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In the bustling nightlife of Tokyo, one unconventional bar is challenging Japan's rigid beauty standards. At Muscle Girls, women with sculpted physiques in sports bras and shorts perform for cheering crowds, proudly displaying their strength and confidence. The bar, which opened in 2020, attracts around 100 customers daily, many of them curious tourists eager to witness a show that blends athleticism with entertainment. The women crush grapefruits with their bare hands, do pull-ups, and perform pole dances, all while radiating empowerment.

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Renewed tensions have flared between Thailand and Cambodia, prompting Thailand to suspend the "peace deal" signed only two weeks prior under the supervision of Donald Trump. The Thai government initiated the suspension after soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion near the Cambodian border. The agreement was meant to ensure lasting peace following border clashes in July that claimed over 40 lives, but Cambodia maintains its commitment to upholding the deal.

 
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Once again, the Indian capital of Delhi finds itself blanketed in a suffocating haze as the air quality plunges into dangerous levels. Following the Diwali celebrations, where fireworks lit up the night sky, the city has been choking under thick smog that irritates eyes, burns throats, and pushes air quality monitors to their limits. Headlines have grimly declared this year's post-Diwali pollution as the worst in four years.

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China has ordered data centres that receive state funding to use only domestically produced artificial intelligence chips, according to two people familiar with the directive, a move that marks one of Beijing's strongest pushes yet to remove foreign technology from critical infrastructure.

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Japan is on the verge of a historic political moment as Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), stands set to become the nation's first female prime minister. The parliamentary vote follows days of negotiations between the LDP and the right-leaning Japan Innovation Party (Ishin), culminating in a coalition deal that all but guarantees her confirmation.

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