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'We don't come to play': Is Gawdland's RuPaul win Asia's big drag moment?

April 25, 2026 - 7:08pm
Gawdland spoke to the BBC shortly after she was crowned the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK versus the World.
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'We don't come to play': Is Gawdland's RuPaul win Asia's big drag moment?

April 25, 2026 - 7:08pm
Gawdland spoke to the BBC shortly after she was crowned the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK versus the World.
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'We don't come to play': Is Gawdland's RuPaul win Asia's big drag moment?

April 25, 2026 - 7:08pm
Gawdland spoke to the BBC shortly after she was crowned the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK versus the World.
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A 17th Century 'supercomputer' once owned by Indian royalty heads for auction

April 25, 2026 - 7:01pm
The astrolabe - or astronomical computer - is possibly the largest in existence and has never been exhibited before.
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A 17th Century 'supercomputer' once owned by Indian royalty heads for auction

April 25, 2026 - 7:01pm
The astrolabe - or astronomical computer - is possibly the largest in existence and has never been exhibited before.
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Thousands at risk after multi-million dollar Everest flood warning system left to rust

April 24, 2026 - 7:28pm
The flood warning system at Imja glacial lake has not been maintained since 2016, fearful locals tell BBC.
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Thousands at risk after multi-million dollar Everest flood warning system left to rust

April 24, 2026 - 7:28pm
The flood warning system at Imja glacial lake has not been maintained since 2016, fearful locals tell BBC.
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The Kashmir town trying to win back tourists after a deadly attack

April 24, 2026 - 6:01pm
A year after the Pahalgam attack, tourism has slowed in Indian-administered Kashmir, hitting lives and livelihoods.
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China car giant BYD says it can thrive without US

April 24, 2026 - 5:25pm
With the price of fuel rising China's BYD says it is positioning itself to benefit from the global shift away from fossil fuels.
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China car giant BYD says it can thrive without US

April 24, 2026 - 5:25pm
With the price of fuel rising China's BYD says it is positioning itself to benefit from the global shift away from fossil fuels.
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Why is this game only legal across Australia one day a year?

April 24, 2026 - 2:05pm
Two-up is a coin toss betting game that was played by Australian soldiers during World War One - it’s now only legal across Australia on 25 April.
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Why is this game only legal across Australia one day a year?

April 24, 2026 - 2:05pm
Two-up is a coin toss betting game that was played by Australian soldiers during World War One - it’s now only legal across Australia on 25 April.
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British conwoman who claimed to be royalty hit with new charges in Singapore

April 24, 2026 - 6:26am
Dionne Marie Hanna, 85, is accused of duping more than two dozen people - including her own son.
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Briton in Netflix's 'Con Mum' faces fresh charges in Singapore

April 24, 2026 - 5:04am
Dionne Marie Hanna, 85, is accused of duping more than two dozen people - including her own son.
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Woman trapped in poo for three hours after outback toilet collapses

April 24, 2026 - 4:39am
The woman got stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine in the Australian outback after it gave way.
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Woman trapped in poo for three hours after outback toilet collapses

April 24, 2026 - 4:39am
The woman got stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine in the Australian outback after it gave way.
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South Korea police arrest man for posting AI photo of runaway wolf

April 24, 2026 - 4:23am
The widely circulated image had prompted authorities to move their search operation.
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South Korea police arrest man for posting AI photo of runaway wolf

April 24, 2026 - 4:23am
The widely circulated image had prompted authorities to move their search operation.
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Aboriginal children's book pulled over illustrator's Bondi attack comments

April 24, 2026 - 2:37am
Several writers have cut ties with the University of Queensland Press for cancelling the book.
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Philippines' Duterte to stand trial as ICC confirms crimes against humanity charges

April 24, 2026 - 2:14am
Ex-president Rodrigo Duterte is accused of the extrajudicial killing of thousands during his "war on drugs".
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