Asia
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Revealed: Coutts managed tax haven firms for controversial clients‘Queen’s bank’ provided offshore services to Brunei prince accused of stealing from his own country, Panama Papers show -
Terrific guy, fantastic country': Trump heaps praise on Pakistan's leaderPakistan’s government has released details of an extraordinary telephone call between the US president-elect and Pakistan’s prime minister Nawaz Sharif -
UN tightens sanctions on North Korea after largest nuclear test yetSecurity council unanimously approves resolution targeting wide range of sanctions in response to September test
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Tinsel and Twitter: New Zealand's secret Santa matches social media strangersParticipants in country-wide scheme post each other Christmas presents based on clues in their tweets – or outright wishlists
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Nauru police say male refugee charged with assaulting girl under 16Deputy police commissioner says girl reported attack to domestic violence and sexual assault unit
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New Zealand's prime wine regions count cost of earthquakeMillions of dollars of wine have been lost along with storage vats amid concern for the forthcoming harvest
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Ban upheld against Hong Kong MPs who mocked oath of allegianceYau Wai-ching and Sixtus ‘Baggio’ Leung remain disqualified for protest at swearing-in ceremony, while third legislator faces similar sanction
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Fresh hope for Kandahar newborns as Afghan healthcare gets a shot in the armInfant mortality rates in Afghanistan were once among the world’s worst, but a new children’s unit at Kandahar’s Mirwais hospital is accelerating slow progress
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Climate change will stir 'unimaginable' refugee crisis, says militaryUnchecked global warming is greatest threat to 21st-century security where mass migration could be ‘new normal’, say senior military
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Community philanthropy: a brave new model for development funding?Involving local people in philanthropic projects makes communities stronger. Is it time for international NGOs to stand aside?
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Is small-scale hydro the answer to India's clean energy needs?India wants to encourage more privately owned, small-scale hydropower projects to cut its climate emissions, but questions about environmental impacts remain
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Dead fish frozen into skating rink causes uproar in Japan – videoThe rink features about 5,000 dead sprats, mackerel and other fish that had been bought from a local market embedded in the ice, some with their mouths still open in apparent suspended animation
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World leaders pay tribute to Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro – videoPresidents and prime ministers across the world have begun to publicly pay tribute to Cuba’s revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro
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Indian court orders cinemas to play national anthem before films