Bulgaria probes explosion at weapon storage site
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Farage’s Reform UK gets second record £36 million donation in 48 hours
Cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne said on Saturday he had donated £36 million (US$49 million) to…
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Why PLA’s laser-equipped Type 19 vehicle could matter in a Taiwan conflict
The People’s Liberation Army may be seeking to give its frontline mechanised units mobile protection against the kind…
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Iran, UAE leaders discuss de-escalation as oil supply worries spike
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and the crown prince of Abu Dhabi met on the sidelines of the Brics summit in New…
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Will Malaysia’s Umno pull the plug on coalition partner PH?
The political impasse in Malaysia’s government has regressed to a game of chicken, experts say, with Prime Minister…
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Under Trump’s shadow, Brics takes step towards de-dollarisation
Brics countries agreed on Saturday to expand trade and payments in local currencies, making another step towards…
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Xi tells Modi China and India bear ‘significant responsibilities’ as Global South powers
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday that China and India, as the world’s…
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US-China decoupling could benefit other countries, China trade war game suggests
Chinese researchers have modelled a war game scenario suggesting that a complete economic decoupling between the US and…
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Rescue operation launched after boat begins to sink at Hung Hom
A rescue operation was launched in Hung Hom in Hong Kong on Saturday afternoon after a recreational vessel began taking…
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Brics members find common ground on AI, trade and alternative payment expansion
Brics members agreed in New Delhi on Saturday to continue the push to expand trade and payments in local currencies to…
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China urges US to ‘stop all spying’ or face retaliation, slams ‘gangster logic’
Beijing has urged the United States to “immediately stop all espionage activities” targeting Chinese companies, warning…
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A symbol of harmony: Chinese scientists discover earliest dragon-phoenix pairing in ancient tomb
It sometimes guards kingdoms and empires; other times, it hoards treasures within a hidden cave. The dragon frequently…
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Elderly couple found dead in Ma On Shan flat after foul odour reported
Hong Kong police are investigating the deaths of a couple in their seventies after their bodies were discovered inside…
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Bodies from Philippine ferry arrive at port after fire killed at least 76
Rescuers retrieved more remains from a passenger ferry in the Philippines that was gutted by fire, bringing the death…
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Hong Kong’s contemporary artists deserve a bigger stage in its museums
There has been much hyperventilating over two recent controversies at M+, Hong Kong’s museum of visual culture. The…
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Chinese men warned over bridal scams as ‘marriage squeeze’ drives wife search in Africa
A young Malagasy woman was stopped at Madagascar’s Ivato International Airport last month as she prepared to travel to…
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Police freeze HK$30 million in bank account of man who refused to share Mark Six prize
Hong Kong police have frozen HK$30 million (US$3.8 million) held in the bank account of a 36-year-old man who was…
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US wants Taiwan to ‘serve as cannon fodder’ against mainland China: state media
“Separatists” and the United States are putting Taiwan in greater danger, mainland China’s state broadcaster has…
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330-gram premature Chinese baby defies the odds to reach 2.5kg in 105 days, heads home
A premature baby in southern China, weighing just 330 grams and measuring as large as an adult’s palm, was discharged…
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Foie gras, puppies, water parks: North Korea gets a glow-up
Coffee bars. Water parks. Retail therapy. North Korea – a country few would associate with leisure or pleasure – is…
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Bhutan banks on high-altitude hazelnuts to remake mountain farming
Farmer Pema Dema had never even heard of hazelnuts when she was first recruited to begin growing them on her land in…
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China targets ‘toxic’ traffic as viral sensations upend daily life and public services
Authorities in China are taking content creators, fan groups and online platforms to task as their aggressive pursuit…
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When Indonesia burns, these women run towards the fire
Irma smells the fire before she sees it: a column of thick, yellow-tinged smoke rising above the tree line near her…
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What is AGI? How China’s AI firms are catching up as OpenAI Astra sparks debate
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s declaration that artificial general intelligence (AGI) has arrived following the release of…
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Philippines bets big on rail, but can it fix a broken transport network?
A two-hour commute for a 14km (8.7-mile) journey. For Julius Dalay and millions of other Filipinos, this is just how…
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Internal splits threaten to slow Brics’ progress as bloc looks back on 20 years of growth
Leaders from some of the world’s largest emerging economies are gathering in New Delhi this weekend for a summit…
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Tung Chee-hwa had a clear vision for Hong Kong
The death of Tung Chee-hwa at age 89 has prompted a necessary reckoning with the legacy of Hong Kong’s first chief…
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China teen’s Hong Kong concert trip costs family government subsidies, sparking mixed reaction
A teenage girl in mainland China travelled to Hong Kong to attend a concert of her idol, resulting in her family losing…
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North Korea launches missile salvo after US-South Korea-Japan drills
North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area towards the sea off its east coast,…
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Taobao’s ‘ugly’ goods find a growing market among China’s young consumers
Products widely considered “ugly” or “bizarre” have gone viral online in China as millions of young consumers embrace…
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Senior civil servant asked to resign over defective lifts at Queen Mary Hospital
A senior Hong Kong government officer who oversaw faulty lift installation work that stalled the launch of a new block…
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Up in smoke: why Southeast Asia failed to halt the haze
Dr Asma Zafirah doesn’t need satellite images to know when Kalimantan is burning. She sees it in the watery eyes and…
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Ex-Canada PM Jean Chretien tells US: ‘never mistake our generosity for weakness’
Standing in the town that sheltered thousands of stranded Americans after the September 11 attacks, former Canadian…
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Chinese AI firms shunned US delegation over sanctions fears, commission says
A US congressional advisory body on China said on Friday that leading Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firms…
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AI fight shadows final preparations for Xi Jinping’s White House visit to meet Donald Trump
Rising tensions over artificial intelligence are shaping the final preparations for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s…
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Saudi pipeline that bypasses Hormuz shut after attacks
Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening…
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