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What an eventful week it has been. 
Bangladesh is set to get an interim government headed by Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus, after weeks of deadly student protests forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India. Senior Columnist Ravi Velloor says, however, that years of toxic politics will make finding an acceptable civilian government challenging. 
In the US, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has picked her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. The US presidential election is lining up to be a contest between “Minnesota Nice” and “New York Nasty”. Both can play vicious, of course, says US Bureau Chief Bhagyashree Garekar. 
While Mr Walz had spent a year teaching US history and English to high school students in southern China’s Guangdong province, his China experience may not mean warmer ties between the two countries, China Correspondent Aw Cheng Wei reports.
Meanwhile, the world has been kept in suspense since Iran vowed revenge for the killing - blamed on Israel - of Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Global Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Eyal examines if assassinations work, besides striking fear into one’s enemies.
Last but not least, ahead of Singapore’s National Day on Aug 9, we met five foreigners who shared with us how they’ve been touched by Singapore and have adopted a slice of it in their lives back home.  Happy 59th Birthday, Singapore!

Hasina gets her Marcos moment but Bangladesh’s troubles continue

People celebrate the resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Aug 5.

PHOTO: REUTERS

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US election set to be a contest between nasty and nice

Ms Kamala Harris arrives for a campaign rally with her new running mate Mr Tim Walz at the Liacouras Center at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Aug 6.

PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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Indonesia’s terror attack risk level rises amid upcoming national events: Analysts

Jemaah Islamiyah’s Indonesian senior leader Abu Rusdan (seated) with other members declaring on June 30 that the terror group has been dissolved.

PHOTO: FORMER JI MEMBER

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China’s raising of retirement age tough but necessary move

After 70 years, China is raising its statutory retirement age, a decision that sparked an immediate outcry when it was announced in July.

PHOTO: AFP

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Use of limited languages in India’s schools stunting kids’ development

Swapnil Keye Wadde, who speaks Madia Gondi, trying to read a Marathi language textbook at a government primary school in Maharashtra, India, in 2014.

ST PHOTO: DEBARSHI DASGUPTA

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Taking home a piece of Singapore

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