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April 28, 2026 28 visible stories Cyber & Technology

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The Straits Times Asia

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Indian billionaire Ambani’s son offers home for hippos which have wreaked havoc on Colombian rivers

Experts have repeatedly sounded the alarm on the proposed zoo's massive animal intake.

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Taiwan eyes receiving Okinawa island patients in disasters

A Taiwanese official said there was strong demand for inter-island patient transfers in places like Ishigaki.

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South Korea appeals court sentences ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to 4 years in jail

The former first lady has been detained in jail since August. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Indian billionaire Ambani’s son offers home for hippos which have wreaked havoc on Colombian rivers

Experts have repeatedly sounded the alarm on the proposed zoo's massive animal intake.

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Southeast Asia

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The Straits Times Asia

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Taiwan eyes receiving Okinawa island patients in disasters

A Taiwanese official said there was strong demand for inter-island patient transfers in places like Ishigaki.

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South Korea appeals court sentences ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to 4 years in jail

The former first lady has been detained in jail since August.

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South Korea appeals court sentences Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee to 4 years in jail

SEOUL, April 28 - South Korea's former First Lady Kim Keon Hee was sentenced on Tuesday to four years in prison for stock manipulation and bribery, after an appeals court increased her earlier sentence.

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Indonesia commuter train crash toll rises to 14 as rescuers complete evacuation

JAKARTA, April 28 - The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 with another 84 injured, the train operator said on Tuesday, as rescuers completed work to extract survivors s...

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Bangladesh’s tigers stalk uncertain future in Sundarbans

Habitat loss remains the core challenge.

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