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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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‘I thought, I’ve tried everything else, why not give AI a shot?’: the long-lost family reunited by ChatGPT

  • ChatGPT helped connect siblings separated by a long-kept family secret.
  • Avtar discovered his true parentage only gradually.
  • The reunion followed decades of unanswered questions.

Avtar Singh, who grew up in Canada believing the woman raising him was his mother, discovered as an adult that he had been born to his father’s first wife and left with his grandparents in India. Decades later, after conventional searches had failed, he turned to ChatGPT and…

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Norwegian Zombie Comedy ‘Grandmonster’ Wins Big Laughs and Top Outpost Award at Fantasia’s Frontières Market

  • “Grandmonster” won Frontières’ top Outpost Award.
  • The Norwegian zombie comedy received a strong pitching response.
  • Six projects were recognised at the international genre market.

Norwegian director Vegard Dahle’s zombie comedy “Grandmonster” won the top Outpost Award at Fantasia Festival’s Frontières Co-Production Market, earning post-production services. The project drew a notably enthusiastic response during its pitch, suggesting strong industry interest in its blend of horror, comedy and dementia-related family drama. The film follows…

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EXCLUSIVE: ICE removes former NFL player Daniel Ogama Adongo after visa overstay, criminal record

  • Ex-Colts linebacker Daniel Adongo deported over visa overstay and criminal record
  • ICE cites case amid criticism of Chicago's sanctuary city policies
  • Tom Homan says these policies hinder federal law enforcement, endanger the public

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has removed Daniel Ogama Adongo, a former NFL linebacker who played for the Indianapolis Colts, after he overstayed his visa and was found to have a criminal record. Fox News reports the deportation as an exclusive, framing it within the Trump administration's broader…

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Japan’s BROKEN BY THE SCREAM Releases New Single ‘Hanakabura’

  • BROKEN BY THE SCREAM releases “Hanakabura”.
  • It is the band’s first Metal Blade single.
  • The group will tour Europe this summer.

Japanese metal group BROKEN BY THE SCREAM has released “Hanakabura”, its first single for Metal Blade Records. The release signals a new chapter for the band, which combines idol-style singing with metalcore and extreme-metal elements, and will feature in its forthcoming European live shows. The four-vocalist group said…

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Even Japan’s patent officials seem exhausted with Nintendo’s antics as they refuse its ‘absurd’ defense of a rejected Pokémon patent

  • Japan again rejects Nintendo’s touchscreen monster-capture patent application.
  • Copyright allegations did not disqualify fan-game prior art.
  • Nintendo can request a formal appeal within three months.

Japan’s Patent Office has again rejected Nintendo’s application for a Pokémon-style touchscreen monster-capturing system, dismissing Nintendo’s objection to a fan-made game being used as prior art. The decision matters because the filing is connected to Nintendo’s wider patent strategy around Pokémon mechanics and its legal dispute with Palworld…

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CAPE and Janet Yang Productions Unveil Short Film Challenge Grants With Auli‘i Cravalho and ‘Anora’ Producer on Jury (EXCLUSIVE)

  • Four filmmakers receive $25,000 short-film grants.
  • CAPE supports API women and non-binary storytellers.
  • The programme concludes with a November showcase.

The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) and Janet Yang Productions have awarded four filmmakers grants to make short films through the Julia S. Gouw Short Film Challenge. The initiative aims to support Asian Pacific Islander women and non-binary filmmakers, providing funding and industry exposure at a…

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NYC police investigating two Upper West Side stabbings as possible hate crimes

  • Two men were stabbed on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
  • Police are assessing the attacks as possible hate crimes.
  • Both victims are expected to survive.

New York police are investigating two separate stabbings on Manhattan’s Upper West Side as possible hate crimes after an Asian man and a Jewish man were attacked in broad daylight. A 51-year-old man, Raul Morales, was arrested, and investigators are still determining his motive; the case matters because…

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Cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce expands to 9 states

  • Lettuce-linked Cyclospora outbreak has reached nine US states.
  • The parasite can cause prolonged diarrhoeal illness.
  • Article details on cases and recalls were unavailable.

A Cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce has spread across nine US states, prompting public-health concern over a parasite that can cause prolonged gastrointestinal illness. The expansion matters because contaminated fresh produce can expose consumers in several regions before the source is fully identified or removed from sale. Cyclospora…

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Marvel announces Indiana Jones limited comic series for December

  • Marvel revives Indiana Jones comics after more than 30 years.
  • New series follows Raiders of the Lost Ark.
  • Five issues arrive from December.

Marvel Comics has announced Indiana Jones and the Sword of Pandemonium, Indiana Jones’s first Marvel comic series for more than 30 years. The five-issue limited series, set after Raiders of the Lost Ark and alongside the original films, signals Marvel’s intention to launch a new run of comic-book…

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