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More than one million displaced since Myanmar coup
UN agency speaks of ‘significant challenges’ to delivering humanitarian aid in Sagaing region.
Sunday, 09 Oct 2022 07:40 AM
Tropical Storm Julia closes in on Central America
Heavy rain expected to trigger flooding, landslides.
Sunday, 09 Oct 2022 07:00 AM
‘Sabotage’ to blame for major German rail disruption
Deutsche Bahn says damage to radio network, cut cables.
Sunday, 09 Oct 2022 12:00 AM
UK train commuters hit by further strikes over pay
Railway workers want to keep pace with decades-high inflation amid cost-of-living crisis.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 10:40 PM
2 Palestinians killed in Israel West Bank raid
Health ministry says 11 others are wounded.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 10:00 PM
US tightens chip export controls to China
Chinese foreign ministry accuses Washington of ‘maliciously block, suppress its businesses’.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 09:20 PM
Phony heiress Anna Sorokin freed from US immigration detention
30-year-old German national still faces deportation.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 08:40 PM
Petrol station blast kills 7 in Ireland
Irish police say 8 hospitalised, search, recovery continues.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 08:00 PM
Russia launches criminal probe into Crimea bridge blast
A blown-up truck causes two lanes to partially collapse into the sea.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 07:20 PM
250 pilot whales die in remote New Zealand stranding
No attempt made to refloat them on the Chatham Islands due to the risk of shark attack.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 06:40 PM
12 killed in western India bus fire
Vehicle bursts into flames after hitting a truck in Nashik city early today.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 06:00 PM
First minors sentenced under Hong Kong security law
Four ordered to be detained in a training centre up to three years.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 05:20 PM
Thai king tells massacre victims’ families ‘I share your grief’
Buddhist funeral rites, prayers for the dead to begin today.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 04:40 PM
New York City declares emergency over migrant crisis
Mayor calls for federal and state aid to handle the record-breaking influx of asylum seekers.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 04:00 PM
2 police officers arrested in Vietnam after blaze kills 32
Duo under investigation for alleged negligence.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 03:20 PM
IMF frees up US$3.8 billion more in funds for Argentina
Latest tranche brings to US$17.5 billion the total disbursed to Buenos Aires.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 02:40 PM
Pink diamond sells for nearly US$58 million in Hong Kong
Winning bid is more than twice the estimated US$21 million sale price.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 02:00 PM
Google looks to raise its smartphone game with Pixel 7
It is priced at US$599 in the United States.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 01:20 PM
Hijab protests are Iran’s ‘Berlin Wall’ moment, activist says
Iranian-American woman living in New York calls Islamic veil an 'oppressive tool'.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 12:40 PM
France’s Mbappe tops football earnings list at US$128 million
PSG teammate Messi, 35, ranks second at US$120 million
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 12:00 PM
Canada to deny entry to 10,000 members of ‘murderous’ Iran regime
Trudeau lists the Islamic state under the 'most powerful provision” of his country's immigration and refugee act.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 11:20 AM
English city of Liverpool to host 2023 Eurovision song contest
Britain to host event with a ‘strongly Ukrainian flavour’ in place of the war-torn country.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 10:40 AM
Stocks slump, dollar boosted by US jobs data
Equity markets have taken a battering in the past couple of months.
Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 10:00 AM