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On a hot summer day in June 2010, two Indian children upset with their parents for hitting them left home. The siblings – 11-year-old Rakhi and seven-year-old Bablu – planned to go to their maternal grandparents who lived just a kilometre away. But a few wrong turns and they were lost. It’s taken them more than 13 years to find their way back – with a lot of help from a child rights activist – to their mother Neetu Kumari. “I missed my mother every single day,” Bablu who grew up in orphanages told me on the phone. “I’m very…

South Korea’s government has threatened to arrest thousands of striking junior doctors and revoke their medical licences if they do not return to work on Thursday. Around three quarters of the country’s junior doctors have walked out of their jobs over the past week, causing disruption and delays to surgeries at major teaching hospitals. The trainee doctors are protesting government plans to admit drastically more medical students to university each year, to increase the number of doctors in the system. South Korea has one of the lowest doctor-to-patient ratios among developed countries, and with a rapidly aging population, the government…

A former Australian politician “sold out” the country to a foreign spy network, the nation’s intelligence chief has alleged in a speech. Outlining the activities of the group dubbed the “A-Team”, Mike Burgess claimed the MP had offered it access to the then-prime minister’s family. He did not name the person or the country they worked with but said the plot had unfolded “several years ago”. The claim has rocked Canberra, with some calling for the MP to be unmasked. While delivering his annual threat assessment in the capital on Wednesday, the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (Asio) chief said…

After a long day, there is nothing quite like sinking into the comfort of your couch. But what if this simple pleasure could offer more than just the relaxation that comes from flopping down and stretching out? By incorporating a few deliberate stretches into your couch routine, you can elevate this common ritual to a form of self-care. The three stretches outlined below can help you transform your couch time into a therapeutic experience that provides both immediate relief and long-term benefits. Because these stretches focus on areas of our bodies that we tend to stress most in our everyday…

Alexei Navalny will be buried at a cemetery in Moscow on Friday, a spokesperson has confirmed. The service will be held at Borisovskoye Cemetery, after a farewell ceremony in the Maryino district. On Tuesday the opposition leader’s spokeswoman said that his team was struggling to find a funeral home – with some refusing to hold the service when they found out who it was for. Alexei Navalny suddenly died in an Arctic prison earlier this month. For years, he was the most high-profile critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. — CutC by bbc.com

Hong Kong has announced a slew of measures to boost its real estate sector, including the removal of decade-old restrictions that were introduced to prevent a property bubble, as part of its effort to revive an economy that has been hurt by a record exodus of talent and an economic slowdown in mainland China. Paul Chan, the financial secretary for the semi-autonomous Chinese city, said in his annual budget speech on Wednesday that the city would cancel all buy-side restrictions for residential homes and waive stamp duties on property transactions. The cancellation will take effect immediately. “We consider that the relevant measures are no longer necessary amidst the…

North Korea’s munitions factories are “operating at full capacity” to produce weapons and shells for Russia, according to South Korea’s defense minister, as Moscow’s devastating war in Ukraine grinds into a third year. The latest estimate from South Korea offers fresh clues on the crucial but highly secretive role North Korea is playing to help resupply Moscow’s war of attrition at a time when Ukraine’s own need for vital military resupplies is being held up by predominantly Republican lawmakers in Washington. The weapons and military equipment, which include millions of rounds of artillery shells, is being delivered to Russia in exchange for shipments of food…

One of New Zealand’s two free-to-air television networks said on Wednesday it was proposing to close its newsroom operations, television news broadcasts and website from June 30, with the loss of up to 200 media jobs. Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns the news service Newshub that airs on television channel Three, said in a statement it needed to further reduce costs and that meant major changes including the planned shut down of the newsroom. CNN is also owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Under New Zealand law, a proposed restructure or redundancies must be consulted on before a final decision can…

Forrest Gump star Gary Sinise has announced the death of his 33-year-old son Mac, who had been battling “a very rare cancer”. The US actor revealed his son died on 5 January, more than five years after he was diagnosed. In a statement posted on the Gary Sinise Foundation website, he said the family was “heartbroken” and “managing as best we can”. He added he felt “blessed, fortunate, and proud” to be Mac’s father. Mac, whose full name was McCanna Anthony Sinise, was a graduate of the USC Thornton School of Music and was an “exceptional drummer,” his father said. Sinise…

Monica Lewinsky, the anti-bullying activist who found herself at the centre of a 90s media storm after an affair with President Bill Clinton, has been signed by a major fashion brand. Ms Lewinsky was chosen by women’s fashion house Reformation to lead the company’s latest voting campaign. The “You’ve Got the Power” work wear campaign was launched on Monday in partnership with Vote.org. The campaign is aimed at “reminding” people of their voting “power”. “Voting is using your voice to be heard, and it’s the most defining aspect of democracy,” Ms Lewinsky was quoted as saying on the company’s website.…