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India plans to generate nearly 60% of electricity from renewables by 2027Expansion of solar and wind power will help exceed Paris targets by almost half and negate need for new coal-fired power stations -
Philippines journalist killed after criticising officials over illegal drug labProvincial newspaper publisher shot dead after writing a column alleging official negligence, sparking calls for investigation
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Indonesian police kill three as suspected bomb found near JakartaAnti-terrorism officers shot dead three suspected militants after a gun battle at a house south of the capital
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Darwin earthquake: NT shakes as magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits off IndonesiaEpicentre 630km north-west of Darwin, where residents reported tremor lasting several minutes
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China restricts sharing of 'unofficial' videos on social mediaNew regulations block public accounts from posting ‘user-generated audio or video’, often one of the few sources of information outside state media
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UN rights chief calls for murder investigation into Duterte claimsZeid Ra’ad al-Hussein urges Philippine judicial authorities to demonstrate their independence by investigating president
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Women bear the brunt as finances and families are undone by India's cash crisisBank accounts are rare among Indian women, leaving them unable to deposit savings that many have preferred to keep secret from their spouses
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Kashmir militants suspected of bank heists as rupee recall hits fundsOfficials tell the Guardian they believe robberies are linked to Indian government scrapping 1,000 and 500 rupee notes
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Nepalese teenager dies after being banished to shed for menstruatingRoshani Tiruwa, 15, believed to have suffocated after being forced to stay in dilapidated animal hut during her period, in custom outlawed a decade ago
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India's small businesses facing 'apocalypse' amid biggest financial experiment in historyDemonetisation revolution hits firms and workers as cash runs out, but now they are braced for the next stage – making all salary payments digital
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'He said they would kill him': dad tells of son's death in police custody in India – videoAgnelo Valdaris was hit and killed by a train while trying to flee police custody – but his father Leonard does not believe this, not after seeing him in hospital ‘beaten black and blue’ the day before
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Rodrigo Duterte: I used to personally kill criminals – videoPhilippines president Rodrigo Duterte says he personally killed suspected criminals when he was mayor of the southern city Davao
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Jakarta governor Ahok's blasphemy trial – video explainerAhok, a Christian of Chinese descent, has angered Indonesia’s religious conservatives by referencing a verse from the Islamic holy book on the campaign trail.
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South Korean president Park Geun-hye faces impeachment – video reportSouth Korean protesters celebrate after politicians voted on Friday to impeach President Park Geun-hye
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'Brutal, amoral, ruthless, cheating': how Trump's new trade tsar sees China