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Stories from across Asia reflect the region's complexity: from energy markets and trade relations to corporate accountability, data security and competition in emerging industries like electric vehicles. Whether driven by government policy, corporate behaviour or market forces, developments in Asia often ripple through global supply chains, financial markets and international diplomacy, making regional news essential context for understanding world affairs.

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Court dismisses Pauline Hanson’s appeal over Faruqi race remark ruling

  • Hanson's appeal against racial discrimination finding dismissed by court
  • Stemmed from 2022 "piss off back to Pakistan" remark to Faruqi
  • Original ruling against Hanson remains in place

Pauline Hanson has lost her Federal Court challenge against a racial discrimination finding made after she told Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi to "piss off back to Pakistan". The One Nation leader had argued the ruling stifled free speech, but the court upheld the original decision, confirming that her…

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Watch: Scaffolding ripped from Hong Kong building as Typhoon Noul makes landfall

  • Typhoon Noul reached southern China and Hong Kong Sunday morning with destructive winds and heavy rainfall, the strongest to make landfall in China this year
  • Building scaffolding collapsed from powerful winds in Hong Kong on Saturday; the airport cancelled approximately 360 passenger flights as a precautionary measure
  • No injuries or fatalities were reported from the documented damage, though significant infrastructure disruption occurred across affected regions

Typhoon Noul is the strongest to make landfall in China so far this year, according to state media.

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Foxconn drops VMware, adopts hyperconverged upstart Arcrfra for workloads including AI

  • Foxconn ditches VMware for start-up Arcfra's hyperconverged infrastructure platform
  • Arcfra's Neutree now handles AI, ERP and factory systems across four countries
  • Foxconn joins Tesco, Western Union and others leaving VMware post-Broadcom

Foxconn, the Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant, has adopted hyperconverged infrastructure from Singaporean start-up Arcfra to replace VMware in some remote offices and to handle GPU virtualisation workloads, including AI. The move is significant because it makes Foxconn another high-profile defector from VMware since owner Broadcom overhauled its licensing…

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Pauline Hanson’s ‘go back to Pakistan’ comment to Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi faces final reckoning in court

  • Hanson–Faruqi discrimination case over 'go back to Pakistan' remark nears conclusion
  • Dispute began after Hanson's 2022 comment to the Greens senator
  • Case tests limits of racial discrimination law versus political speech

The long-running legal dispute between One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi over Hanson's "go back to Pakistan" remark is reaching its final stage in court. The case has become a significant test of Australia's racial discrimination laws as they apply to political speech, with…

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‘Eleki boom’: How The Ventures became the biggest American band in Japan

  • The Ventures helped spark Japan’s electric-guitar craze.
  • Their instrumental sound transcended language barriers.
  • They reportedly outsold the Beatles in 1960s Japan.

The Ventures became exceptionally successful in Japan after introducing their guitar-led instrumental sound there in the 1960s, helping to trigger the ‘eleki boom’—a surge of interest in electric guitars and guitar bands. Their story matters because their popularity helped shape the early development of Japanese rock and pop,…

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The Indian Army’s first woman boxer is now chasing Commonwealth gold

  • Jaismine Lamboria seeks Commonwealth boxing gold in Glasgow, aged 24
  • She's the reigning 57kg world champion and first female Indian Army boxer
  • Aims to upgrade her Birmingham 2022 bronze medal to gold

Jaismine Lamboria, the reigning 57kg boxing world champion and the first woman inducted into the Indian Army as a boxer, is competing at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with the aim of upgrading the bronze medal she won at Birmingham 2022 to gold. The 24-year-old enters the tournament as…

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Japan legend Miura, 59, scores first goal since 2022

  • Miura, 59, scored his first goal since November 2022
  • The strike came in Fukushima's 7-0 Emperor's Cup win
  • He's extended his Fukushima loan until June 2027, a 42nd season

Kazuyoshi Miura, the 59-year-old widely recognised as the world's oldest professional footballer, has scored his first goal in nearly four years while playing for Japanese third-tier side Fukushima United. The strike, netted during a comfortable Emperor's Cup win, is a notable milestone given his advanced age and his…

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SNP MSP faces criticism over Cairngorms wildfire response as major incident declared

  • Cairngorms wildfire declared major incident amid criticism of government response
  • SNP MSP Neil Gray accused of deflecting blame toward Met Office rather than accepting responsibility
  • Incident highlights tensions over emergency preparedness and inter-agency coordination in Scotland

A major wildfire incident in the Scottish Cairngorms has prompted scrutiny of the government's response, with particular focus on how officials handled the emergency. Neil Gray, an SNP MSP, has drawn criticism from those

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Watch: NEUROSIS’s New Lineup Performs Live For First Time

  • Neurosis performed live for the first time in seven years on 25 July.
  • Show marked live debut of new lineup featuring Aaron Turner (Sumac, Isis).
  • Comes after 2026 album "An Undying Love For A Burning World" and 2019 Scott Kelly split.

Neurosis played its first live show in seven years on 25 July, performing at the Fire In The Mountains festival on the traditional lands of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. The band was invited by the Firekeeper Alliance, a non-profit working to reduce youth suicide in Indian Country,…

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Euthanasia of teenage girl that divided the Netherlands: How tormented 17-year-old was granted ‘death wish’ – before doctor who gave her lethal injection was condemned by peers

  • Dutch teenager, 17, was granted euthanasia after a 'death wish'
  • A doctor administered the lethal injection
  • The doctor was later condemned by medical peers, sparking national debate

A 17-year-old girl in the Netherlands who had been suffering from severe psychological distress was granted her wish to undergo euthanasia, receiving a lethal injection from a doctor. The case has since divided opinion across the country, reigniting debate over the Netherlands' euthanasia laws and their application to…

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