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Chinese tech giant Tencent on Wednesday posted its first drop in quarterly earnings since its IPO as the company grapples with China’s economic slowdown,...
#Tokyo #Olympics #manager #arrested #bribery #allegations A Tokyo Olympics board member was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of bribery, prosecutors said, along with three...
A Swiss Guard fainted during Pope Francis’ weekly audience Wednesday, hitting the floor with a clang while still clutching his halberd, as a concerned...
#envoy #Myanmar #begins #talks #junta #chief The new UN special envoy for Myanmar began meetings with senior junta officials on Wednesday, but did not...
Indonesia on Wednesday celebrated its first Independence Day in its future capital in east Borneo’s ancient rainforests, while the nation plans to move away...
#Afghanistans #Olympic #flag #bearer #Australia #home Afghanistan Olympic flag-bearer Kimia Yousofi has relocated to Australia after fleeing Taliban pursuit, match officials in Sydney said...
#Climate #change #leading #unprecedented #damage #wildfires Wildfires boosted by climate change are burning twice as much tree cover around the world as it was...
British inflation rose to a new 40-year high in July on rising food prices, official data showed on Wednesday, contributing to a cost-of-living crisis...
#Forced #labour #enslavement #Chinas #Xinjiang #expert In China’s Xinjiang region, minorities in sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing have been conscripted into forced labour,...
#Jihadists #spread #Sahel #West #African #coast Their campaign began a decade ago in northern Mali, penetrated the country’s powder keg center and from there...