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Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 infants

Senegal-made sickle cell treatment raises hopes, reduces costs

Iceland to vote on resuming EU talks in close referendum

Iran says Hormuz strait still closed despite transit corridor talks

North Korea to 'bring joy' to Kim with 100 athletes at Asian Games

'Our patron saint': Tennesseans mourn local hero Dolly Parton

US LGBTQ community mourns 'diva' Dolly Parton

Australian police hunt thieves in $250,000 oyster heist

England bid to banish booze woes as Pakistan seek self-respect

Coordinated attacks: Thailand's southern insurgency flares

High quality, low risk: record number of Japanese in Premier League

Asian Games chiefs hold talks as participant numbers balloon

Stocks edge higher as oil drops on fresh Mideast hopes

Too small for fries: drought shrinks Belgian potatoes

Biles's Olympic meltdown sparks stars into going public on mental health

American gymnastics superstar Simone Biles's legacy may not be the four Olympic gold medals she won in her career but a remarkable meltdown at the Tokyo Olympics which sparked other sports greats to speak out about their battle with mental health issues.

Palestinians say US economic push no substitute for peace

Ahead of Joe Biden's first visit to Jerusalem as US president, Washington's ambassador said his team will "pound tables" to press Israeli officials into making concessions to the Palestinians.

Asian stocks fall, euro nears dollar parity as recession fears build

Asian stocks mostly fell Tuesday, along with oil, on fears that central bank moves to fight inflation will spark a recession, while the euro fell towards parity with the dollar as energy and cost-of-living crises loom over the eurozone economy.

Global talent, Korean-trained: K-pop's new recipe for world domination

From Indian K-pop idols to Swedish songwriters, South Korea's music industry is now a hotbed of global talent -- a smart strategy as it aims for world domination, experts say.

Bhutan's trailblazing beauty queen speaks up for LGBTQ community

Tashi Choden will not only be the first contestant to represent Bhutan at the Miss Universe competition -- she is also the Himalayan country's only openly gay public figure.

Olympic great Mo Farah was trafficked to UK, forced to be child servant

Olympic great Mo Farah was illegally trafficked to Britain at the age of nine from Djibouti and forced to work as a child servant, he has revealed, saying his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin.

'Gangnam Style' impact endures a decade after it broke the internet

When South Korean rapper Psy released "Gangnam Style" a decade ago, few anticipated the scale and speed of its success, and how it would help usher in the streaming revolution.

Apple's self-driving car effort stuck in low gear: report

Apple's quest to produce a viable self-driving car remains stalled despite years of work, with its team plagued by setbacks as rivals race ahead, The Information tech news website reported Monday.

China banks to repay some customers after mass protests

Customers of rural Chinese banks whose withdrawals have been frozen will begin to get some of their money back Friday, regulators said, after depositors clashed with authorities at a rare protest over the weekend.

Elderly Indonesian culinary legend's sweet treats stand the test of time

As the morning twilight approaches in an Indonesian city famed for its street food scene, a queue of sleepy customers snakes its way along the road in anticipation of a local culinary legend.

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