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• Nepal gets first female PM after deadly unrest

  Former Supreme Court chief justice Sushila Karki is sworn in after a deal with protest leaders.

• North Korea executing more people for watching foreign films and TV, UN finds

  The report is based on more than 300 interviews with escapees from Kim Jong Un's secretive regime.

• More than two million people evacuated from deadly floods in Pakistan

  Monsoon rains have killed more than 900 people across the country since late June.

• South Korean workers detained in US raid arrive home

  Media and some protesters gather at the airport as more than 300 workers detained in the US last week return.

• Major Australian gas project extended until 2070

  Stricter emissions targets have now been imposed on Woodside Energy's North West Shelf project.

• Worried migrants head home from India after Nepal turmoil

  Nepalis rush home from India as deadly protests have engulfed the Himalayan nation.

• Nasa bans Chinese nationals from working on its space programmes

  Earlier this month, Chinese nationals working with Nasa suddenly found themselves denied access.

• Bali's worst floods in a decade kill 14

  Authorities say the flash floods on the popular island were caused by heavy rainfall.

• Woman who bit off attacker's tongue acquitted after 61 years

  Choi Mal-ja only managed to break free after biting off about 1.5cm of her alleged attacker's tongue.

• US influencer investigated over wild croc wrestling videos

  Wildlife experts say Mike Holston's actions in Far North Queensland were dangerous and cruel.

• Nepal protests 'hijacked', Gen Z claim, as army patrols the streets

  Fierce protests against corruption and nepotism spiralled into arson and violence on Tuesday.

• Trump lobbies EU for 100% tariffs on China and India

  The US President wants to increase pressure on Vladimir Putin to halt the war in Ukraine.

• Kashmir's young are preserving history - one post at a time

  Young Kashmiris are using social media to preserve language, heritage and identity through storytelling.

• Nepal turmoil adds to India's woes in South Asia

  Any instability in the country is a cause of concern for India because of Nepal's strategic location.

• Vaccine to curb chlamydia epidemic devastating koalas approved

  Thousands of koalas have died from the disease, with some estimates suggesting only 50,000 remain in the wild.