Hippo birthday: Thai viral sensation Moo Deng turns one with US$3,000 cake and fan festival — still ‘a legend’ in the eyes of adoring fans
CHONBURI (Thailand), July 10 — Thailand’s pygmy hippo Moo Deng marked her first birthday…
Rivers in southwest China breach flood warning levels, thousands evacuate
BEIJING, July 10 — The levels of 25 rivers in southwestern China exceeded safe…
HIV infections could surge worldwide as US pulls funding from global treatment programmes, says UN
JOHANNESBURG, July 10 — The halt to US foreign aid is a “ticking time…
Bangladesh ex-top cop pleads guilty to crimes against humanity in 2024 protest crackdown
DHAKA, July 10 — Bangladesh’s former police chief pleaded guilty to crimes against humanity…
‘Cannot go on as it is’: UK, France strike deal amid rising number of migrants crossing over on small boats
LONDON, July 10 — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron…
From source code to sauce: Dubai to debut restaurant operated by AI ‘Chef Aiman’
DUBAI, July 10 — In Dubai, your dinner might soon come with a side…
Trump slaps 50pc steel tariff on Brazil in retaliation for Bolsonaro trial, Lula hits back over ‘interference’
Brasília, July 10 — Brazil and the United States escalated their row yesterday over…
Chinese IT worker arrested in Italy for allegedly hacking US Covid data, insists it’s a case of mistaken identity
WASHINGTON, July 10 — The US Department of Justice said yesterday a Chinese state-sponsored…
Pakistan police bust massive Ponzi scam, 71 Chinese among 149 arrested
ISLAMABAD, July 11 — Pakistan police arrested 149 people—including 71 foreigners, mostly Chinese—in a…
Philippines searches Lake Taal for bodies of cockfighters allegedly killed by rogue cops
MANILA, July 11 — Search teams today began scouring a lake south of the…
China claims to bust foreign spy plots, including honeytrap involving civil servant
BEIJING, July 10 — China said today it had cracked three spying plots, including…
‘Lovely Runner’ star Byeon Woo-seok to star in Netflix’s live-action ‘Solo Leveling’ adaptation
SEOUL, July 10 — South Korean actor Byeon Woo-seok will star in a Netflix…