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Maids for specific tasks only in Malaysia

The days of having a multi-tasking maid who does everything from cooking and washing to caring for the baby and the elderly and even washing the car is as good as gone.

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Thai group rally against U.S. ambassador for "violating diplomatic protocol"

​A group of Thais rallied in front of the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok on Monday, calling for the U.S. president to recall its ambassador to Thailand Glyn Davies who they said had "violated diplomatic protocol."

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Duterte's Cabinet picks raise concerns

President-elect Rodrigo Duterte appears to be putting together a Cabinet team in a haphazard way and without a coherent plan, leading to rumblings even from within his circle.

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Trump's Supreme Court list: all conservative, some provocative

William Pryor, in urging the U.S. Supreme Court in 2003 to uphold a Texas law banning gay sex, argued against the notion that the U.S. Constitution should safeguard a person's choice of partners.

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Han Kang is first South Korean to win Man Booker International Prize, sharing literature award with translator

Han Kang's allegorical tale wins literary prize, which for the first time will be split evenly with the translator.

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Woody Allen opens Cannes, but spotlight returns to allegations he sexually abused his daughter

The 69th Cannes Film Festival opened Wednesday with stormy skies, heightened security, the premiere of a new Woody Allen film and resurrected sex abuse allegations against the 80-year-old director regarding his adoptive daughter, Dylan Farrow.

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The damage done by Canada's massive wildfire so far

There's not much left of what was once a thriving oil city. All photos via Dan Olson for VICE News

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One of America's shadiest landlords is facing possible prison time

​CEO of Croman Realty Steven Croman and his wife Harriet in New York City. The landlord faces a litany of criminal charges to which he pleaded not guilty Monday. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for DuJour)

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Jakarta gives Singapore a list of fugitives

Indonesia has given Singapore a list of fugitives, part of back-channel efforts to nab those who had fled the country after being convicted of crimes.

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Tribeca Film Festival documentary sheds new light on abortion debate in U.S.

Amie Jo Guinn finds herself pregnant, unexpectedly. Being a single mother who lives in the U.S. state of Missouri, she works nearly 90 hours per week as a bartender to support her two children.

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Philippine mayor says "sorry" for rape remark

A Philippine mayor who built a reputation for fighting crime apologised yesterday for a rape comment that caused a political storm and could dent his chances of winning the presidency in an election three weeks away.

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Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte slammed over rape joke

Leading Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte, whose campaign promises a ruthless war on crime, was angrily condemned on Sunday (April 17) after a video surfaced of him joking about a murdered Australian rape victim.

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83 prisoners pardoned, Myanmar President Htin Kyaw says in New Year's Day statement

Myanmar President Htin Kyaw signed a pardon for 83 prisoners on the country's New Year's Day, his office said in a statement on Sunday (April 17).

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Millennials shape China's online celebrity economy

​Yu Xiao, a junior student at Zhengzhou University in central China's Henan Province, usually winds down after classes by browsing the makeup tutorials of her favorite beauty bloggers on the Sina Weibo social network.

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Why couples are healthier, wealthier… and less trim

Research consistently shows that marriage and long-term relationships are good for your physical, mental and financial health

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In S. Korean cherry-blossom days, bereaved families of ferry disaster still fighting for truth

The bereaved families who lost their loved ones in one of South Korea's deadliest maritime disaster seemed at a first glance to have returned to their normal life, smilingly having a chat with each other before press conference to foreign correspondents in Seoul earlier this week.