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Truth commission on Sweden's Sami people seeks redress

Swift concert attack plan convict fails to get Disney damages

Energy costs spark inflation surges in France, Italy

Ocon to leave Haas at end of F1 season

South Korea break China hearts to reach Asian Games football final

Indonesia razes poolside prison 'villas' where whisky, TVs seized

Eala storms into Asian Games semi-finals to thrill adoring fans

Japan court rules human voice is protected in TikTok AI case

Turkey freezes ex-minister's assets as fund crisis grows

French inflation jumps to 3% in September on energy costs

What we know about the North Korean POW dispute

South Korea score late to reach Asian Games football final

Most equities rise after oil price plunge, US data in focus

Tom Kim defies jet-lag, Kho cards ace as Asian Games golf begins

Asia markets track Wall St records as Powell revives rate hopes

Asian stocks rose Wednesday following fresh records on Wall Street after Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell fanned hopes of an interest rate cut by saying the battle against inflation had made "progress" and the job market was cooling.

Single and proud: S. Korean YouTuber's viral embrace of solo life

South Korea has declared its super-low birthrate a "national emergency" and poured billions into encouraging citizens to marry and reproduce, but one YouTuber has found happiness and success promoting the opposite ideal.

240,000 people evacuated in China rainstorms

Nearly a quarter of a million people were evacuated in eastern China as rainstorms lashed swathes of the country and caused the Yangtze and other rivers to swell, state media reported Wednesday.

'I made it': Thai 12-year-old fulfils Olympic skateboard dream

Five years after stepping on a skateboard for the first time, Vareeraya Sukasem will represent Thailand at the Olympics, aged just 12.

Keir Starmer: Britain's next prime minister?

Labour leader Keir Starmer is a former human rights lawyer turned-state prosecutor whose ruthless ambition and formidable work ethic look set to propel him to Britain's highest political office.

All change? Labour tipped to oust Tories at UK election

Britain looks likely to see a change of government this week, swinging leftwards back to the centre ground and the Labour party after 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule.

Olympic swimmers hope for winning edge with latest 'rocket suits'

Swimmers battling for gold at this month's Paris Olympics are banking on the latest cutting-edge swimsuits to be their secret weapon in the pool.

Growing discontent amid dollar, fuel shortages in resource-rich Bolivia

Bolivian long-haul driver Gerardo Salluco prepares to spend his second night in a snaking queue of buses, waiting for fuel at a service station under military guard.

Amazon counts on 'grit and innovation' to meet AI surge

The AI revolution is upon us with companies around the world looking to jump headfirst into the technology made famous by ChatGPT.

Haiti PM vows 'transparency' to population traumatized by gangs

Garry Conille, a medical doctor by training who once briefly served as Haiti's prime minister, says he never hesitated to return home to take up the post once again.

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