Why is a rusty Philippine warship involved in the South China Sea dispute?
By Cecil MORELLA MANILA, Aug 7, 2023 (AFP) - A crumbling World War II-era Philippine navy vessel stranded on a…
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Third BTS member to enlist in South Korean military service
A third member of K-pop megastars BTS has begun the process of enlisting in South Korea's mandatory military service, the…
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After heatwave, typhoon forces S. Korea to evacuate scout jamboree
Organisers of the World Scout Jamboree asked host South Korea Monday to "urgently" evacuate tens of thousands of children from…
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Sublime! ‘Barbie’ tops $1bn globally in first for solo woman director
Hollywood's pink wave has yet to crest as Warner Bros.' "Barbie" dominated for a third straight weekend in North American…
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Musk says his cage fight with Zuckerberg will stream on X
Elon Musk said Sunday that a "cage match" he and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg have seemingly agreed to as a…
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World champion Springboks face ‘very difficult’ task picking squad
Twenty-six of the 33 Springboks who won the last Rugby World Cup in Japan four years ago are contenders for…
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Stranded migrants saved, but dozens missing off Italy in rough seas
ROME, Aug 6, 2023 (AFP) - At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of…
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Niger closes airspace over ‘threat of intervention’ as junta defies deadline
NIAMEY, Aug 7, 2023 (AFP) - Niger closed its airspace due to the "threat of intervention" as the junta defied…
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At least 28 killed after train derails in southern Pakistan
NAWABSHAH, Pakistan, Aug 6, 2023 (AFP) - At least 28 people were killed Sunday when an express train derailed in…
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Mystery in Dubai as mega-wheel stops turning
By Amanda Mouawad The much-touted Ain Dubai (Dubai Eye) was designed as a tourist-luring landmark in the United Arab Emirates'…
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