Singapore makes biggest seizure of rhino horn
Singapore authorities have made their biggest ever seizure of rhino horn with a US$830,000 haul confiscated from a smuggler arriving from South Africa, officials said Wednesday.
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Barca finding European ghosts hard to vanquish
It all seemed too good to be true for Xavi and Barcelona.
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Asia's biggest film festival back in top form in 2022
Movie stars, directors and fans descended on South Korea's port town of Busan Wednesday as Asia's largest film festival returned at full power post-pandemic, with an Iranian film opening the event.
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Ethiopia govt says accepts AU invite to peace talks
Ethiopia's government said Wednesday it has accepted an African Union invitation to hold peace talks with Tigrayan rebels after almost two years of brutal war in the north of the country.
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Verstappen says rain could 'spice up' Japanese Grand Prix
Title-chasing Max Verstappen said Wednesday that the prospect of rain at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix could "spice things up" as he looks to clinch his second straight Formula One championship.
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EU signals shifts towards price cap on imported gas
The EU is "ready to discuss" a price cap on imported gas to bring down soaring energy costs, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday.
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Asia markets extend rally on rate hopes, OPEC in focus
Asian investors joined their Wall Street counterparts in an equity buying spree Wednesday as more data pointing to weakness in the US economy further fanned hopes the Federal Reserve could temper its rate hike campaign.
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In Morocco hills, cannabis farmers bet on budding industry
In the hills of northern Morocco, vast cannabis fields are ready for harvest, but farmers complain that a government plan to market the crop legally is yet to deliver them any benefits.
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Indonesian president to order stadium audit after deadly stampede
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Wednesday that he would order an audit of all football stadiums in the country, vowing to find the "root" cause of one of the deadliest disasters in the sport's history.
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Kevin Spacey due in New York court for sexual abuse of teen in 1986
Kevin Spacey will appear in a New York court from Thursday to face a civil lawsuit brought by US actor Anthony Rapp, who has accused the disgraced Hollywood star of sexually abusing him when he was 14.
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