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Japanese spacecraft 'bombs' asteroid

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The Hayabusa-2 is thought to have detonated an explosive charge on the asteroid it is exploring.

Mental health tests for NZ attack suspect

Members of Christchurch's Muslim community were at the hearing of the man accused of murdering 50 people.

  • 5 April 2019
  • From the sectionAsia

Fury over 'womanspreading' placard

The outcry over a feminist poster highlighted tensions over the position of women in Pakistani society.

  • 6 April 2019
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Brunei LGBT: Will Clooney's boycott really work?

Celebrities have called for boycotts of Brunei-owned luxury hotels after strict laws punishing gay sex.

5 April 2019
Karishma VaswaniAsia business correspondent

India election 2019: The mystery of 21 million 'missing' women voters

Pollsters say the exclusion of so many women from India's voter's list is shocking and inexplicable.

14 March 2019
Soutik BiswasIndia correspondent

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