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Manny Pacquiao (right), of the Philippines, hits Timothy Bradley Jr. during their WBO welterweight title boxing bout on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Manny Pacquiao Wins What He Calls The Final Fight Of His Career

3:14pm April 10, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Paquiao defeated Timothy Bradley Jr. by unanimous decision. And the iconic boxer said that he is retiring — "as of now." "I am going to go home and think about it," he said.

During a weekend run in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, Biko and his owner paused as a funeral procession passed by.

Doggone It, Why Do They Make It So Hard To Take A Pooch On A Plane?

12:59pm April 10, 2016

by Donatella Lorch

Our 94-pound Rhodesian Ridgeback has moved from the Kenya to Nepal — and now to Turkey. It was really ruff.

Men carry a body to an ambulance after the fire at a temple in Kerala on Sunday.

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Explosion During Fireworks Show Kills More Than 100 In Kerala, India

12:44pm April 10, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The fire swept through a packed Hindu temple during a fireworks display. Local officials say at least 100 were killed, with at least 200 other people injured.

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Kerala, India: At Least 100 Killed In Temple Fire

4:06am April 10, 2016

by The Associated Press

A series of fireworks were set off early Sunday against local orders, triggering a massive fire that injured at least 200. Most were killed in the collapse of a building that stored the fireworks.

South Korean people watch a television broadcast at the Seoul Railway Station earlier this month reporting North Korea's surface-to-air missile launch.

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North Korea Says It Tested An Engine For An Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

9:22am April 09, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

It's not possible to verify the claim, which follows a series of weapons tests from the isolated nation. North Korea says this engine would boost its ability to launch a nuclear attack on the U.S.

Macaque monkeys (above, in Malaysia) carry the parasite for a strain of malaria called Plasmodium knowlesi.

Monkey Malaria Creeps Closer To Being A Major Human Threat

3:39pm April 08, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

A new paper raises concerns about possible changes in the parasite behind the strain, putting us at greater risk.

Paneer curry. The "curry-flavored" powder that members of the British colonial administration took home from India became popular in 18th century England.

From India To North Korea, Via Japan: Curry's Global Journey

3:01pm April 08, 2016

by Markus Bell

From British colonials who fell in love with "curry powder" in India, to Koreans who encountered the taste in Imperial Japan, the story of curry is one of globalization writ on a dish.

A tiger in a rescue center in Cambodia in 2011.

Cambodia Launches Plan To Reintroduce 'Functionally Extinct' Tigers

7:50pm April 07, 2016

by Laura Wagner

A successful revival would mean not only a healthier and more balanced ecosystem, but it could also boost Cambodia's ecotourism, bringing more revenue to the national economy.

Dr. Hong Jung Geun, chief surgeon at Metro Plastic Surgery Clinic in Seoul (left), performs a pro-bono scar removal procedure on a former North Korean.

How S. Korea's Plastic Surgeons Are Helping Scarred N. Korean Defectors

6:38pm April 07, 2016

by Elise Hu

Assimilating into South Korean society is rarely easy for North Korean defectors. Top plastic surgeons are volunteering their services to help minimize the scars they bear from painful, abusive pasts.

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For Some Asian-Americans, Calvin Trillin's Chinese Food Poem Is Unappetizing

6:37pm April 07, 2016

by Andrew Limbong

A satirical poem in The New Yorker about Chinese food in the U.S. has left many Asian-American writers with a bad taste in their mouths.

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