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In the serene valleys of Uttarkashi, a district nestled in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, a statistical anomaly has stirred a nationwide debate. Reports surfaced, claiming an absence of female births across 132 villages over a three-month span, igniting concerns over the specter of sex-selective abortions—a practice that has long plagued the nation's conscience.

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A high-profile Vietnamese real estate tycoon was sentenced to death on Thursday in one of the biggest corruption cases in history, with an estimated $27 billion in damages. Truong My Lan, chair of major developer Van Thinh Phat, was found guilty of embezzling cash from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) over the course of a decade in a case that has stunned the nation.

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