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China sex toy makers cautiously embrace AI wave
AFP, Published on 18/04/2026
» SHANGHAI - Erotic chatbots, video-synced and voice-activated devices mesmerised visitors at a sex toy expo in Shanghai this weekend, as China's adult product firms join the global AI craze.
'Blindsided': US farmers strained as fertilizer costs surge on war
AFP, Published on 15/04/2026
» CHINA GROVE (UNITED STATES) - On Andy Corriher's farm in North Carolina, planting and preparations are underway for his corn and soybean crops -- but fertilizer costs have surged on war in the Middle East, and orders he placed weeks ago have yet to arrive.
US farmers strained as fertiliser costs surge on war
AFP, Published on 14/04/2026
» CHINA GROVE, North Carolina - On Andy Corriher’s farm, planting and preparations are under way for his corn and soybean crops — but fertiliser costs have surged on war in the Middle East, and orders he placed weeks ago have yet to arrive.
China model gains appeal in Vietnam as police expand power
Reuters, Published on 13/04/2026
» HANOI - Vietnam is increasingly edging closer to China's model of governance, tightening state control while embracing Chinese technology and regulation as its most powerful leader in decades heads to Beijing this week, according to internal documents, public policy plans and sources.
Cambodia’s king diagnosed with prostate cancer
AFP, Published on 10/04/2026
» King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, he said in a statement on Friday, and will stay in China for prolonged treatment for the disease.
Japan pilot suspected of abusing power to grope cabin attendant
Kyodo News, Published on 27/03/2026
» A Japanese airline pilot has been indicted for allegedly groping a cabin attendant in a suspected abuse of power between work colleagues, people familiar with the case said on Wednesday.
Philippines' 'Cockroach Lord' goes to bat for misunderstood bugs
AFP, Published on 08/03/2026
» LOS BANOS, Philippines - A thin band of light from Cristian Lucanas's headlamp pierces the blackness of a Philippine rainforest as he digs through the underbrush before gently scooping up a cockroach with his bare hands.
Trump says 'everything's been knocked out' in Iran
AFP, Published on 04/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday boasted of wide damage on Iran inflicted by the US-Israel attack, while denying that Israel had forced his hand into launching the war.
US says Israel killed Iran's leader
AFP, Published on 04/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The Pentagon's policy chief on Tuesday distanced the United States from the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying he was killed by an Israeli strike.
Bill Clinton to face grilling on significant Epstein ties
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» CHAPPAQUA (UNITED STATES) - Former US president Bill Clinton will be grilled by a Congressional panel on Friday on his well-documented links to Jeffrey Epstein, as Democrats seek to shift focus onto Donald Trump's own ties to the convicted sex offender.