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  India predicts a hotter summer, raising power supply worries

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  Peak electricity demand is seen climbing to a new record in April as people crank up their air conditioners, fans and refrigeration units.

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  South Korea to woo ethnic Koreans from Russia, Central Asia back to plug population gap

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  South Korea to lure ethnic Koreans from Russia, Central Asia back to plug population gap

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  North Korea accuses Ukraine of having nuclear ambitions

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  A petition in Ukraine, which called for the country to host nuclear weapons on its territory, had about 600 signatures.

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  Ukrainian refugees find solace in South Korea, their ancestors’ homeland

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  ANSAN, South Korea – Ms Pak Taia remembers the day bombs rained down on Kyiv, Ukraine. “Early in the morning, we heard explosions outside the window,” …

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  106-year-old Philippine tattoo artist is Vogue’s oldest ever cover model

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  Vogue Philippines has put 106-year-old Apo Whang-Od on the cover of its April issue, making the revered tattoo artist the oldest person to ever …

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  Inflation at 50-year high in crisis-hit Pakistan

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  ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s year-on-year inflation hit 35.37 per cent in March – the highest in nearly five decades – as the government scrambled to meet …