K-pop's EXP Edition: The worldmost controversial 'Korean' bandK-pop's EXP Edition: The worldmost controversial 'Korean' band
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Do you need to be Korean to be a K-pop artist

That's the question Bora Kim wanted to answer when she created EXP Edition.

What started as an academic assignment soon developed into the world's first non-Korean K-pop band.

They've faced criticism, accusations of cultural appropriation and even death threats, but three years on,

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Is the dystopian future of water shortages already hereIs the dystopian future of water shortages already here

While many parts of India are going through a sustained water crisis, the western city of Pune is trying to deal with the problem in a rather unusual way, writes the TheIndianSubcontinent's Geeta Pandey.

The dystopian future we worried about is already here.

Many restaurants in the city of Pune have begun serving only half glasses of water to guests.

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Nepal eyes world record with Dead Sea of plastic bagsNepal eyes world record with Dead Sea of plastic bags
Nepal eyes world record with Dead Sea of plastic bags - TheIndianSubcontinent News

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Priyanka Chopra: Bollywood star reveals 75ft wedding veilPriyanka Chopra: Bollywood star reveals 75ft wedding veil
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What's white, sheer and 75ft long Priyanka Chopra's wedding veil.

The Bollywood star, who married US singer Nick Jonas in Rajasthan state over the weekend, unveiled her intricately-detailed wedding dress in an Instagram post on Wednesday.

The Ralph Lauren-designed dress had more than two million mother-of-pearl sequins sewed into

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Tsunami alert after New Caledonia quakeTsunami alert after New Caledonia quake

A 7.5 magnitude quake has struck close to New Caledonia in the Pacific, with a tsunami alert issued for coasts within 1,000km (620 miles).

The quake struck at a depth of about 10km at 04:18 GMT, the US Geological Survey reports.

The epicentre was recorded as 168km east-south-east of Tadine, a town on one of New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands.

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China-US trade: China vows speedy action on trade commitmentsChina-US trade: China vows speedy action on trade commitments
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Chinese officials have said they are "confident in implementing" trade commitments made to the US "as soon as possible", without giving details.

An ongoing trade war has seen both countries impose duties on billions of dollars of one another's goods.

Over the weekend, a temporary truce was agreed between US President

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