passenger train locomotive pierced through the rear car of a commuter train at Bekasi Timur station in Bekasi, West Java on April 28, 2026. (Photo by Rezas / AFP)
Bangladesh starts fuelling its first nuclear power station 28 Apr 2026 - 05:19 pm
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Climbers open Everest route past dangerous ice block 28 Apr 2026 - 02:07 pm
Mountaineers during their ascend to Mount Everest's summit, in Nepal. (Photo by Tsering Pemba Sherpa / AFP)
Dozens of arrests in Turkiye before May 1 celebrations 28 Apr 2026 - 01:36 pm
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South Korean court increases ex-first lady's graft sentence 28 Apr 2026 - 11:38 am
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34 schoolchildren hospitalized after bus accident in central Sri Lanka 28 Apr 2026 - 10:23 am
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Death toll rises to 14 in Indonesia train accident, president visits victims 28 Apr 2026 - 10:03 am
Rescuers work at the train accident site in Bekasi, Indonesia. A commuter train on the Jakarta-Bekasi route was involved in a collision with a long-distance train operating on the Jakarta-Surabaya route at around 8:50pm local time on Monday. (Photo by B. Nugraha/Xinhua)
Google breaks ground on Indian AI megahub 28 Apr 2026 - 09:08 am
This photograph taken on January 22, 2026, shows a sign of US technology company Google displayed during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)