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Tue, December 5, 2023 | 04:46

Hong Kong police charge three after model found dismembered in fridge

Hong Kong police charge three after model found dismembered in fridge

Hong Kong police said on Sunday they had charged three people in connection with the murder of 28-year-old model Abby Choi, whose legs were found in a refrigerator in a house on the city's outskirts along with tools used for dismembering bodies.

2023-02-26 19:43

China's Xi preparing to visit Moscow for summit with Putin

China's Xi preparing to visit Moscow for summit with Putin

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is preparing to visit Moscow for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming months, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the plan.

2023-02-22 10:47

Tears and photos as Japan sends giant panda 'home' to China

Tears and photos as Japan sends giant panda 'home' to China

With tears, waves and shouts of farewell from fans, a Japan-born giant panda set off for China on Tuesday from the Tokyo zoo where she was raised. A hugely popular attraction at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo since her birth there nearly six years ago, Xiang Xiang was sent to China under an agreement in which giant pandas are loaned to zoos around the world but China maintains ownership of...

2023-02-21 19:37

China top tech dealmaker goes missing amid graft crackdown

China top tech dealmaker goes missing amid graft crackdown

Shares of the company that operates one of China's top investment banks, China Renaissance, plunged Friday after the firm said it had lost touch with its founder Bao Fan, one of the country's most high-profile bankers and a top tech-sector dealmaker.

2023-02-17 20:15

China says US balloons flew over Xinjiang, Tibet, warns of countermeasures

China says US balloons flew over Xinjiang, Tibet, warns of countermeasures

China said on Wednesday that U.S. high altitude balloons flew over its Xinjiang and Tibet regions, and that it will take measures against U.S. entities that undermine Chinese sovereignty as a diplomatic dispute festered.

2023-02-15 21:14

Overnight rescue dig saves toddler trapped in Thai well

Overnight rescue dig saves toddler trapped in Thai well

An overnight rescue operation successfully retrieved a 19-month-old girl from a dry artesian well shaft Tuesday _ 18 hours after she fell into the hole at a cassava farm in northern Thailand.

2023-02-07 20:18

Strong earthquake shakes southern Philippines

Strong earthquake shakes southern Philippines

A strong, shallow earthquake shook a mountainous region in the southeastern Philippines on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries, officials said.

2023-02-01 21:14

Myanmar opium farming booming after coup: UN

Myanmar opium farming booming after coup: UN

Opium poppy production in Myanmar ramped up dramatically following the 2021 military coup, the UN's drugs office said Thursday, as political and economic turmoil drove farmers to cultivate the crop.

2023-01-26 20:46

Indian wrestlers continue protest over sexual harassment

Indian wrestlers continue protest over sexual harassment

Top Indian wrestlers continued a sit-in protest near the parliament building for a third straight day Friday as the federation president they accused of sexually and mentally harassing young female athletes remained defiant and refused to quit.

2023-01-20 22:06

India backs Sri Lanka to secure IMF bailout plan amid crisis

India backs Sri Lanka to secure IMF bailout plan amid crisis

India's foreign minister said Friday his country has given financial assurances to the International Monetary Fund to facilitate a bailout plan to help neighboring Sri Lanka emerge from its worst economic crisis, in a first formal announcement from one of the island nation's creditors.

2023-01-20 19:27

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