Lenin statue unveiled in western Germany after legal battle
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North Africa football stadiums double as political arenas
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ChickTok: Indonesian kids given pets to wean them off smartphones
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Indonesians quitting ‘rice addiction’ over diabetes fears
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Fans, celebrities mourn death of K-pop star Sulli; celebrity had long been a target of online bullying
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Sinking city: Indonesia’s capital on brink of disaster
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Commission into French Catholic Church sex abuse claims opens
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Over 600,000 older Japanese live in social isolation: survey
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Hundreds of couples livestreamed in South Korean motel spycam porn
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Second South Korean star quits as K-pop sex scandal spreads
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Thailand to start testing medical marijuana on patients
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