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Nepal seeks climate justice after Himalayan disaster
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
When a wall of icy debris from a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border tore through his village last week, Pemba Chhring Tamang watched the landscape he ha...
China urges France to 'halt' fast-fashion law, warns of countermeasures
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Beijing urged France on Thursday to abandon its recently implemented law on ultra-fast fashion, lambasting the new measure targeting major Asian e-commerce plat...
Stocks rise, yields ease as oil slips on Trump hint at short bombing campaign
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Most Asian stocks enjoyed a healthy recovery Thursday following a drab start to the week as bond yields and oil prices dropped after Donald Trump suggested the ...
Schools, ferry routes suspended as Typhoon Saudel lashes east China
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Authorities closed schools and suspended ferry routes in eastern China's Fujian province on Thursday, after forecasters warned of heavy rain brought about by Ty...
Oil sinks, bond yields ease and stocks boosted after Trump Iran hint
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Oil prices sank Thursday after Donald Trump suggested the latest US attacks against Iran would likely be short-lived.
'We were incredibly lucky', says Swiss survivor of Nepal floods
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Natalia Rjumin-Girardet, a Swiss pilgrim who narrowly escaped deadly flash floods in Nepal while making a spiritual journey to Mount Kailash in Tibet, says "div...
China artists quit South Korea exhibition over Taiwan row
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Chinese artists withdrew from a major South Korean art show after organisers allowed "Taiwan" to be used in the name of an exhibition, officials said Thursday, ...
Hong Kong court upholds activists' conviction over protest fund
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
A Hong Kong court upheld the convictions of a prominent cardinal and other dissidents on Thursday who ran a multimillion-dollar defence fund for those arrested ...
Europe bids to be robot superpower like US, China
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
AI-powered robots briefly took over the European Parliament this week to showcase the continent's creators as the bloc races to compete in a field dominated by ...
Stocks sink, yields at multi-decade highs and oil spikes on Mideast flare-up
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Stocks fell and bond yields held at multi-decade highs as investors ramp up rate hike bets amid a fresh flare-up in Middle East tensions that has sparked anothe...
China's Xi urges against Mideast interference in rare Egypt visit
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Middle Eastern countries on Wednesday to oppose "external interference" and said Beijing was ready to work with regional stat...
Xi tells Egypt's Sisi 'external interference' in Mideast should be opposed
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Egyptian counterpart on Wednesday that "external interference" in the Middle East should be opposed, Beijing's state media...
China's Xi urges against Mideast interference in rare Egypt visit
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged countries to oppose "external interference" in the Middle East and said Beijing was ready to work with regional ...
China's Xi to hold talks with Sisi in rare visit to Egypt
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to hold talks Wednesday with his Egyptian counterpart on his first visit to Cairo in a decade, under the shadow of looming U...
DNA tests and funerals in Nepal, a week after deadly floods
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Distraught families gave DNA samples in the search for missing relatives as others held symbolic funerals on Wednesday, a week after deadly flash floods swept a...
Funerals in Nepal for missing, a week after deadly floods
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Nepali families held symbolic funerals on Wednesday for relatives missing since deadly flash floods swept away their villages and homes in the Himalayan region ...
China expands Egypt investments in first Xi visit in a decade
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and counterpart Xi Jinping agreed Wednesday to expand China's investment in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, as Beijing see...
Nepal flood survivors cling to zipline to cross treacherous river
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
High above the swollen Trishuli river, flood survivors gripped a makeshift cable as Nepali soldiers and residents pulled them to safety on Wednesday, a week aft...
Nepal tunnel rescuers seek trapped workers but hit dead ends
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Nepali rescuers searched Wednesday for survivors feared trapped inside hydropower tunnels a week after devastating floods, but hopes were fading as teams hit de...
Joshua Wong, Hong Kong's pro-democracy poster child
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
One of the most recognisable faces of Hong Kong's now-quashed democracy movement, jailed activist Joshua Wong faces life behind bars after pleading guilty on We...
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