Chinese property giant Country Garden flags loss of up to $7.6 billion as it nears default
One of China's biggest property developers says it has burned through up to $7.6 billion in the first half of the year, compounding the crisis coursing through the country's embattled real estate sector.
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Ecuador awaits funeral for assassinated presidential candidate
QUITO Supporters of assassinated Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio have been hosting gatherings in his memory and waiting
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Worldcoin scans eyeballs and offers crypto. What to know about the project from OpenAI's CEO
Weeks after its international launch, Worldcoin is drawing the attention of privacy regulators around the world
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UK Economy Stronger Than Expected After Coronation Holiday
The UK economy grew more strongly than expected in the second quarter after activity roared back in June
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Taiwan steeling itself for Chinese drills over VP's US visit
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI China is likely to launch military drills next week near Taiwan, using Vice President
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Stock market today: Asian stocks decline after US inflation edges higher
Asian stock markets are lower after U.S. inflation edged higher, fueling unease about the outlook for the biggest global economy
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Flash flood in China kills five villagers who were herding sheep
BEIJING A flash flood in northwest China on Thursday night killed five villagers who were in the hills
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Asia stocks drop to month low as US CPI fails to enthuse
By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY Asian stocks hit a one-month low and logged a weekly loss on Friday while
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Illinois Supreme Court plans to rule on semiautomatic weapons ban
The Illinois Supreme Court plans to issue an opinion Friday on the state’s ban of the type of semiautomatic weapons used in hundreds of mass killings nationally, including the Independence Day 2022 shooting that killed seven and injured dozens in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park
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China says military company worker exposed as CIA spy
China's civilian spy agency has exposed a Chinese national for allegedly providing sensitive military information to the CIA, the latest in a string of highly public espionage accusations between Washington and Beijing.
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Hong Kong Foreclosures Surge Most in Five Years, Centaline Says
Hong Kong July foreclosures surged the most in more than five years, as higher rates pinched homeowners’ ability
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LGBTQ+ people in Ethiopia blame attacks on their community on inciteful and lingering TikTok videos
Members of Ethiopia’s LGBTQ+ community say they face a wave of online harassment and physical attacks and blame much of it on the social media platform TikTok
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