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Chinese risk perilous journey in search of ‘freedom’ in the…
Last year, Chinese businessman Li Xiaosan and his teenage son travelled 5,000 kilometres (3,107 miles) through Central America to reach the United States. In Co
Gas leak at Malaysia’s main international airport sickens 39
Authorities say leak traced to abandoned skid tank at aircraft engineering facility.A gas leak at Malaysia’s main international airport has left 39 people ill
China and Russia highlight ‘tectonic shifts in global politics’
Comments come at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit – a regional bloc that Moscow and Beijing see as a counterweight to US ‘hegemony’ on the wor
EU imposes tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese electric…
Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest carmaker, warns extra duties will not strengthen Europe’s auto industry.The European Union has imposed extra duties of up to 37
McDonald’s cuts breakfast hours in Australia as bird flu hits…
Fast food giant says it will stop taking breakfast orders from 10:30am instead of midday due to egg supply crunch.McDonald’s restaurants in Australia have cut
As same-sex marriage nears, Thailand’s businesses chase the ‘pink baht’
Bangkok, Thailand – For three decades, Dujruedee Thaithumnus has presided over symbolic weddings between same-sex couples on the white sand beaches of Thailan
Pro-Palestine protesters scale roof of Australia’s Parliament House
The four protesters rolled out several banners that said, ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ and ‘No peace on stolen land’.Pro-Palestin
World’s oldest artwork discovered in Indonesian cave
The painting was dated using a new technique and suggests Europe was not where cave art first emerged.Scientists have discovered what they believe to be the wor
Japan issues first new banknotes in 20 years
Redesigned bills pay tribute to Japanese capitalism, women’s equality and scientific innovation.Japan has issued its first new banknotes in two decades, with
Taiwan says China seized fishing boat near Chinese coast
Taiwan demands Beijing release crew and vessel seized from outside Taiwanese waters near Kinmen Islands.Chinese coastguard officials have seized a Taiwanese fis
Cambodia accused of conducting political trial as it jails green…
Human Rights Watch has accused the government of attempting to ‘muzzle criticism’.A Cambodian court has convicted a group of environmental activists of plot
Why is July the hottest month of the year?
EXPLAINERThe world has faced its 12th straight month of historic heat, with this summer on track to be among the hottest yet.While summer has only just begun in
