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Indians turn to start-ups to care for ageing parents as families spread out

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By 2050, one in five Indians will be over 60, close to 21 per cent of the population, according to the UN Population Fund.

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Helicopter carrying six people crashes in India’s Uttarakhand

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Five of the six aboard were pilgrims. The helicopter reportedly took off from Badrinath on Friday afternoon and lost contact near a village close to Joshimath, in Chamoli district.

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China's purge widens as Xi tightens control

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The Communist Party's fifth plenum ended with the expulsion of 33 leaders, 16 of them senior military officers, among them General Zhang Youxia.

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US flags nearly US$130 million in ghost student aid fraud tied to Kenya

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Investigators flagged 830,840 potentially fraudulent student aid ID numbers tied to nearly US$130 million. The figure is aid linked to suspect accounts, not confirmed losses.

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Serbia's student-backed winners demand police and judiciary resignations

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Newly elected MPs on the Student List called for top figures in the police, intelligence and judiciary to stand down, days after ousting Aleksandar Vučić's party from power. They also want every police officer who broke the law dismissed immediately.

Former El Salvador president Saca is released after 10 years

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Elías Antonio Saca, 61, reported to court on Thursday after serving his full corruption sentence. His lawyer says he received no early-release benefits.

Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Syrians struggle with soaring prices after the fall of Assad

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Since the government cut subsidies, the price of bread has risen tenfold and electricity costs are up several hundred per cent for some.

Machado calls for Venezuelan elections in 2027

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In her first remarks since returning from more than 10 months in exile, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate said a transition in Venezuela would be irreversible, organised, pacific.