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Amateur football leagues win over cynical Chinese fans
AFP, Published on 31/07/2025
» SUZHOU, China - On a summer’s day in the city of Suzhou, about 40,000 people crowded into a stadium while thousands more gathered by public screens to watch China’s hottest sport — amateur football.
Bangkok land prices decline in 2nd quarter
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 31/07/2025
» The price index for vacant land in Greater Bangkok fell in the second quarter of 2025 after two consecutive quarterly increases, mainly attributed to the economic slowdown and the postponement of Bangkok's new city plan implementation to 2027.
UK court says oligarch looted $1.9bn from Ukrainian bank
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» LONDON - The Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky and his former business partner are likely to be forced to repay $1.9 billion that they “unlawfully” appropriated from a Ukrainian bank they owned, London’s High Court ruled Wednesday.
Fed set to hold firm against Trump pressure
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve is expected to defy aggressive pressure from President Donald Trump and keep interest rates unchanged Wednesday, though divisions about the best response to tariff risks may bubble to the surface.
Las Vegas to host 2026 Fifa World Cup Draw
Reuters, Published on 30/07/2025
» LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas is set to host the 2026 Fifa World Cup draw, according to an ESPN report on Tuesday.
Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunami warnings
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» TOKYO - Tsunamis hit parts of Russia's Far East and Japan on Wednesday after a huge magnitude 8.8 earthquake, with warnings in place around the Pacific of waves of over three metres (10 feet) in places.
Japan issues tsunami warning for areas including Tokyo Bay
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/07/2025
» Japan issued a tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake off the eastern coast of Russia on Wednesday morning local time.
Russia kills 25 in Ukraine, as Kremlin says 'committed' to peace
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» KYIV — The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it wanted to pursue peace in Ukraine hours after mounting attacks that killed at least 25 people, including a 23-year-old pregnant woman and more than a dozen prison inmates.
Cambodian 'spy' held near border
Post Reporters, Published on 29/07/2025
» A Cambodian national suspected of espionage has been detained by Thai security forces near the eastern border in Chanthaburi province.
'This is no vacation': young Poles do summer army bootcamp
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» WARSAW — Sweating and out of breath, young Poles throw grenades and practise evacuating the wounded at a training ground outside Warsaw.