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Australia to get 220 Tomahawk missiles from US

The long-range weapons allow targets to be struck from more than 1,000km away.         

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 07:40 PM

Australia to get 220 Tomahawk missiles from US

Xi Jinping to visit Russia next week

Chinese president to hold talks on ‘strategic cooperation’ with Vladimir Putin.

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 07:00 PM

Xi Jinping to visit Russia next week

Cambodia celebrates return of ‘priceless’ stolen Angkor jewellery

Family of late, disgraced art dealer returns dozens of items looted during the 1970s.

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 06:20 PM

Cambodia celebrates return of ‘priceless’ stolen Angkor jewellery

Infantino announces big increase in Women’s World Cup prize money

FIFA president says this year’s total sum will be US$152 million, up from US$50 million in 2019.      

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 05:40 PM

Infantino announces big increase in Women’s World Cup prize money

Indian farmers march to demand higher prices for onions

Many are reported to have posted parcels of crop to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get his attention.

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 05:00 PM

Indian farmers march to demand higher prices for onions



Venezuela Supreme Court decriminalises homosexuality in armed forces

Annulled article not compatible with constitution or progress in human rights.

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 04:20 PM

Venezuela Supreme Court decriminalises homosexuality in armed forces

Australian smashes record for world’s longest surf

Blake Johnston beats South African Josh Enslin’s previous record of 30 hours 11 minutes.

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 03:40 PM

Australian smashes record for world’s longest surf

Asian markets extend global rally as banking sector fears ease

Markets welcome move to shore-up US financial institutions.

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 03:00 PM

Asian markets extend global rally as banking sector fears ease

Crypto-linked bank failures fuel regulation debate

Authorities increasingly keen on oversight of sector which boomed during the Covid pandemic

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 02:20 PM

Crypto-linked bank failures fuel regulation debate

Hamilton says he plans to stay and fight at Mercedes

Seven-time world champion admits poor choice of words after Bahrain Grand Prix.

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 01:40 PM

Hamilton says he plans to stay and fight at Mercedes

New Zealand to ban TikTok from MPs’ devices

Prohibition comes into effect March 31.

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 01:00 PM

New Zealand to ban TikTok from MPs’ devices

Northeast Brazil sees more fierce gang violence

Reports of burning public buses, buildings in nine cities.

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 12:20 PM

Northeast Brazil sees more fierce gang violence

10 people charged in death of inmate in US hospital

Mother calls video footage of son dying 'heart-breaking'.

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 11:40 AM

10 people charged in death of inmate in US hospital

Footballers at higher risk of dementia, says study

Players 1.5 times more likely to get Alzheimer’s disease.

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 11:00 AM

Footballers at higher risk of dementia, says study

US Fed said lent banks US$12 billion under scheme 

Authorities move to ease stress on financial system after SVB collapse.

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 10:20 AM



Cyclone Freddy death toll in Malawi hits 326

More than 300 emergency shelters have been set up for survivors.

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 09:40 AM

Cyclone Freddy death toll in Malawi hits 326

8 arrested after Champions League violence in Naples

Police in the process of identifying 470 German fans who stayed in the city.

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 09:00 AM

8 arrested after Champions League violence in Naples

Roger Ng says no money to pay US$35 million for 1MDB fraud

His lawyer says demand violates 8th Amendment of US constitution.

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 08:20 AM · 1 comment

Roger Ng says no money to pay US$35 million for 1MDB fraud

US maternal mortality rate rose sharply in 2021, report shows

Black women more than twice as likely to die than white women.

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 08:20 AM

US maternal mortality rate rose sharply in 2021, report shows

Protests rock France after Macron rams through pension reform

Unions call government’s move 'a complete denial of democracy'.

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 07:40 AM

Protests rock France after Macron rams through pension reform

US stocks end higher as major banks shore up First Republic

Dow Jones Industrial Average finishes up 1.2% at 32,246.55.

Friday, 17 Mar 2023 07:00 AM

US stocks end higher as major banks shore up First Republic

France to force Paris binmen back to work

Collectors face prosecution for not showing up for their shift as stinking waste litters the capital.

Thursday, 16 Mar 2023 08:00 PM

France to force Paris binmen back to work

Armenia says fears Karabakh ‘genocide’, seeks UN help

Yerevan says an Azerbaijani blockade of its link with the enclave is a humanitarian crisis.

Thursday, 16 Mar 2023 07:20 PM

Armenia says fears Karabakh ‘genocide’, seeks UN help

Gianni Infantino re-elected FIFA president until 2027

The 52-year-old Swiss lawyer is waved in for a third term unopposed.       

Thursday, 16 Mar 2023 06:40 PM

Gianni Infantino re-elected FIFA president until 2027

South Korea hits record-low weddings as birth rate plunges

192,000 couples tie the knot in 2022, down by more than 40% from a decade earlier.       

Thursday, 16 Mar 2023 06:00 PM

South Korea hits record-low weddings as birth rate plunges