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                                <title><![CDATA[ Over 700 people tested for Nipah virus after two deaths in India ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 02:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Asia apparel hubs face US$65 billion export hit from extreme weather, study shows ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 02:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The study mapped out the supply chains of six unidentified global apparel brands operating in the four countries studied - Bangladesh, Cambodia, Pakistan and Vietnam - and found all six would be hit materially. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Mosquito-borne dengue grows deadlier in South Asia as planet warms ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 02:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Authorities in Bangladesh and Nepal are scrambling to contain and treat the disease - which is also known as 'breakbone fever' for the severe muscle and joint pains it induces. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Asean leaders seek to assert bloc's relevance at annual summit ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 00:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Leaders will review an Asean peace plan that calls for a cessation of hostilities and inclusive dialogue to resolve the crisis in Myanmar, which, two years in, shows no sign of de-escalating. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ South Koreans worry about Fukushima water, more disapprove of Yoon ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 05:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Japan says the water from the wrecked nuclear power plant is safe and it began releasing it into the Pacific on Aug 24 despite objections at home and abroad. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ UN warns of Southeast Asia turning into scam haven ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 10:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ A report estimates at least 120,000 people across Myanmar and around 100,000 in Cambodia may be trapped in scam operations, with other criminal-owned enterprises in Laos, the Philippines and Thailand. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pandemic, inflation push 68 million more in Asia into extreme poverty ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Price increases affected everyone but poorer people were hit the hardest because they had to spend more on food and fuel, making it difficult to save money and pay for essentials including health care and education. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug 24 ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 02:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The water was used to cool the fuel rods of Fukushima Daiichi after it melted down in an accident caused by a huge tsunami in 2011 that battered Japan's eastern coast. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Typhoon Khanun lashes southern Japan, north braces for another storm ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The storm is currently in the sea south of Kyushu after wreaking havoc in the southwestern Okinawa region. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ July was world's hottest on record, EU scientists say ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 02:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Sweltering temperatures have affected swathes of the planet, with heat records registered from Death Valley in the US state of California to a northwest China township as Canada and southern Europe battle wildfires. ]]></description>
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