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A group of all-female firefighters called the Power of Mama is rolling out on motorbikes to put out fires in Indonesia’s Ketapang Regency in West Kalimantan. #firefighter #femalefighter #haze #indonesia #wildfires
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Haze forces Malaysian fitness groups to swap outdoor runs for shopping mall laps scmp.com/week-asia/health-en…

Haze forces Malaysian fitness groups to swap outdoor runs for shopping mall laps

Air-conditioned retail corridors offer a safe space for runners as toxic air quality disrupts sports across Malaysia.

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Malaysian teen arrested after live-streaming axe attack on teacher in class scmp.com/week-asia/people/ar…

Malaysian teen arrested after live-streaming axe attack on teacher in class

Police in Sarawak have detained a 16-year-old student following a classroom assault, amid growing concern over violent internet broadcasts.

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Beijing hits out after Taipei bans mainland travel for Sun Yat-sen anniversary scmp.com/news/china/politics…

Beijing hits out after Taipei bans mainland travel for Sun Yat-sen anniversary

Taiwan officials seeking to attend events for revolutionary will have travel permits rejected in what Beijing calls a ‘betrayal of history’.

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Prabowo warns regional critics Indonesia won’t be ‘insulted’ over haze scmp.com/news/asia/southeast…

Prabowo warns regional critics Indonesia won’t be ‘insulted’ over haze

The haze has sent air pollution levels surging to dangerous levels not only at home, but also in Malaysia, Singapore and East Timor.

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Takaichi remains popular with Japanese public. Can she maintain her grip on LDP? scmp.com/week-asia/politics/…

Takaichi remains popular with Japanese public. Can she maintain her grip on LDP?

Analysts are surprised at her resilience, as attested by opinion polls, despite Japan facing stubbornly high inflation and regional tensions.

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Chinese firm unveils ‘guardian’ robot that can disarm attackers, lift cars scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/ar…

China’s Unitree unveils ‘guardian’ robot that can disarm attackers, lift cars

The H2-X robot is seen smashing a car door and disarming a knife-wielding intruder in a promo video, but details on its release are sketchy.

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China says it allowed Philippines to resupply warship amid diplomatic tensions scmp.com/news/china/diplomac…

China says it allowed Philippines to resupply warship amid diplomatic tensions

Latest mission to disputed South China Sea shoal comes after Manila summoned Beijing’s ambassador over remarks it deemed threatening.

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US colleges scale back China ties after Pentagon pressure scmp.com/news/us/article/337…

US colleges scale back China ties after Pentagon pressure

Virginia Tech speeds up closure of joint programme with Xidian University as 30 US colleges report more than 80 termination-related actions.

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‘Comrade Raul’: Beijing defends Cuba’s ex-leader over Florida murder warrant scmp.com/news/china/diplomac…

‘Comrade Raul’: Beijing defends Cuba’s ex-leader over Florida murder warrant

Beijing urges Washington to lift its embargo after US state’s murder warrant over deadly 1996 downing of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft.

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Review | Clayface: DC’s grisly body-horror thriller is not for the squeamish scmp.com/lifestyle/entertain…

Review | Clayface: DC’s grisly body-horror thriller is not for the squeamish

Tom Rhys Harries stars in this grotesque tale of Hollywood ambition, betrayal and revenge, which puts a Batman character in the spotlight.

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Top Democrat says chip restrictions are ‘key lever’ for US AI edge over China scmp.com/news/china/diplomac…

Top Democrat says chip restrictions are ‘key lever’ for US AI edge over China

Jim Himes claims ‘slowing dispersion of advanced chips into China’ essential for Washington in global tech race as US midterm elections near.

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Trump faces fresh questions over ties to ‘humanitarian’ Putin scmp.com/news/world/united-s…

Trump faces fresh questions over ties to ‘humanitarian’ Putin

The US president was previously under scrutiny over whether his 2016 election campaign colluded with Moscow.

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Pope Leo doesn’t need further treatment for lung cancer, doctors say scmp.com/news/world/europe/a…

Pope Leo doesn’t need further treatment for lung cancer, doctors say

Follow-up tests show the pontiff’s disease has not spread after he had surgery to remove part of his lung.

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Meta to pay New Mexico a historic US$25 billion in Cambridge Analytica case scmp.com/news/world/united-s…

Meta to pay New Mexico a historic US$25 billion in Cambridge Analytica case

The company was accused of lying to Facebook users about its privacy policies and how it handled their data in the wake of the scandal.

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Germany wants to avoid China trade war despite ‘kill switch’: Merz scmp.com/economy/global-econ…

Germany wants to avoid China trade war despite ‘kill switch’: Merz

German chancellor says Beijing must address bloc’s concerns over subsidies and overcapacity, as Brussels prepares new trade powers.

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Tesla drivers in China can now make in-car Alipay payments under new deal scmp.com/tech/big-tech/artic…

Tesla drivers in China can now make in-car Alipay payments under new deal

The deal will enable Tesla drivers to pay for parking from their in-car touchscreens, with more features to follow, Alipay says.

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DeepSeek ban forces US firms to rethink using Chinese AI, experts say scmp.com/tech/big-tech/artic…

DeepSeek ban forces US firms to rethink using Chinese AI, experts say

Ban may ripple beyond government agencies, influencing how software firms, cloud providers and other businesses choose models.

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Chinese athlete Wu Yanni reveals recent health struggles, vows to keep competing scmp.com/sport/china/article…

Chinese athlete Wu Yanni reveals recent health struggles, vows to keep competing

In series of interview videos, veteran hurdler addresses accusations of being ‘high-profile’, ‘talking big’, chokes up over online trolls.

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Taiwan’s Iran-style attack drone could swamp PLA air defences: analysts scmp.com/news/china/military…

Taiwan’s Iran-style attack drone could swamp PLA air defences: analysts

Newly tested Shahed-style model could reach military targets on Chinese mainland and force Beijing to spend heavily on interception.

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