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Xi Jinping demands ‘safer’ China as Communist Party prepares for leadership resh…
President Xi Jinping has ordered China’s security and legal apparatus to relentlessly eliminate risks and buil…
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Child and 2 women ‘crushed to death’ during France to UK sea crossing
A 10-year-old child and two women died on Monday on the treacherous and illegal migration route across the Eng…
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China targets AI and frontier tech in newly unveiled innovation blueprint
China’s top state research body has put artificial intelligence (AI) and other frontier technologies at the he…
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Congo politician beaten to death after urging Ebola prevention on radio, his par…
A senior member of Congo’s ruling party was beaten to death after taking part in a radio programme to raise…
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VW, Gotion ramp up battery production in Europe, Morocco amid rising EV demand
Volkswagen Group and its Chinese partner Gotion High-tech have stepped up a gear in tapping global demand for …
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Hero’s burial for late Hong Kong constable paralysed for 21 years after attack
A former police constable who spent 21 years paralysed after an attack on duty will be buried in Hong Kong’s o…
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SpaceX’s Starship reaches orbit for first time but flight cut short
SpaceX launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time on Monday and successfully delivered the m…
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US police report raises more questions about Chinese researcher Wang Danhao’s de…
A heavily redacted police report has deepened the mystery surrounding the death of a young Chinese semiconduct…
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Mexico could see life-threatening floods due to Hurricane Polo
Residents of Mexico’s Baja California Sur state boarded up homes and workers hauled dirt and rubble to shore u…
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FBI deputy chief announces resignation after just over a year in job
Andrew Bailey, one of the FBI’s two deputy directors, said on Monday he is resigning his position, leaving the…
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Trump unveils US$15 billion Iowa steel project the White House says will be bigg…
US President Donald Trump on Monday said that a Minnesota company plans to build a multibillion-dollar steel m…
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US to grant sanctions waiver for flights between Iran and Iraq’s Najaf, source s…
US President Donald Trump’s administration was set to grant a limited waiver to its Iran sanctions programme o…
