China-U.S. trade tensions pose largest risk to Asian economies
MANILA, Philippines - Developing Asia will maintain strong but moderating growth this year and next, as supportive domestic demand counteracts ...
Betting on biometrics to boost child vaccination rates
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FACT CHECK: Trump and Democrats on an Incendiary Week
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump attributed statements to a Democratic congresswoman that she didn't make as he set off an ...
Anime studio fire 'an arson attack', Japan police say
The horrifying fire at a renowned anime firm which killed dozens in Kyoto is being treated as arson and murder, ...
Maori All Blacks bounce back to beat Fiji
Rotorua - Fiji's Rugby World Cup preparations suffered a setback on Saturday when they were beaten 26-17 by a re-energised ...
Introducing Springboks #912-914
Cape Town - The long list of players to have represented the Springboks will be added to in Saturday's Rugby ...
Brave SA women's netball side edged by Australia
Cape Town - Australia needed to display all their champion quality in beating South Africa in the semi-finals of the ...
Rafael Arutyunyan to become U.S. citizen
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Explosion at Gas Factory in Central China Kills at Least 12
BEIJING - The death toll has risen to 12 in a gas plant explosion in central China, authorities said Saturday.Another ...
'The Lion King' opens to mild response in India
New Delhi (India), July 20 (ANI): Disney's "The Lion King" which hit theatres on Friday, opened to mild response, garnering ...
Pat Cummins looks back at 2015 Ashes series
Dubai [UAE], July 20 (ANI): As Australia and England get ready to lock horns in the upcoming Ashes series, pacer ...
Big win for SA women's water polo side over hosts South Korea
Cape Town - The South African women's water polo side put in a dominant performance in beating hosts South Korea ...
Host of SA swimmers in Day 1 action in South Korea
Cape Town - A whole host of South Africans will take to the pool in the opening day's heats of ...
Gulf tensions rise as US shoots down Iranian drone
Tensions in the Gulf region mounted Thursday as US President Donald Trump said an American naval vessel shot down an ...
Hong Kong's expat police become focus of protester rage
A peculiar legacy of Hong Kong's colonial past has emerged as a focal point of rage for anti-government protesters: A ...
Penny drops for Canada's teen queen Oleksiak
Gwangju - Canada's Penny Oleksiak insists she has finally left the "weirdness" of capturing Olympic swimming gold at the tender ...
Japan Animation Studio Chief Mourns Bright, Young Staff
KYOTO - Many victims of an arson attack on an animation studio in the western Japanese city of Kyoto were ...
Pakistan's next double game: Marriage with China, affair with US
Washington [USA], July 20 (ANI): As Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan gears up for his first high-level visit to the ...
Indians among 23 crew members on British tanker seized by Iran
Tehran [Iran], July 20 (ANI): Indian nationals are among 23 people who were onboard the UK flagged oil tanker which ...
What is at stake in the Strait of Hormuz?
Tensions between the United States, Iran and other countries are flaring again in the Strait of Hormuz.There are competing explanations ...
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