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UN nuclear-disarmament meeting scheduled for 29 September
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Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman Likely to Visit Japan on October 26
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is expected to embark on a four-day official visit to Japan on October 26, with trade, investment and economic cooperation high on the agenda.
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Rescuers recover two bodies after Nepal climbing-camp avalanche
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Heavy rain brings deadly floods to India and Nepal
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Kabul reports deadly Nuristan clash; Pakistan rejects involvement
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UNESCO calls for education rights to be restored for Afghan girls
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Bangladesh presents investment reforms at UNCTAD commission
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Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman Likely to Visit Japan on October 26
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is expected to embark on a four-day official visit to Japan on October 26, with trade, investment and economic cooperation high on the agenda.
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Bangladesh presents investment reforms at UNCTAD commission
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Dhaka school visits reveal how heat and waterlogging disrupt learning
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Bangladesh fined over slow rate in Women’s Asia Cup match
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Heavy rain brings deadly floods to India and Nepal
Flooding and landslides have killed at least 56 people in India’s Uttar Pradesh and 12 in Nepal, Al Jazeera reports, citing officials. Uttar Pradesh authorities also reported dozens of injuries and damage to more than 1…
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Kabul reports deadly Nuristan clash; Pakistan rejects involvement
Afghanistan’s defence ministry says its forces killed 28 fighters in Nuristan after they crossed from Pakistan, according to Al Jazeera. The ministry alleged Pakistani involvement, but Islamabad rejected those accusatio…
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Sri Lanka’s Dinusha and Isle of Man’s Barnett win ICC monthly awards
Sonal Dinusha and Lucy Barnett have won the ICC player awards for August, the governing body announced on 17 September. Dinusha was recognised for his batting in Sri Lanka’s home Test series against India; Barnett won t…
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Rescuers recover two bodies after Nepal climbing-camp avalanche
Two bodies have been recovered after an avalanche struck a climbing camp on Himlung Himal in Nepal, BBC News reports. Nepalese climbers and support workers had gone ahead of overseas expeditions to prepare the camp and …
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Heavy rain brings deadly floods to India and Nepal
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Bhutan reaches milestone in ending human rabies spread by dogs
Bhutan has been recognised by the World Health Organization for eliminating dog-mediated human rabies as a public health problem. In a feature published on 16 September, WHO said the country had recorded no human deaths…
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Kabul reports deadly Nuristan clash; Pakistan rejects involvement
Afghanistan’s defence ministry says its forces killed 28 fighters in Nuristan after they crossed from Pakistan, according to Al Jazeera. The ministry alleged Pakistani involvement, but Islamabad rejected those accusatio…
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UNESCO calls for education rights to be restored for Afghan girls
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Governments prepare for UN political declaration on pandemics
A UN high-level meeting on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response is scheduled for 25 September in New York. The official programme places international cooperation, fairness and solidarity at the cent…
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UN to mark 40 years of the right-to-development declaration
The United Nations has scheduled a high-level meeting for 23 September in New York to mark four decades since the Declaration on the Right to Development. The announcement was published on 14 September.
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More opinion & analysisAnalysis: Manchester City case leaves league facing more uncertainty
BBC Sport’s analysis says the reported verdict in Manchester City’s financial-rules case is unlikely to bring a quick end to the dispute. It examines possible appeals, a sanction hearing and uncertainty about when any penalty might apply.
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Analysis: Drumcree dispute tests Northern Ireland’s peace
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Analysis: More launch options do not automatically mean more missions
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NHS trust removes staff from duty during data-breach inquiry
Ten employees at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust have been removed from duty or suspended during an investigation into access to three-year-o…
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Sydney school adviser brings discrimination claim over keffiyeh
A Palestinian Australian careers adviser has filed a racial-discrimination case against New South Wales after allegedly being directed not to wear a keffiyeh a…
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Everyday driving habits can affect electric-car range
ABC News Australia examines how driving habits and vehicle setup affect the distance an electric car can travel between charges. Experts interviewed in the rep…
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Australia weighs AI’s growing role in defence systems
ABC News Australia examines how autonomous platforms and analytical software are changing defence planning. Its report discusses the Ghost Bat aircraft and the…
