Three million UK children living below poverty line: study
A record 9.3 million people, including three million children, are facing hunger and hardship in…
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China’s Jia brings film spanning love, change over decades to Busan
Chinese director Jia Zhangke’s ambitious latest, which utilises footage shot across two decades, offered a…
Chinese shares drop on stimulus upset, Asia tracks Wall St higher
Stocks in mainland China and Hong Kong fell Wednesday in a volatile start a day…
SE Asian summit seeks progress on Myanmar civil war
Southeast Asian leaders met for talks with a Myanmar junta representative at a regional summit…
How climate funds helped Peru’s women beekeepers stay afloat
In the mountains of northeast Peru, a group of women beekeepers have plucked millions of…
Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded as wars rage
The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded Friday, a ray of light in a dark…
Japan PM to dissolve parliament for ‘honeymoon’ snap election
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was set to dissolve parliament on Wednesday ahead of October…
Pacific island nations swamped by global drug trade
A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use…
AI-aided research, new materials eyed for Nobel Chemistry Prize
The development of new compounds and science aided by artificial intelligence are some of the…
Mozambique elects new president in tense vote
Mozambique votes for a new president, governors and members of parliament on Wednesday as jihadist…