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World
Australia activates disaster relief for wildfire-hit New South Wales state
SYDNEY, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Australia on Sunday activated disaster relief for residents impacted by wildfires that have burnt properties, infrastructure and thousands of hectares of bushland in the country's most populous state.
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Technology
Meta delays release of Phoenix mixed-reality glasses to 2027, Business Insider reports
Dec 5 (Reuters) - Meta is delaying the release of its Phoenix mixed-reality glasses until 2027, aiming to get the details right, Business Insider reported on Friday, citing an internal memo.
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Other Sports
Alpine Skiing-Robinson secures back-to-back giant slalom wins in Tremblant
Dec 6 (Reuters) - New Zealand's Alice Robinson claimed her second straight giant slalom win and sixth World Cup victory of her career in the discipline by mastering rain and wind-battered conditions in Tremblant, Canada on Saturday.
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World
Flash: At least 23 people killed in nightclub fire in India: media
Flash: At least 23 people killed in nightclub fire in India: media
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World
Senior US diplomat calls EU policies bad for trans-Atlantic partnership
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - A $140 million fine on tech tycoon Elon Musk's social media platform underscores how Europeans undermine U.S. policies even while demanding that the United States provide military protection, one of the top American diplomats wrote on Saturday.
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Education
Asia’s young changemakers
Beyond algorithms and apps, young innovators are demonstrating once again that meaningful technology begins with empathy.
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Focus
Working past 100
In Japan, some people never quit. These centenarians credit their longevity to eating well, exercise, family support, and most of all, their work.
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Focus
Tired and sleepy: Trump faces realities of ageing in office
Trump, 79, is the oldest person to be elected to the presidency, and he is getting older.
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Focus
Of own goals and fouls
US president Trump covets a Peace Prize. FIFA, at least, was happy to oblige.
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Focus
Systemic change is key to end GBV
Community support, economic empowerment, and better response coordination are vital to helping survivors rebuild their lives
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Behind The Headlines
Hard to rewrite history
Japan's new government has had to take a crash course in international diplomacy as it learns foreign policy on the job.
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Sri Lanka
Island nation unveils cyclone aid plan as rains persist
THE disaster-hit nation has unveiled a major compensation package to rebuild homes damaged by a deadly cyclone, even as the island prepared for further landslides and flooding.
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Education
13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF)
The application process for the 13th HLF for Outstanding Young Researchers in Mathematics and Computer Science has begun.
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Nation
Padang Serai MP to be charged with corruption
KUALA LUMPUR: Padang Serai MP Datuk Azman Nasrudin (pic) is expected to be charged over an alleged corruption case linked to a Kedah state-owned cattle farming joint venture project.
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AseanPlus News
Facing an era of extreme weather
South-East Asia is being pummelled by unusually severe floods this year, as late-arriving storms and relentless rains wreak havoc and caught many places off guard.
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China
Brigitte Macron visits panda friend Yuan Meng
French first lady Brigitte Macron caught up with an old friend – a giant panda born in France – at the tail end of a visit to China with President Emmanuel Macron.
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Thailand
Myanmar citizens cast early ballots
A few dozen early voters in Myanmar's widely-criticised election have cast their ballots at the country's embassy in Bangkok as polls opened for citizens abroad.
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Nation
Flood warning for Kuantan until Tuesday
KUANTAN: The National Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (PRABN) has issued a flood warning for Kuantan, particularly for low-lying areas and locations near the Kuantan and Cherating river basins, from now until Tuesday.
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Pakistan
Tense Afghan-Pakistan border clashes erupt
Clashes have erupted in a tense border region between the nation and Afghanistan, with each side accusing the other of launching "unprovoked" attacks.
