Beijing simplifies marriages to encourage Chinese to wed
Couples having children outside of marriage is rare in China, where there is social stigma and fewer protections for such
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19:21
Tourist killed as boat capsizes off Bali’s coast
JAKARTA: A boat carrying 16 people has capsized in rough waters off Indonesia’s resort island Bali, killing an Australian woman
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10:21
Ronen Bar: ex-Shin Bet chief who incurred right-wing wrath
The days of Ronen Bar as Israel’s Shin Bet chief were already numbered after Hamas’s deadly attack on October 7,
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09:24
London’s Heathrow airport closed after fire causes major power cut
Britain’s Heathrow airport, Europe’s busiest, was shut down early Friday after a major fire at an electrical substation supplying power
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09:24
Taiwan’s existential battle against Chinese spies
Taiwan faces a growing existential threat from its own people spying for China, experts warn, as the government seeks to
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08:19
Four Canadians executed in China, Ottawa says
Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said Wednesday that China had executed four Canadian citizens in recent weeks, defying pleas for
AFP
06:20
Argentina’s Milei wins Congress green light for new IMF loan
Argentina’s Congress on Wednesday gave President Javier Milei the green light to negotiate a new IMF loan agreement, on top
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06:20
Trump order to dismantle Education Dept expected Thursday: reports
US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an order Thursday aiming to dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling a
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06:29
‘Organized chaos’: $19bn airport megaproject takes shape in cramped NY
New York’s JFK airport is an overlapping patchwork of open terminals, giant building sites and burgeoning infrastructure, wedged in by
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06:25
No ‘medical items’ around Maradona deathbed, policeman tells court
SAN ISIDRO: A policeman who was among the first on the scene of Diego Maradona’s death four years ago, told
