In Vietnam, the dark side of artisanal recycling
Pacific Asia • Dec 16, 2025, 4:46 PM
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In the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam, some villages are covered in waste, sorted by hand by residents who have no other option for work. Although no clear link has been established between cancer rates and the handling of plastic waste, the UN is warning about these dangerous practices.
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'We thought we were safe': Bondi shooting shocks Australia's Jewish community
Pacific Asia • 7:46 AM
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Jewish Australians said they felt unsafe, angry and frustrated at the perceived government's failure to confront rising antisemitism after a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah festival in Sydney’s Bondi Beach last week. One of the alleged gunmen, Naveed Akram
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'We thought we were safe': Bondi shooting shocks Australia's Jewish community
Pacific Asia • 6:45 AM
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Jewish Australians said they felt unsafe, angry and frustrated at the perceived government's failure to confront rising antisemitism after a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah festival in Sydney’s Bondi Beach last week.
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Alleged Bondi Beach gunman charged with 59 offences, including terror
Pacific Asia • 6:11 AM
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Australian police charged Naveed Akram with 59 offences, including terrorism, after he allegedly opened fire at a Jewish event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
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Myanmar junta seeks to prosecute hundreds for 'disruption' ahead of elections
Pacific Asia • 5:45 AM
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Myanmar's junta on Wednesday said it was pursuing charges against more than 200 people for alleged disruption of upcoming elections under new laws banning criticism of upcoming elections, which rights groups and the UN have dismissed as a sham to entrenc
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