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- Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, is acquitted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, sparking widespread protests by Islamists.
- India unveils the Statue of Unity (pictured), the tallest statue in the world at 182 m (597 ft), depicting its first deputy prime minister, Vallabhbhai Patel.
- Typhoon Yutu, also known as Typhoon Rosita, makes a second landfall in the Philippines, killing 6 people and leaving at least 23 others missing.
- Lion Air Flight 610 crashes off the coast of Java, Indonesia, killing all 189 people on board.
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