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PNG foreign minister resigns after coronation trip scandal
This comes after criticism of Tkatchenko’s state-funded London visit and for calling his detractors ‘primitive animals’.
Friday, 12 May 2023 10:20 PM
Johnny Depp makes comeback in scandal-hit period drama
‘Jeanne du Barry’ due for release in France on May 16.
Friday, 12 May 2023 09:40 PM
Fierce Gaza fighting erupts as truce hopes fade
Israel and Islamic Jihad group trade heavy fire.
Friday, 12 May 2023 09:00 PM
Taiwan publishers warn against visiting China as editor held
Li Yanhe being probed for ‘endangering national security’.
Friday, 12 May 2023 08:20 PM
Turkey reports progress on Ukraine grain deal
Defence minister says officials are nearing agreement on extension.
Friday, 12 May 2023 07:40 PM
Sri Lanka airline posts US$525 million annual loss
Carrier is the biggest and most expensive of the cash-haemorrhaging state companies.
Friday, 12 May 2023 07:00 PM
Toshiba posts 35% decline in full-year net profit
This is due in part to weak sales in electronic devices.
Friday, 12 May 2023 06:20 PM
K-pop megastars BTS to release memoir in July
‘Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS’ will be available in South Korea and the United States.
Friday, 12 May 2023 05:40 PM
Apple to launch first online store in Vietnam
Tech giant hoping to cash in on country’s young, tech-savvy population.
Friday, 12 May 2023 05:00 PM
British economy ekes out growth in Q1
0.1% expansion comes as output continues to be hit by high inflation, strikes.
Friday, 12 May 2023 04:20 PM
World sport returns to China after years of Covid cancellations
Sudirman Cup begins on Sunday near Shanghai.
Friday, 12 May 2023 03:40 PM
Thai army chief says no coup as election looms
General Narongpan Jitkaewthae makes pledge, says word should be deleted from the dictionary.
Friday, 12 May 2023 03:00 PM
Serbian reality TV in public crosshairs after shootings
Critics say culture of violence fanned by media.
Friday, 12 May 2023 02:20 PM
Asia markets struggle as easing inflation fails to boost optimism
Investors' hopes get boost from data suggesting labour market showing some slack.
Friday, 12 May 2023 01:40 PM
On Galapagos Islands, Darwin’s flycatcher makes tiny comeback
Bird species battles back from near extinction.
Friday, 12 May 2023 01:00 PM
Ukraine foreign minister urges Latin America to condemn Russian aggression
Kuleba blasts ‘neutrality’ of South America.
Friday, 12 May 2023 11:40 AM
YouTuber who staged plane crash faces up to 20 years in jail
Damatic footage shows Trevor Jacob, 29, ejecting from single-engine plane – selfie-stick in hand
Friday, 12 May 2023 11:00 AM
29 Palestinians killed, one fatality in Israel as violence escalates
3 suffer shrapnel injuries elsewhere in Jewish state.
Friday, 12 May 2023 10:20 AM
US judge says 18-20 year olds have right to buy handguns
Federal law prohibits licensed gun dealers from selling handguns to persons under 21.
Friday, 12 May 2023 09:40 AM
Elon Musk says hired new Twitter chief
He is fulfilling promise to honour results of poll.
Friday, 12 May 2023 09:00 AM
Astronomers puzzled by ‘largest’ ever cosmic explosion
Scientists find fireball 100 times the size of our solar system.
Friday, 12 May 2023 08:20 AM
US Marine faces manslaughter charge in death of NY subway rider
Medical examiner says Jordan Neely killed by 'compression' of the neck.
Friday, 12 May 2023 07:40 AM