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Hong Kong homes flattened for US$28 bn high-tech hub

Lights out in Laos as electricity exports surge

'Be careful what you wish for': 'Obsession' director and star reflect on success

'This is the test': All eyes on US Fed to tackle high inflation

Messi scores but Miami held by Nashville

Scars of Marawi siege linger as Philippines poll nears

US Open champ Rybakina on top of world after injury scare

Trump turns to golf, family business on Irish visit's second day

Rybakina reigns serene as new world number one

Defiant Sabalenka motivated by US Open defeat

South Africa defeat New Zealand 43-28 to complete 3-1 series victory

Houthis say hit Saudi base after renewed fighting with Yemeni govt forces

Rybakina triumphs in US Open, denies Sabalenka three-peat

Gilbert Arenas questions Jonathan Kuminga's decision to join Minnesota

Kenya police bans new opposition protests

Kenya's police chief announced a ban on fresh opposition demonstrations called for Monday, after protests last week degenerated into riots.

Researchers unearth 2,000 ram heads in Egypt temple

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered more than 2,000 ancient mummified sheep heads left as offerings in a temple to the pharaoh Ramses II, the tourism and antiquities ministry said Sunday.

Kenya police chief bans new opposition protests

Kenya's police chief announced a ban on fresh opposition demonstrations called for Monday, after protests last week degenerated into riots.

IMF chief warns risks to financial stability have increased

International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva warned on Sunday that risks to financial stability had increased and stressed "the need for vigilance" following the recent turmoil in the banking sector.

Kyiv says Russia took Minsk 'hostage' with tactical nukes plan

Kyiv on Sunday said Russia took Minsk as a "nuclear hostage" after President Vladimir Putin announced the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, bringing the arms to a country at the gates of the European Union.

UK politicians caught in sting for lucrative second jobs

A senior British minister on Sunday defended former cabinet colleagues after they were shown negotiating top-dollar rates to work on the side for a fake South Korean consultancy.

Turkmenistan stages parliamentary elections

Parliamentary polls were underway on Sunday in Turkmenistan, a gas-rich nation ruled by one family for nearly two decades that does not tolerate political dissent or a free press.

Colombia police chief says used exorcism and prayer to fight crime

Colombia's chief of police said he and other officers have used exorcism and prayer to tackle crime and the country's most powerful criminals, including drug cartel leader Pablo Escobar.

"Like a war zone": volunteers travel miles to tornado-hit Mississippi

Outside, houses are torn open and trees lie with their roots in the air. Inside, stretchers are lined up in front of tables overflowing with food.

Newcomer Kho claims maiden Asian Tour victory for Hong Kong

Taichi Kho overcame final-round nerves to become the first Hong Kong player to win an Asian Tour event at a rain-shortened World City Championship on Sunday.

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