Bust of slain commander forces cancellation of soccer match between Iranian and Saudi teams
A Saudi soccer team made a last-minute withdrawal from an Asian Champions League match in Iran due to controversy over a divisive Iranian general who was assassinated by the United States in 2020.
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Idris Elba says he's a 'workaholic' and is in therapy to tackle 'unhealthy habits'
British actor Idris Elba has said that he's an "absolute workaholic" and is in therapy to tackle "unhealthy habits."
1970-01-01 08:00
Shooting in Thailand shopping mall kills at least three people
At least three people were killed and four others injured in a shooting at a shopping mall in Thailand's capital Bangkok on Tuesday, according to local authorities.
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Touting American-made guns, frontline Ukrainian soldiers fear potential loss of US military support
A Ukrainian solider rushes through the front-line in Klishchiivka, eastern Ukraine, as gun and artillery fire erupt around him. Armed with an American-made M16 rifle, he and his unit storm an area that moments before was held by Russian forces.
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Kenya police to take on Haiti criminal gangs amid criticism of their human rights record
Concerns over Kenya's human rights record have cast a shadow over a UN decision that gave Kenya the go ahead to lead an armed multinational force to Haiti amid brutal gang violence in the Caribbean country.
1970-01-01 08:00
Nobel Prize in physics goes to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier for research into electrons in flashes of light
The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier for "experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced in Stockholm on Tuesday.
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Gang removed hundreds of kidneys to sell to wealthy clients, Pakistan police say
Police in eastern Pakistan have smashed an illegal organ harvesting ring, arresting eight people for surgically removing kidneys from hundreds of patients for wealthy people needing a transplant, authorities said Monday.
1970-01-01 08:00
Cartoon elves and scrolls visualize Chinese military's goal of Taiwan 'reunification'
China's military released an animation on Sunday depicting the journey to reunite two halves of a torn scroll across the Taiwan Strait, a thinly veiled reference to the country's longstanding goal of "reunification" with the democratic, self-ruled island.
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Sumatran rhino birth offers glimmer of hope for species almost hunted to extinction
A critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros calf has been born in a national park in Indonesia, the third successful pairing between a local female rhino named Ratu and Andalas, a former resident of Ohio's Cincinnati Zoo.
1970-01-01 08:00
At least 10 dead in Zimbabwe gold mine collapse as rescue efforts continue
Rescue teams in Zimbabwe are continuing the search for survivors, three days after a disused gold mine in the country's Chegutu district collapsed, killing at least 10 illegal miners.
1970-01-01 08:00
Bangladesh's worst ever dengue outbreak has now killed more than 1,000 people
More than 1,000 people have died from dengue in Bangladesh's worst outbreak on record, official data shows, with rising temperatures due to the climate crisis driving the ongoing spread as more cases are reported away from dense urban centers for the first time.
1970-01-01 08:00
Hong Kong stocks sink most in three months amid China property woes, US rate worries
Stocks in Hong Kong sank the most since early June after trading resumed following a Chinese holiday, as worries mounted on China's weak housing market, while investors were also concerned about persistently high US interest rates.
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