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Chemotherapy may spread cancer, warn scientists
News study suggests chemotherapy could also trigger more aggressive tumours
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Malala celebrates birthday of APS attack survivor
The young Nobel Laureate spends a day with Waleed and his family on his birthday
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Group of youngsters save mosque from mob violence in India
The real face of communal harmony
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China warns against 'words and deeds' that raise North Korea tensions
Tuesday's launch marked a milestone in Pyongyang's decades-long drive for the capability to threaten the US
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Thailand leads the pack for Asia's abused tourist elephants
Most of that generation of elephants has died out, yet the number of elephants involved in the trade keeps increasing
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Thai soap actors enlisted to heighten military pride
The first instalment, Pull the Trigger on My Heart, quickly became a trending hashtag on Twitter
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Taiwan charges Chinese grad student with spying
Prosecutors said Zhou was recruited by a mainland official who asked him to build a spy network in return for money
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Japanese PM to seal EU trade deal in blow to protectionism
EU to open its market to the Japanese auto industry, and Tokyo to remove barriers to EU farming products
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Malaysia Muslim group joins Indonesian call for Starbucks boycott over LGBT stand
Some Muslims in Indonesia, however, said the boycott call would not stop them from buying Starbucks coffee
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Indian-held Kashmir tense as Burhan Wani's death anniversary looms
Civilians have played an increasingly active role in rebellion against Indian rule since Burhan Wani's death
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Amnesty says Turkey director, activists detained in Istanbul
Turkey remains under a state of emergency imposed in the wake of the July 15, 2016 failed coup
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Can US defend against North Korea missiles? Not everyone agrees
'It's something we have mixed results on. But we also have an ability to shoot more than one interceptor'
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Virginia set to execute man using 'potentially torturous' drug cocktail
William Morva is set to be put to death on Thursday using a cocktail of unregulated drugs
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French president says supports two-state solution in Middle East
Says any deal 'must recognise the legitimate rights of the Palestinians'
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This man is trying to rebuild a library burned down by Islamic State
Among the books that survived the flames were a few hundred rare ones
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Two Indian women get 'married' in defiance of law
Same-sex marriages are not legal in India
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Poland says signs memorandum to buy Patriot missile system from US
Warsaw sees the deal as central to a thorough modernisation of its armed forces by 2023
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Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old 'giant' skeletons in China
Confucius, who was born in what is now the Shandong province, was reportedly 1.9m tall
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Muslim man dons burqa on Indian train to 'escape lynching'
Fear of being killed continues to haunt Muslim community of India
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Israel, India look past defence to broaden commercial ties
Under Arab pressure, India kept its distance from Israel for decades but is now seeing advantages
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G20 host Hamburg braces for 'Welcome to Hell' protest
City says that it won't be taking any chances as it must protect leaders, delegates and media workers
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US retailer to return smuggled Iraqi artifacts, pay $3mn fine
Hobby Lobby calls itself the largest privately owned arts-and-crafts retailer in the world
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US lawmaker shot by anti-Trump gunman back in intensive care
He was upgraded to fair condition and moved out of the ICU after undergoing multiple rounds of surgery
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Murder of Austrian couple blamed on Islamic State militants
The interior ministry estimates that 300 have quit Austria or tried to leave in order to fight in Syria or Iraq
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US ready to work with Russia on Syria 'no-fly zones': Tillerson
The United States launched a cruise missile attack on a Syrian air base in response to alleged chemical attacks
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Arab states vow to maintain their boycott of Qatar
The crisis has raised concern of economic consequences as well as growing instability in the region
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Qatar Airways gets off US laptop ban list
Airlines that fail to meet the new security requirements could still face in-cabin electronics restrictions
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Pakistan, Afghanistan to conduct joint border ops under US supervision: Kabul
Afghan Ministry of Defence spokesperson says operations will destroy enemy nests on either side of the Durand Line
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Foreign funding for extremism in UK originates from Saudi, think-tank claims
Says KSA has sponsored a multi-million dollar effort to export extremism across the Muslim world
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Prevent duty stigmatising Muslim students in UK: study
Research highlights concerns that Muslim students in particular may feel singled out
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Samsung may release a smaller, cheaper version of Galaxy S8
Samsung may release the new smartphone sometime this year
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Merkel, Turkey's Erdogan to hold talks on sidelines of G20
Merkel would discuss the Ukraine crisis with French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin
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US-backed forces face fierce IS resistance in Raqa Old City
The coalition estimates that around 2,500 besieged militants are defending the city
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24-year-old Mexican mother dies after consuming 'diet pills' sold on Facebook
Lucero Priscila Garza took the tablets to 'lose weight gained during pregnancy'
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Former AFP journalist's murderer gets death sentence
Anthony George was found guilty of murdering Mel Gunasekera in a break-in at her home in February 2014
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Japan's population falls at fastest since 1968
The number of births fell 2.9 percent from the previous year ago to 981,202
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Arab states to deliver verdict on Qatar as compromise elusive
Qatar has countered that the Arab countries want to curb free speech and take over its foreign policy
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Chinese deities fly business class for SE Asia tour
The pictures of Mazu in business class sparked a mixture of mirth and amazement online
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Pakistan among least innovative countries in the world: survey
Pakistan ranks 113 of 127 countries in Global Innovation Index
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Indian university offers full scholarship to transgender students
IGNOU aims to encourage transgender students to opt for programmes in their university
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Pakistani doctor saves Chinese woman’s life mid-air
Muhammad Shahbaz, a PhD student in China, attended the patient on flight from Beijing to Paris
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Indonesian plane feared to have crashed in Papua
The plane was carrying three passengers and two crew members with a search and rescue mission underway
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Indian hotel denies Hindu-Muslim couple a room
'We don’t gives rooms to Muslims and Hindus who come together'
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Likelihood of prolonged period of uncertainty towards Qatar increased: Moody's
Any future measures that are taken will be 'within the framework of international law'
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Philippine militants behead two Vietnamese hostages: army
The Abu Sayyaf Group is known to behead its hostages unless ransom payments are made
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Indian troop withdrawal 'precondition' for peace: China
In 2014, hundreds of Indian and Chinese troops faced off on the de facto border known as the Line of Actual Control
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German police use water cannon on G20 protestors
Police used pepper spray as they cleared tents set up by some 600 activists on the banks of the Elbe river
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Rohingya man killed in Myanmar Buddhist mob attack
Aung San Suu Kyi has rejected a UN probe of the alleged atrocities carried out by soldiers against the Rohingya
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Emirates, Turkish say laptop ban lifted on US flights
Airlines that fail to meet the new security requirements could still face in-cabin electronics restrictions
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Dirty water use puts nearly a billion at risk: study
Wastewater contains nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrates which can be turned into fertiliser

















































