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Nvidia, OpenAI CEOs among tech titans joining Xi Jinping at White House dinner
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 — Nvidia boss Jensen Huang and OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman are among tech leaders expected to attend a White House state dinner for Chinese President Xi […]
Saudi Arabia issues ‘hostile aerial threat’ alert, explosions heard in Riyadh
RIYADH, Sept 19 — Explosions were heard in Riyadh today, an AFP journalist reported, after an air raid alert was issued by Saudi Arabian authorities, who have been regularly targeted […]
US lifts Eritrea sanctions imposed over Ethiopian war to advance ‘regional interests’
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 — The US yesterday lifted sanctions on Eritrea imposed in 2021 over the deadly conflict in neighbouring Ethiopia, as Washington seeks to “advance US regional interests” in […]
‘The new Dubai’? Oil discovery fuels hopes and fears in Brazil’s Amazon town
OIAPOQUE, Sept 19 — Indigenous chief Wagner Karipuna gazes worriedly at the tranquil river flowing past his village in the Brazilian Amazon as he imagines the nightmare scenario of an […]
Israeli directors face threats after Gaza film ‘NAZA’ ignites nationalist outrage, political storm
JERUSALEM, Sept 18 — On a street in southern Israel, a graffiti artist paints a mural depicting the filmmakers behind the award-winning documentary NAZA. But this is not a tribute. […]
Southern Thailand’s insurgent group wants power, not just peace talks — even with Malaysia at the table
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — Two decades into an insurgency that has killed thousands in southern Thailand, the leader of the main Malay-Muslim separatist group vowed this week to keep […]
Volunteer defence corps truck hit by bomb, gunfire in Narathiwat leave two dead and 16 wounded
NARATHIWAT, Sept 18 — Two volunteer defence corps members were killed while 16 others were injured in a bomb explosion and gunfight in Sukhirin, Narathiwat, on Friday. In the incident […]
Salvage mission begins as navy battles to raise capsized Java Sea ferry
BANJARMASIN (Indonesia), Sept 18 — Indonesian authorities were preparing on Friday to right a capsized passenger ferry that went down in the Java Sea last week, a navy official said, […]
Philippine Coast Guard seizes 12.5 tonnes ammonium nitrate, dynamite aboard Palawan ferry
MANILA, Sept 18 — The Philippine Coast Guard said on Friday it confiscated 12.5 tonnes of ammonium nitrate and 130 cases of dynamite aboard a vessel sitting at port in […]
Witness says attack was ‘like a scene off Jaws’ as shark kills swimmer in Western Australia
SYDNEY, Sept 18 — A shark killed a man as he swam off a popular beach near Perth in Western Australia today, police said. It was the fourth death from […]