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Kremlin says UK preventing peace by giving missile info to Ukraine

Oil falls ahead of US plan for economic war on Iran

Springboks change half-backs for second All Blacks Test

Millions of Teslas recalled in China over door handle safety

Jurel hits 95 not out as India reach 475-8 at tea in Sri Lanka Test

IUX Launches New Education Webinar Series to Support Traders’ Financial Literacy

Ingebrigtsen buoyed by fourth in Diamond League comeback

Dutch say won't participate in 'no longer' neutral Eurovision

Kenyans get creative to join manga cosplay craze

Kenyan farmers turn to bugs as organic demand grows

Pant, Jurel half-centuries take India past 400 in Sri Lanka Test

'His feet are his pillars': Nepal para swimmer gives all for Asian glory

Migrants, rescue ships face threats, harassment at sea: aid group

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

EU presses Tunisia in bid to stem Med migrant flow

EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday are to look at ways to press aid on Tunisia in a bid to stem migrant boat departures for Europe.

Sri Lanka unveils debt restructure plan to tackle economic crisis

Sri Lanka's central bank on Thursday unveiled a far-reaching domestic debt restructuring plan aimed at restoring stability after an economic and political crisis last year that led to the toppling of then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Ferreira hat-trick as USA hit six, Jamaica crush Trinidad

Jesus Ferreira struck a hat trick as the United States crushed St. Kitts and Nevis 6-0 in the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Wednesday while Group A rivals Jamaica beat Trinidad and Tobago 4-1 with Demarai Gray scoring twice.

French luxury brand tycoon Bernard Arnault in China

French billionaire and luxury brand magnate Bernard Arnault is in China this week, social media posts showed, the latest visit by a foreign executive keen to reconnect to the world's second-largest economy.

Sri Lanka offers 30% haircut to bond holders: central bank

Sri Lanka's central bank on Thursday unveiled its domestic debt restructuring plan, envisaging a 30 percent haircut on dollar-denominated bonds, including international sovereign bonds.

Young Thai chefs shake up Bangkok's food scene

Thitid Tassanakajohn has a degree in economics from Thailand's top university, but turned his back on a stable career in finance to launch a high-end restaurant in Bangkok -- a city famed for its street food.

Gulf oil states on a Pacific charm offensive

Gulf oil states are using their vast wealth to build influence across the far-flung South Pacific, experts have told AFP, tearing a page straight out of China's Belt and Road playbook.

Most markets rise as traders weigh central bank rate plans

Most markets rose in Asia on Thursday, building on the previous day's advances, even after central bank chiefs warned that interest rates would rise further to counter persistent inflation.

After long wait, Virgin Galactic begins commercial spaceflights

Virgin Galactic is set Thursday to finally begin commercial spaceflights, a major milestone for the company founded in 2004 by British billionaire Richard Branson.

Hollywood braced for 'double strike' as actors' deadline looms

Hollywood's summer of discontent could dramatically escalate this weekend, with actors ready to join writers in a massive "double strike" that would bring nearly all US film and television productions to a halt.

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