Why is this teenager fighting fires dressed as superman?

A 17-year-old boy named Rudiyansah has gone viral for wearing a superhero costume while volunteer firefighting in Indonesia.

His suit has drawn attention to the wildfire crisis near his home in Central Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, driven by a super El Niño.

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A woman in a blue rain jacket sits in a car, looking out a window.

Nepal flood relief vehicles trapped as heavy rain turns roads to mud

Thousands in Nepal are still waiting to be rescued, but unpredictable weather is making such operations increasingly difficult.

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China censors videos showing deadly flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border

Footage of the flash floods have become almost impossible to find on China’s heavily censored internet.

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A splitscreen of a flooded landscape on the left and a man wearing an orange poncho and a woman on the right wearing glasses.

BBC speaks with US group after 77 trekkers go missing in Nepal flood

The BBC’s Helena Humphrey visited Isha Foundation in the US state of Tennessee, that lost contact with their tour group on the China-Nepal border.

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An Afghan woman sat on a chair talking to a man with a white beard.

Afghan woman, 18, tries to persuade Taliban governor to support her divorce

An 18-year-old woman who accuses her husband of abuse asks a regional governor to support a request to end her marriage.

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Robot boxing, football and sprinting at World Humanoid Games

The second-edition of the five-day competition kicked off in Beijing, China, on Saturday.

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Watch: Moment humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m record

The robot ran the distance in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.

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A humanoid robot riding a mechanical horse in front of onlookers

Robot horse and rider steal the spotlight at Chinese conference

More than 300 companies are showcasing the latest advances in robotics at the five-day event in Beijing, China, organisers say.

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The BBC's Kelly Ng in a split screen with a woman with grey hair wearing pink and doing parkour.

How is parkour helping these seniors avoid injuries?

In one of the world's fastest aging countries, older people are finding creative ways to stay healthy.

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BBC correspondent Kurumi Mori standing inside a glass cooling box

Why are 'human fridges' being sold in Japan?

As Japan swelters through extreme summer heat, BBC Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries out a new way to cool down.

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Park Geon-roung aged seven in the Baby Shark music video on the left. Park Geon-roung aged 17 dancing on the right.

Baby Shark boy set to make K-pop debut

The boy from the most-watched YouTube video of all time is now 17 years old, and wants to be a K-pop star.

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A worker conducts clearing operations to collect floating trash and debris that have accumulated along a water channel following successive days of monsoon rains

Watch: Tide of rubbish blankets Philippines river

Workers in Manila waded through the river, collecting waste that washed in during days of heavy rain.

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A bright light and clouds of fumes against a dark sky as a rocket explodes.

Moment Chinese rocket explodes after lift-off

The rocket failed after an in-flight anomaly while carrying a satellite, Chinese state media reported.

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Jonathan Head in a split screen with Thai students hugging each other.

What we know so far about the deadly Thailand shooting

At least seven people have died after a teenage boy shot his grandparents before opening fire on a school in Bangkok.

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CCTV image of an operating room with doctor falling over and grabbing the operating table

Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan

Security camera footage shows doctors shielding a patient on the operating table as last month's magnitude 6.8 quake shook Kumamoto General Hospital.

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A person in blue scrubs puts on PPE from the trunk of a vehicle.

First responders in Thailand stand by following shooting

At least six people have died in a school shooting on the outskirts of Bangkok, according to reports citing police.

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Split screen on Katy Watson (L) and Taiwan’s President William Lai (R)

Why was Taiwan’s president evacuated in the middle of the night?

President William Lai took part in an emergency evacuation drill as part of Taiwan military exercises preparing for a potential Chinese invasion.

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Tiger jumping from a cage on the back of a vehicle

Moment first rare tiger in 70 years released in Kazakhstan

Umit, a female Amur tiger, has been released as part of a programme to restore the animal's population, which was wiped out in central Asia a century ago.

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BCC China correspondent Stephen McDonell standing in a park on the left. An AI-generated image of a drone flood rescue on the right

AI or real? BBC analyses viral China disaster videos

As weather events become more extreme, fake videos are being shared rapidly online, and it’s causing real world problems in China.

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Composite image showing on the left sun shining through leaves on tree and on the right man wiping his face with pink towel

Record heatwave in South Korea as temperatures soar to 42.5C

There have been at least 19 deaths related to the heatwave which has brought the country's hottest day since records began.

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Group of security officers with faces blurred holding plastic bags, man dressed as pilot stands opposite them

Moment pilot caught with 70,000 ecstasy pills at Indonesian airport

A Malaysian pilot was arrested at Jakarta airport after being found with around four stone (26kg) of drugs hidden in his luggage.

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