Indonesian president faces continued nationwide strikes over inequality
Pacific Asia • Sep 4, 2025, 11:02 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, September 4: Indonesia's president continues to face nationwide protests over a government priviledge scandal. But first: the international press continue to focus on China and President Xi Jinping's elaborate Victory Day celebrations. Does this symbolise a new world order? Also, Chinese fast retailer Shein is accused of using the image of an alleged killer as one of its models. Plus: a new study shows scrolling on the toilet could lead to increased chances of haemorrhoids.
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Indonesian president faces continued nationwide strikes over inequality
Pacific Asia • 11:02 AM
1 min
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, September 4: Indonesia's president continues to face nationwide protests over a government priviledge scandal. But first: the international press continue to focus on China and President Xi Jinping's elaborate Victory Day celebra
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'Alternative great power: China's 'very effective military machine' striving to be world-class
Pacific Asia • 7:54 AM
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Through its use of military pageantry, China aims to project itself as a non-Western great power on the global stage, explains Alessio Patalano, Military Historian, Author, and Professor of War & Strategy in East Asia in the Department of War Studies, an
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In a 'hot mic' moment, Xi and Putin contemplate immortality and organ transplants
Pacific Asia • 5:07 AM
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin were overheard Wednesday musing about life-extending organ transplants and the possibility of immortality. The discussion was captured by state media microphones before Beijing's massive m
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Afghanistan earthquake death toll tops 2,200, rescue efforts 'still ongoing'
Pacific Asia • 12:10 AM
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The death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan over the weekend has risen to more than 2,200, officials said Thursday. The deadliest quake to hit the country in decades has also stymied the emergency response as the cash-s
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