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UK to summon Chinese ambassador after spying convictions
LONDON, May 8 — Britain will summon the Chinese ambassador following the conviction of two men for spying on behalf of Hong Kong and ultimately China, Security Minister Dan Jarvis […]
Death toll rises to 37 in Hunan fireworks factory blast, China’s deadliest since 2019
BEIJING, May 8 — The death toll has risen to 37 from 26 and one person remains missing after a fireworks factory explosion in the southern Chinese province of Hunan, […]
Farage hails ‘historic change’ as Labour reels from ‘soul-destroying’ early UK election defeats
Early losses boost pressure on British PM Starmer Farage hails ‘historic change’ in British politics Labour MP calls the results ‘soul-destroying’ Results show Britain moving into era of multiparty politics […]
Indonesian authorities race to rescue 20 Singaporean, local hikers after Mount Dukono eruption
JAKARTA, May 8 — Indonesian authorities are rushing to rescue 20 hikers after the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera island today, a local rescue agency official told Reuters. Mount […]
Countries track passengers from virus‑hit cruise ship as Hondius heads to Spain
Authorities seek to trace passengers who disembarked before outbreak was detected Three people have died, eight believed to have contracted virus Ship heading to Spain’s Tenerife Human-to-human transmission is uncommon […]
Authorities: Tourists could not have caught hantavirus in Chile, last local case in 2019
SANTIAGO, May 8 — Two cruise ship passengers who died of hantavirus were not infected in Chile when they traveled through the country, the Chilean health ministry said yesterday. A […]
Hackers block access to Canvas platform used by thousands of US schools, affecting Harvard, Stanford and others
WASHINGTON, May 8 — US universities including Harvard, Stanford and thousands of other institutions were hit by a massive cyber hack yesterday following an earlier data breach. The attack, claimed […]
Philippines’ Marcos says Asean demonstrating capacity to respond to Middle East war
CEBU, May 8 — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said today the regional bloc Asean was standing together to demonstrate its capacity to respond with unity and resolve amid uncertainty […]
More than 75 survivors compensated, nearly 200 claims pending in Harrods Al‑Fayed sexual abuse case
LONDON, May 8 — More than 75 survivors have been awarded “full compensation” for suffering sexual abuse at the hands of late Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, and nearly another 200 […]
‘Everything’s an issue’: Polls close with Britons poised to punish Starmer’s embattled Labour
LONDON, May 8 — Polls closed across England, Scotland and Wales late yesterday, with beleaguered Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Conservative rivals both braced for heavy losses as […]