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US commerce secretary to visit China next week for talks
Washington seeks to better manage its frosty relations with Beijing.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 11:00 PM
2 dead as Greece battles spreading wildfires
Inferno rages on islands of Evia, Kythnos and region of Boeotia.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 10:20 PM
Cyprus begins evicting 600 asylum-seekers from condemned flats
Authorities say residents protested about allegations of electricity theft.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 09:40 PM
Russia says Ukrainian boat destroyed in new Black Sea clash
Moscow says ‘reconnaissance vessel’ near gas production facilities.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 09:00 PM
India’s oldest elephant dies at estimated age of 89
Bijuli Prasad brought to work on a tea estate by a British farmer during colonial rule in the 1940s.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 08:20 PM
6 children among 8 trapped in Pakistan cable car
It hangs in the middle of a deep ravine surrounded by stunning mountains.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 07:40 PM
Wagner chief says his group making Africa ‘freer’
Video confirms Prigozhin on continent.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 07:00 PM
HK to curb some Japan food imports over Fukushima water release
John Lee says move ‘irresponsible’ as it disregards food safety and environmental risks.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 06:20 PM
3 candidates nominated for Singapore president vote
Former DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam seen as frontrunner.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 05:40 PM
Indonesia, Boeing ink deal for sale of F-15 jets
Jakarta moves to modernise its fleet.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 05:00 PM
First N. Korean commercial flight in 3 years lands in Beijing
Air Koryo flight JS151 is said to have left Pyongyang at 8.30am and arrived in the Chinese capital 2 hours 15 minutes later.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 04:20 PM
Taylor Swift fever grows in Latin America
Singer-songwriter will bring her ‘Eras’ tour to the region from Thursday.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 03:40 PM
‘Barbie’ hits nerve in conservative Gulf
Film celebrating female emancipation divides audiences in the region.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 03:00 PM
US approves maternal vaccine to prevent RSV in infants
Pfizer’s Abrysvo jab gets green light for use from weeks 32 through 36 of pregnancy.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 02:20 PM
Ex-PM Thaksin jailed on return to Thailand after 15 years in exile
The billionaire is ordered to serve eight years for three convictions passed in his absence.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 01:56 PM
Taiwan condemns China, Nicaragua over removal from Central American body
It calls the move a bid to ‘undermine democracy’.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 01:40 PM
Cambodian lawmakers elect Hun Sen’s son as next leader
This seals a dynastic handover of power after last month’s one-sided election.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 01:00 PM
Fukushima water release to begin Thursday
Japan PM announces start of oceanic discharge despite opposition from fishermen, protests by China.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 12:20 PM
Trump to surrender in Georgia Thursday to face racketeering charges
He believes the charges against him are contrived.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 11:40 AM
Hitler birth house redesign to start in October
Austrian govt to turn building into a police station with a human rights training centre.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 11:00 AM
Profits, revenues sink at Australia mining giant BHP
Company confident global demand for iron ore, coal, copper will remain ‘relatively robust’.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 10:20 AM
Rihanna a mum again
Report says the megastar has given birth to a baby boy.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 09:40 AM
5 dead after Moscow sewers flooded during tour
They are part of a group on an illegal visit into the vast tunnels of the capital’s sewer system.
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 09:00 AM