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Palace intrigue in Uganda as succession battle heats up

The missing in Nepal-Tibet flash floods

'Housing First' approach gets Swedish city's homeless off streets

Search for 1,300 missing after deadly Nepal-Tibet floods

Czech duo Muchova and Mensik win US Open mixed doubles title

Once a top export, prized Kashmir carpet fades

Japan's 'polka dot queen' artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97

Search for 1,000 missing after deadly Nepal-Tibet floods

Nepal-Tibet disaster: what we know

Park So-yeon first woman to play for eSports powerhouse South Korea

China deploys record number of ships around Taiwan as pressure grows

Yayoi Kusama: Japan's kaleidoscopic, troubled 'polka dot queen'

Ruthless Bayern target treble as rivals reboot on Bundesliga return

Euro champ Hunt 'on her toes' against world's best in Zurich 100m

Japan executes man over 2008 stabbing rampage

Japan on Tuesday executed a man convicted of killing seven people in a truck ramming and stabbing rampage in Tokyo's popular Akihabara electronics district in 2008, the justice ministry said.

Croatia opens bridge around Bosnia to get to Dubrovnik

Croatia opens Tuesday a long-awaited bridge linking its southern Adriatic coast including Dubrovnik with the rest of the country, bypassing a narrow strip of Bosnian territory.

Macron arrives in Cameroon on first leg of west Africa trip

President Emmanuel Macron arrived late Monday in Cameroon at the start of a three-nation tour of western Africa as he seeks to reboot France's post-colonial relationship with the continent.

Abuse survivor's ordeal sheds light on Malaysia 'unilateral conversions'

Malaysian woman Loh Siew Hong says her husband brutally abused her, battering her over the head and breaking her ankle, before running off with their children and converting them to Islam.

'Overwhelming': Survivors reflect on pope's Indigenous abuse apology

Some seemed far away, others wept or applauded: a great wave of emotion swept through the crowd on Monday in western Canada's Maskwacis when the pope himself begged forgiveness for the "evil" done to Indigenous people.

Ecuador prosecutor investigates ex-president over missing artifacts

The Ecuadoran public prosecutor's office said Monday it is investigating former president Lenin Moreno over the disappearance of priceless artifacts from the presidential palace.

UK PM rivals spar over tax, China in first head-to-head TV debate

Britain's two prime ministerial contenders clashed fiercely over tax, China and character on Monday night in their first head-to-head televised debate, as Rishi Sunak seeks to peg back the frontrunner Liz Truss.

Northern Irish Nobel laureate Trimble dies

David Trimble, the Nobel peace prize-winning former first minister of Northern Ireland whose statecraft helped end decades of conflict, died Monday aged 77.

Biden presses Congress to pass $52 bln semiconductor subsidies

President Joe Biden on Monday pushed Congress to pass a bill providing domestic semiconductor manufacturers with $52 billion in subsidies to cut reliance on foreign sourcing for the vital component.

Walmart cuts profit outlook as inflation bites shoppers

Walmart cut its profit outlook Monday as surging inflation prompts shoppers to cut back on higher-margin items as they contend with increased prices for gasoline, food and other staples.

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