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Zheng keeps rising, wins 'incredible' gold
Sports, AFP, Published on 30/09/2023
» Hangzhou: US Open quarter-finalist Zheng Qinwen called it an "incredible feeling" after winning Asian Games gold on Friday to burnish her fast-growing reputation.
Sailors lighten up a dull day
Sports, Bangkok Post & AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» Thailand's sailors and windsurfers helped add medals to the country's haul at the Hangzhou Asian Games in China on Wednesday.
Pyongyang ‘expels’ border-jumping US soldier
AFP, Published on 27/09/2023
» SEOUL - US soldier Travis King is in American custody after leaving North Korea, where he had been held since running across the border from the South in July, a US official said on Wednesday.
Brilliant Panipak signs off with gold
Sports, Bangkok Post & AFP, Published on 26/09/2023
» Taekwondo star Panipak Wongpattanakit secured the first gold medal of the Hangzhou Asian Games for Thailand, defeating China's Guo Qing in the women's 49kg final packed with drama and a dose of controversy yesterday.
Pope says migrants ‘do not invade’ Europe
AFP and Reuters, Published on 23/09/2023
» MARSEILLE, France - Pope Francis on Saturday hammered home his message that European governments must do more to care for migrants crossing the Mediterranean, saying "those who risk their lives at sea do not invade, they look for welcome".
US collectors to return looted artefacts to Cambodia
AFP and New York Times, Published on 13/09/2023
» PHNOM PENH - A billionaire family in the United States will return more than 30 looted ancient artefacts to Cambodia after agreeing it “wrongfully possessed” the treasures, the Cambodian government said on Wednesday.
Fire kills many in nine-storey building in Vietnam
Reuters and AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» HANOI - Many people were feared dead and several injured in a fire at a nine-storey apartment block in Vietnam's capital of Hanoi, the official news agency said on Wednesday, while authorities have yet to confirm the number of deaths.
‘Star Trek’ boldly goes to Beijing
AFP, Published on 09/09/2023
» BEIJING: Fans of the space adventure franchise “Star Trek” assembled in Beijing on Saturday for the first official activity of its kind to be held in mainland China.
Morocco quake death toll passes 1,000
Reuters and AFP, Published on 09/09/2023
» MARRAKESH, Morocco — The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco has risen to 1,037, state television quoted the Interior Ministry as saying on Saturday.
Powerful earthquake kills hundreds in Morocco, damages Marrakech
Bloomberg and AFP, Published on 09/09/2023
» CASABLANCA - A powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing hundreds of people and damaging buildings and historic landmarks in cities including the tourism hub of Marrakech.