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Typhoon makes landfall in eastern China after nearly two million flee
BEIJING, July 12 — Typhoon Bavi made landfall late yesterday in eastern China, packing strong winds as it roared ashore after authorities evacuated nearly two million people, state media said. […]
US hits Iran with new strikes as Tehran closes Strait of Hormuz again
WASHINGTON, July 12 — The US military said yesterday it has launched a new round of strikes against Iran, after Tehran “blatantly attacked” a container ship in the Strait of […]
Mediators try to salvage diplomacy after US-Iran escalation
TEHRAN, July 12 — Mediators were trying to salvage diplomacy aimed at ending the Middle East war after US President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire over, with a Qatari delegation […]
Boeing unveils new 737 MAX production line as aviation giant charts comeback
EVERETT, US, July 11 — Boeing marked another step in a marathon comeback yesterday when it celebrated expanded production of the 737 MAX, now an aircraft in heavy demand after earlier […]
At least 15 killed after speedboat carrying tourists capsizes off Vietnam
HANOI, July 11 — A speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsized off southern Vietnam’s Phu Quoc island today, killing at least 15 people, state media reported. The boat was carrying 36 […]
Turkiye’s C-section birth debate heats up as govt fine, suspend and send over 100 doctors for retraining
ANKARA, July 11 — More than 100 obstetrician-gynaecologists in Turkey have been fined, suspended and ordered to undergo training over high rates of Caesarean sections, according to local media. Turkey […]
Ceasefire turns into verbal war as Iran insists it has kept its word ‘unlike the so-called US Treasury Secretary’
TEHRAN, July 11 — Iran insisted on Saturday that it has “kept its word” on its ceasefire with the United States, after President Donald Trump declared the truce was over […]
US missiles ‘locked and loaded’: Trump says complete decimation for Iran if it tries to kill him
WASHINGTON, July 11 — President Donald Trump said Friday the United States would “completely decimate” Iran if it attempted or succeeded in assassinating the sitting US president. “1000 Missiles are […]
Who is Febrie Adriansyah, the prosecutor now at the centre of Indonesia’s biggest corruption probe
JAKARTA, July 11 — For years, Febrie Adriansyah was one of Indonesia’s most recognisable anti-corruption prosecutors, taking on some of the country’s biggest financial scandals before abruptly stepping down as […]
To the moon, maybe? Japan successfully launches and lands prototype of reusable rocket
TOKYO, July 11 — Japan’s space agency said today its prototype reusable rocket successfully completed the first lift-off and landing test, marking a step forward in the cost-cutting technology dominated […]