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Japan has taken a significant step toward addressing concerns over the future of its imperial family after lawmakers approved major reforms to succession related regulations.

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The Indian government has temporarily blocked the messaging app Telegram ahead of a high-stakes re-examination for millions of medical students. The move comes just days before the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG), which was previously cancelled in May due to allegations of a massive paper leak. The National Testing Agency (NTA) supported the ban, citing the "organised use" of the platform by criminal syndicates to facilitate cheating and defrauding candidates.

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The death toll from a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar has increased to 30, officials said Tuesday.

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Starbucks South Korea will temporarily shut all its stores across the country for half a day next week to allow employees to attend a history lesson following widespread public criticism over a promotional campaign that many people said evoked memories of one of the nation’s darkest historical events.

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A massive fire in a Bangkok bar late Sunday night killed at least 27 people and injured dozens, sending screaming patrons fleeing as flames shot from the entrance, according to officials and video verified by AFP.

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Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha has died at the age of 47 after being in a coma for more than three years, the royal household has announced. The princess collapsed in December 2022 while exercising her dogs, an incident doctors attributed to a severe cardiac arrhythmia caused by a mycoplasma heart infection. Her death deprives the Thai royal family of its most accomplished public figure, who was widely expected to play a critical role in the country's uncertain royal succession.

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South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix said Monday they will invest a combined 800 trillion won ($518 billion) in building a new computer chipmaking hub in the country’s southwest region, capitalizing on surging artificial intelligence -driven demand.

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The US has added several major firms from China including technology giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD to a list of companies said to have ties with the Chinese military.