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• Nvidia boss 'disappointed' by reported China chip ban

  Jensen Huang said the US needs "to make sure that that people can access this technology from all over the world".

• Timor-Leste scraps plan to buy MPs free cars after protests

  Demonstrators had burned tyres and set a government vehicle alight, while police responded with tear gas.

• US officers tied us up and pointed guns at us, South Korean engineers tell BBC

  Korean workers who were detained in the US say they were treated like criminals and are still in shock.

• Politicians get rich while we suffer - so I helped bring down our government in 48 hours

  Gen Z protesters in Nepal tell the BBC of their pride and heartbreak after last week's momentous protests.

• US tennis star sorry for 'offensive' comments on Chinese food

  She described the turtle and frog dishes as "crazy" and "wild", causing a social media storm.

• Chinese teens to pay $300,000 for urinating in soup

  A court orders their parents to compensate Haidilao for reputational and operational losses.

• Deal is done to keep TikTok in the US, says Trump

  The social media platform had faced a ban in the US over national security concerns.

• Chinese-linked mining firms sued over 'ecological catastrophe' in Zambia

  Million of litres of highly acidic waste spilled into rivers in a copper-mining area, farmers say.

• Rising seas will threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050 - report

  Australia's first National Climate Risk Assessment predicts more frequent and severe climate hazards.

• South Korea to probe potential human rights abuses in US raid

  More than 300 South Korean workers returned home on Friday after being held for a week in the US following the raid.

• China accuses Nvidia of violating anti-monopoly laws

  The accusation comes as the US and China hold talks to de-escalate the trade war between the two.

• Huge fire rips through residential homes in Manila

  Local reports say at least 14 fire trucks were called to the fire in the residential area, resulting in an evacuation to two nearby centres.

• Why more women get cancer in India - but more men die

  Women account for just over half of all new cases, but men make up the majority of deaths.

• They were shot dead for protesting against corruption in Nepal

  Many young people were among more than 70 people killed in anti-corruption protests in Nepal.

• 'My wife died giving birth after Trump cut funding to our clinic'

  The BBC hears devastating accounts of Afghan mothers and babies dying after US-backed clinics shut.